Vodeća hrišćanska "klinika za lečenje homoseksualnosti" se zatvorila. Vlasnik se izvinio.

[Аурор]

Exodus International shuts down. Leader apologizes.

 

 

 

Alan Chambers publicly apologized to the gay community

 

Wednesday (S)

 

 

Yesterday afternoon, one of the biggest milestones in LGBT history and the worldwide fight against homophobia was marked.

The board of directors of Exodus International, the world's largest ministry claiming to be able to "cure homosexuality" and turn gay men towards a "heterosexual lifestyle", announced the ministry is shutting down.

Writing on the official website, Alan Chambers, the president of Exodus International, publicly apologized to the gay community saying he is "deeply sorry [...] for the pain and hurt" caused to so many by his ministry's practices.

"Proclaiming freedom from homosexuality" since it's creation in 1976, Exodus was an umbrella organization which grew to include over 120 local ministries in the United States and Canada, and over 150 ministries in 17 other countries including the UK, France and Australia.

In April, John Paulk, former chairman of Exodus, renounced his past involvement in the movement and expressed remorse for his actions.

Here is Chambers's letter to the LGBT community.

 

 

To Members of the LGBTQ Community:

In 1993 I caused a four-car pileup.  In a hurry to get to a friend’s house, I was driving when a bee started buzzing around the inside of my windshield. I hit the bee and it fell on the dashboard. A minute later it started buzzing again with a fury. Trying to swat it again I completely missed the fact that a city bus had stopped three cars in front of me.  I also missed that those three cars were stopping, as well.  Going 40 miles an hour I slammed into the car in front of me causing a chain reaction. I was injured and so were several others.  I never intended for the accident to happen. I would never have knowingly hurt anyone. But I did. And it was my fault. In my rush to get to my destination, fear of being stung by a silly bee, and selfish distraction, I injured others.

I have no idea if any of the people injured in that accident have suffered long term effects. While I did not mean to hurt them, I did. The fact that my heart wasn’t malicious did not lessen their pain or their suffering. I am very sorry that I chose to be distracted that fall afternoon, and that I caused so much damage to people and property.  If I could take it all back I absolutely would. But I cannot. I pray that everyone involved in the crash has been restored to health.

Recently, I have begun thinking again about how to apologize to the people that have been hurt by Exodus International through an experience or by a message. I have heard many firsthand stories from people called ex-gay survivors. Stories of people who went to Exodus affiliated ministries or ministers for help only to experience more trauma. I have heard stories of shame, sexual misconduct, and false hope. In every case that has been brought to my attention, there has been swift action resulting in the removal of these leaders and/or their organizations. But rarely was there an apology or a public acknowledgement by me.

And then there is the trauma that I have caused. There were several years that I conveniently omitted my ongoing same-sex attractions. I was afraid to share them as readily and easily as I do today. They brought me tremendous shame and I hid them in the hopes they would go away. Looking back, it seems so odd that I thought I could do something to make them stop. Today, however, I accept these feelings as parts of my life that will likely always be there. The days of feeling shame over being human in that way are long over, and I feel free simply accepting myself as my wife and family does. As my friends do. As God does.

Never in a million years would I intentionally hurt another person. Yet, here I sit having hurt so many by failing to acknowledge the pain some affiliated with Exodus International caused, and by failing to share the whole truth about my own story. My good intentions matter very little and fail to diminish the pain and hurt others have experienced on my watch. The good that we have done at Exodus is overshadowed by all of this.

Friends and critics alike have said it’s not enough to simply change our message or website. I agree. I cannot simply move on and pretend that I have always been the friend that I long to be today. I understand why I am distrusted and why Exodus is hated.

Please know that I am deeply sorry. I am sorry for the pain and hurt many of you have experienced. I am sorry that some of you spent years working through the shame and guilt you felt when your attractions didn’t change. I am sorry we promoted sexual orientation change efforts and reparative theories about sexual orientation that stigmatized parents. I am sorry that there were times I didn’t stand up to people publicly “on my side” who called you names like sodomite—or worse. I am sorry that I, knowing some of you so well, failed to share publicly that the gay and lesbian people I know were every bit as capable of being amazing parents as the straight people that I know. I am sorry that when I celebrated a person coming to Christ and surrendering their sexuality to Him that I callously celebrated the end of relationships that broke your heart. I am sorry that I have communicated that you and your families are less than me and mine.

More than anything, I am sorry that so many have interpreted this

religious

rejection by Christians as God’s rejection.  I am profoundly sorry that many have walked away from their faith and that some have chosen to end their lives. For the rest of my life I will proclaim nothing but the whole truth of the Gospel, one of grace, mercy and open invitation to all to enter into an inseverable relationship with almighty God.

I cannot apologize for my deeply held biblical beliefs about the boundaries I see in scripture surrounding sex, but I will exercise my beliefs with great care and respect for those who do not share them.  I cannot apologize for my beliefs about marriage. But I do not have any desire to fight you on your beliefs or the rights that you seek. My beliefs about these things will never again interfere with God’s command to love my neighbor as I love myself.

You have never been my enemy. I am very sorry that I have been yours. I hope the changes in my own life, as well as the ones we announce tonight regarding Exodus International, will bring resolution, and show that I am serious in both my regret and my offer of friendship. I pledge that future endeavors will be focused on peace and common good.

Moving forward, we will

serve in our pluralistic culture by hosting thoughtful and safe conversations about gender and sexuality, while partnering with others to reduce fear, inspire hope, and cultivate human flourishing.

Alan Chambers

"We’re not negating the ways God used Exodus to positively affect thousands of people, but a new generation of Christians is looking for change – and they want to be heard," Tony Moore, Board member of Exodus. The message came less than a day after Exodus released a statement apologizing to the gay community for years of undue judgment by the organization and the Christian Church as a whole.

For these reasons, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to close Exodus International and begin a separate ministry. "This is a new season of ministry, to a new generation," said Chambers. "Our goals are to reduce fear, and come alongside churches to become safe, welcoming, and mutually transforming communities."

 

http://www.freedomrequireswings.com/2013/06/exodus-international-shuts-down-leader.html

 

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Izvinio se i za osuđivanje od strane organizacije i hrišćanske Crkve u celini.

 

"Ne mogu da se izvinim za moja uverenja u vezi braka. Ali nemam nikakvu želju da se borim sa vama zbog vaših uverenja ili prava koja tražite. Moja uverenja o ovim stvarima neće biti prepreka da volim bližnjeg svog kao samoga sebe." 

 

[Аурор]

Retko je samo videti ljudskost u tom ideološkom prepucavanju u vezi gejeva.

 

U tome je veličina njegovog postupka.

 

 

Kapa dole!

[Млађони]

Platila ga amerika. 100%.

[Александар Милојков]

То може, нажалост, да значи да је болест неизлечива.

[Баба]

Пара врти ће бургија неће...или можда оће... у овом случају свеједно је...

[Млађони]

То може, нажалост, да значи да је болест неизлечива.

 

Dok nije zarazna, nema potrebe za brigom. 

[Ignjatije]

Имамо и ми Центар за све и свашта, пардон, за лечење хомосексуализма. Он функционише по "мојсијевом закону" тако да је успех загарантован. 

 

Хомићи, шта чекате. Дођите код доце Микита да вас "пропусти гроз густо сито научних чињеница" :

 

[Млађони]

A sto ne otvori neko centar za lecenje Huliganizma? To sa druge strane jeste zarazno.

Svaki dan osecam kako me mami to zlo a vidim mnoge moje poznanike i drugove koje je vec odmamilo... rado bih se prijavio u takav centar. 

[Ignjatije]

A sto ne otvori neko centar za lecenje Huliganizma?

 

Хулиганизам је пролазна фаза у животу једног човека. Није болест. Он се лечи васпитањем, било кућним, или касније ако оно омане затворским.

 

Можда нашем др зсис Микиту предложим да један део своје клинике посвети хулиганима. Али не овима што спроводе шеријат. Њих неће да лечи. То су за њега јунаци и здраво ткиво нашег друштва.

[Млађони]

Хулиганизам је пролазна фаза у животу једног човека. Није болест. Он се лечи васпитањем, било кућним, или касније ако оно омане затворским.

 

da ti kazem jednu svar, ako vidi dva pedera, tvoje dete sigurno nece da postane peder. Ali ako ga drustvo uci da je huliganizam ok onda ce da postane huligan. Danasnje mlado drustvo uci da su huliganizam i kriminal ok - u Srbiji. 

 

Sto se tiche bolesti, ne bih se slozio: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Sociopathysss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder

[Ignjatije]

da ti kazem jednu svar, ako vidi dva pedera, tvoje dete sigurno nece da postane peder. Ali ako ga drustvo uci da je huliganizam ok onda ce da postane huligan.

 

 

Ма стварно. Оће то, оће... али у неком имагинарном пинк свету. У реалности ствари стоје овако: Оно понашање које се у великој мери прорпагира у одређеном друштву доводи до тога да постаје све раширеније и заступљеније. То важи и за хулиганство и за хомосексуалност. Важи и за педофилију која је узела невиђене размере од када је почела да се промовише по нету и шири. Код скоро свих педофила је пронаћен педофилски порнографски материјал. То опет не значи да тих појава не би било без тога уопште, али утиче на обим тих настраности. 

 

 

Danasnje mlado drustvo uci da su huliganizam i kriminal ok - u Srbiji. 

 

 

Зато и има хулиганства и криминала. На Западу где их дуже времена уче да је хомосексуалност ок имамо више хомића него тамо где се то не ради.

 

И шта траба сада да се деси ? Да поред хулигана, који су како кажеш постали то јер се учи да је хулиганство ок, добијемо и повећан број хомића, захваљујући учењу младих да је бити геј ок. Зар ниси свестан какави ће бити следећи кораци. Филмови, музика, спотови, књиге, уџбеници... који ће пропагирати тим младим људима хомосексуалност путем текстова, слика, видеа, прича. Чак ће школа, која ипак има јак ауторитет, да буде прорповедаоница хомосексуализма деци.

 

Треба аномалије, девијације и болести спречити и лечити у корену.

 

Ко је хомосексуалац нека то буде приватно. Не браним му. Али узимати болест за нешто нормално, јавно је промовисати и упражњавати по улицама, школама, телевизији, не подржавам.

[Justin Waters]

Ма стварно. Оће то, оће... али у неком имагинарном пинк свету. У ре

Зато и има хулиганства и криминала. На Западу где их дуже времена уче да је хомосексуалност ок имамо више хомића него тамо где се то не ради.

 

To nije tacno uopste.

Homoseksualaca ima puno u jako represivnim rezimima ili tamo gdje to nije drustveno prihvaceno, ali je jedina razlika sto ne smiju da se pojave u javnosti.

Isto kao sa alkoholom. U Iranu je zabranjen, ali to opet ne sprecava armiju mladih ljudi da odlaze na jednim ostrvo u persijskom zalivu gdje su udaljeni od ociju vjerskih autoriteta i drugih koji bi ih odmah osudili, da se zabavljaju i pijance.

[-Владимир-]

To nije tacno uopste.

Homoseksualaca ima puno u jako represivnim rezimima ili tamo gdje to nije drustveno prihvaceno, ali je jedina razlika sto ne smiju da se pojave u javnosti.

Isto kao sa alkoholom. U Iranu je zabranjen, ali to opet ne sprecava armiju mladih ljudi da odlaze na jednim ostrvo u persijskom zalivu gdje su udaljeni od ociju vjerskih autoriteta i drugih koji bi ih odmah osudili, da se zabavljaju i pijance.

 

[Justin Waters]

Hoces da ti dam podatke o ljudima koji se sakrivaju?

Provjeri sam. Idi na adultfriendfinder pa malo procackaj koliko homoseksualaca i lezbejki se javlja iz zemalja bliskog istoka, Rusije da ne pricam, itd...

Juce sam procitao vijest u jednom lokalnom bangladeshanskom mediju, gdje su uhvatili dvije zenske koje su bile lezbejke dosle negdje iz unutrasnjosti zemlje u Dhaku i "samovjencale se" i zivjele kao lezbejke.

Onda da te podsjetim na Stari Zavjet gdje se homoseksualizam pominje na vise mjesta. Bas se pitam otkud ta pojava kad nije bilo zapada da nekoga poducava ono kao.

[Млађони]

Да поред хулигана, који су како кажеш постали то јер се учи да је хулиганство ок, добијемо и повећан број хомића, захваљујући учењу младих да је бити геј ок.

 

 

Da ja ne palamudim mnogo nego de te pitam direktno - je l brate moj, je l ti svarno verujes da mozes da  postanes homosexualac tek tako jer ti je neko rekao da je to ok? I da si mogao u bilo kom periodu svog zivota dok si bio mladji?

Jer ako ti stvarno verujes to, ja ne znam sta da mislim nego da si iskusio - opasnost od te bolesti. 

 

Ja nisam, ali ko zna mozda sam ja imun a ti nisi. Isto bih pitao sve ove sto lajkuju i sto se slazu sa tobom. Je l ima jedan od vas koji imate to misljenje da je ikad reko "U JBT MOZDA POSTANEM GEJ, DAJ DA SE PRIPAZIM DA NE POSTANEM! " 

 

 

Треба аномалије, девијације и болести спречити и лечити у корену.

 

 

Kako si ti sprecio da se ne razbolis od homosexualizma?