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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyAugust 4th, 2011
TODAY’S AGENDA (OURS):
Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Hamburg, Germany; Leeds, UK; Oakland, CA (Black Pride); Reykjavik, Iceland; Salem, OR; Stockholm, Sweden; and Windsor, ON;
Also This Weekend: Summer Diversity, Eureka Springs, AK; and Louisville LGBT Film Festival, Louisville, KY.
TODAY’S AGENDA (THEIRS):
Catholic Ex-Gay Conference: Mundelein, IL. Courage, the Roman Catholic ex-gay group, operates at a considerably lower profile than does its Evangelical counterpart, Exodus International. And unlike Exodus, Courage generally emphasizes Catholic teachings of chastity and downplays (but doesn’t discourage) change in sexual orientation. But it is no less active or ambitious. Today marks the start of a four day Courage Conference at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois. This year’s conference is dedicated to Fr. John F. Harvey, the group’s founder, who died last December. Harvey’s writings were a mix of conservative Catholic sexual theology, a simplified understanding of out-dated fifty-year-old Freudian psychology, and deeply flawed social “science” (including citing discredited “researcher” Paul Cameron). The inaugural Mass this evening will be celebrated by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. Also speaking at the conference is Richard Fitzgibbons, a member of NARTH’s Scientific Advisory Committee and the Catholic Medical Association.
TODAY IN HISTORY:
California’s Prop 8 Declared Unconstitutional: 2010. It’s hard to believe that only a year has passed since the initial euphoria over Federal Judge Walker Vaughn’s decision declaring California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutional. The judge’s findings were far-reaching, saying that Prop 8 could not withstand any level of scrutiny under the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. The case is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, who are struggling with the issue of who, if anyone, has standing to appeal the case since the state of California isn’t interested. The Ninth has punted that question to the California Supreme Court because it involves the interpretation of California law. The California court will hold oral arguments on the matter on September 6.
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Christine
August 6th, 2011
Fitzgibbons also has cited Cameron in his writings.
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