Comments on: Exodus Leader Supports Jamaica’s Anti-Gay Laws; Exodus Responds With Statement Opposing Criminalization

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:56:32 +0000

Jimmy,

No one thinks that Jernigan went to Jamaica with the goal of instigating murder. But instigating murder or justifying it are no less evil than pulling the trigger.

If I am in the crowd of villagers with pitchforks and torches all angrily wondering what to do about the outsider who they are afraid of, I can’t claim innocence if I “testify” that someone just like him kicked my dog and slapped my mother.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:40:05 +0000

I am very familiar with Dennis Jernigan, having followed his public life for many years, and I can’t see where he did anything other than give his testimony in Jamaica and disagree with Obama’s general stance toward homosexuality. There is nothing in his public statements or blogs to even suggest that he wants homosexuals to die. I read his blog when it was first posted and NEVER got that idea. So it has come to this: disagreeing with Obama means that one wants death for homosexuals? No way!

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:21:32 +0000

When you think you’re only accountable to the big guy in the sky you don’t have to do the sort of homework we would expect.

It seems like Exodus has taken two steps forward, one enormous leap back.

I hate bisexual evangelicals of like Mr. Jernigan. They are so exceptionally incapable of empathy. And so terribly incapable of seeing things from outside of a binary viewpoint.

By: Jim Burroway

Jim Burroway — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:43:01 +0000

As I wrote in above:

It was just yesterday when Mike Airhart at Truth Wins Out revealed that another Exodus board member stepped into yet another international incident:…

By: StraightGrandmother

StraightGrandmother — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:25:56 +0000

F Young, I may be wrong but I “think” Truth Wins Out broke the story. I would think if you are a blog owner you probably take a bit of pride if you “break” a story. Just like when we readers send in something to a blog owner we like getting the Hat Tip.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:17:36 +0000

He seems to have deleted the blog entry linked to above.

By: F Young

F Young — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:02:52 +0000

Thanks for reporting (breaking?) this important story, BTB. I haven’t seen it elsewhere.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:37:04 +0000

mark –

maybe your grandparents were Mathew 25 missionaries, not Leviticus 18 missionaries.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:20:52 +0000

Jim is right. Unless someone is extremely stupid, naive or just pure evil, he had to know perfectly how a society like that will receive them.

It’s similar to the Regnerus “study”. Even assuming best intentions, he had to know how anti-gay groups would use it.

In both cases they hear only what they want to hear, selectively quote it and use it for their own purposes. To step into that and say anything that requires careful interpretation is highly irresponsible.

By: mark miner

mark miner — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:32:23 +0000

Wow. Thanks again, BTB, for keeping us informed and Exodus honest and accountable.
Surely this is a time for the GREATEST circumspection about marching into other countries, swaggering about with our American cultural authority, and demanding changes to conform with our sexual or religious agenda? My grandparents were missionaries, and you don’t hear THEM bawling on about Jesus. They just went over and addressed the actual needs people had, schools, hospitals, whatever.

Jernigan talks about the ecstacy of running his mouth. LOVE is when you think about how your words are going to impact, as JB says, the Jamaican on the street.

—Mark Miner