Alan Chambers', former leader of Exodus international, a pray the gay away organization, has shut it all down.
I have never said I promoted any such activities... When I see Mark at the Starbucks, he is the one who has initiated contact and conversation. He had an event (conversion) that dealt specifically with him. It was revelatory to him. First off, Mark is one of the most genuinely kind and funny people you will ever meet. He is easily the most well known barrista in Greensboro and knows your name, your kids' names, your life and, of course, your preference in coffee. He remains steadfast in his support of the gay community in Greensboro even though he has been shunned by many as a sort of 'traitor'. He has never promoted the idea that what happened to him might also occur to someone else and does not define people by their sexual preference.
I disputed the claim that "it could not happen" by showing that it could and did. But that was God's revelation to Mark, and Mark alone. Mark would not proscribe any such program and would only suggest that anybody who found themselves in need or worried or in pain could always turn to an enduring and all-loving God.
Just the same as the stories of a man with a wife and family of 4 who comes to the realization, late in life, "hey, I am gay"...Mark had a similar realization and noted, even after scores of men in his life, "you know, I am not gay afterall."
Don't let the original content of the conversation get in the way of your need to have an hysterical response.
