Comments on: Evangelical group faces ‘serious’ shortfall

By: Draigh Lunara

Draigh Lunara — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:00:35 +0000

I have often said we should hit them where it hurts them the most, thier pockets. We don’t need to be supporting ANY business that does dealings with people like this. They are the fanatics who can only be stopped by the Almighty Dollar, their true God!

By: Mr_NH

Mr_NH — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:18:44 +0000

Since these folks already consider themselves on the moral high ground, what a major blow this is to their egos. It’s about time they start feeling the economic pain most Americans have been faced with.

By: Ritch72

Ritch72 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:14:01 +0000

Isn’t it wonderful that Exodus is getting this evil project back. Especially when you remember that Exodus was founded by a self-hating minister who used it to molest the young men who came to him for help. Big scandal at the beginning of the change ministry movement. Just proves that you can’t really change in spite of their propaganda.

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:01:17 +0000

Focus on the Family benefits from charitable tax status, which is indirect support from taxpayers– yet it is clear they have serious issues with stewardship and managing their resources. As a Christian and a Gay man, I cannot help but wonder if this situation had happened in an LGBT group (and our political lobby groups do not get similar charitable tax benefits), if Dobson’s supporters would not claim it was God’s judgment on us. It seems Focus on the Family deserves some investigation concerning their management of their fiscal resources.

By: Ron in Texas

Ron in Texas — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:36:55 +0000

F**K Focus on the Family. And F**k all those religious hipocrits.

By: rjb ny

rjb ny — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:19:13 +0000

Bruce: There is nothing wrong with wanting a group that looks at us as inferior to fail. Their existence is hardly the moral high ground. Would you have this attitude towards the Taliban, or the SS or Aparthied?

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:09:30 +0000

This is another reason why we need to put the repeal of Prop 8 on the ballot in California in 2010. Our enemies are experiencing financial problems. They will be much less able to raise the enormous amounts of money they did in 2008. Let’s not give them a check by waiting until 2012.

By: Bob Funk

Bob Funk — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:05:23 +0000

Bruce: A moral high ground, or a pretentious display of phony piety and gratuitous self-righteousness??

By: Kelson

Kelson — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:00:07 +0000

rjb, didn’t you know that Bruce is a card carrying evangelical? You must know that a day doesn’t go by without his spending at least an hour in spiritual devotions. My partner’s mother is one of “those.” Her latest diatribe is on “phony” theory of evolution. She thinks James Dobson walks on water. I wish he would – a long trip to Bermuda – walking.

They are so much like the Islamic Taliban. Instead of saying “God Willing,” they say “Praise Jesus.” You see, that makes everything they say and do ok.

By: Drewski

Drewski — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:47:50 +0000

It’s not such a dramatic shortfall (roughly 4-1/2%). I would think they could sucker enough people to donate $3 million, or half the balance, but the fact that the transfer of the program is already planned might be an indicator that the sheep aren’t quite as generous or deluded as they used to be. There will still be somebody running a program telling people they can escape their gayness, and it needs to be put in proper perspective–who would find it acceptable if you had churches telling blacks or hispanics how to stop being black or hispanic? Am I sorry that FOF doesn’t have the cash for such a destructive program? Hell no, and I see no reason to put on a face of false modesty with some noise about “gain(ing) pleasure through this organization’s fiscal shortcomings.” I’m happy about it, happy as hell that these bigots are short on cash like millions of other Americans. Notice their mega-donors don’t seem inclined to come to their rescue this time. I doubt it’s because they’re too broke, but maybe financial fag-bashing isn’t the fun it used to be.