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„They're destroying people's lifes. If you don't do their thing, you're not of god, you're going to hell. They're living in a fantasy world.“ – John Evans, Mitgründer von LIA


Exodus International ist eine fundamental religiöse Ex gay-Organisation, die Reparativtherapien durchführt und als Dachorganisation für ähnliche Organisationen fungiert.

Geschichte[]

Als 1973 von der American Psychological Association (APA) Homosexualität nicht mehr als psychische Krankheit betrachtet wird, will die Love in Action (LIA) dies nicht akzeptieren und bietet seitdem Reparativtherapien an.

1976 findet die erste Ex gay conference in Kalifornien statt. Dort wird Exodus International gegründet. LIA wird zu ihrem Hauptprogramm. 1982 wird Exodus Europe gegründet und die erste Ex gay conference in Amsterdam findet statt.[1]

„Our mission is to be a Christ-centered ministry for the prevention or treatment of unhealthy and destructive behaviors which includes same-sex attractions, facing families, adults, and adolescents. Our heart’s cry is to see families reconciled, to help people trapped in addictive and out of control behaviors find freedom in Christ, and to help struggling youth to find a place of refuge. The United States of America was founded on the freedom of religion. It is our spiritual conviction that sexual behavior outside of heterosexual marriage is considered wrong in the sight of God. […] We facilitate a ministry called “Refuge”. It is our intent with this program to assist the parents of minor children in bringing forth information and awareness in helping these young people in making informed decisions about how they will chose to act upon their sexuality upon reaching adulthood. […] Therefore, we are standing firm on our belief that a Christian parent has the responsibility to intervene on behalf of their children when deemed necessary. So, it is not only the right of the parent to intervene, we believe it is their moral, Christian, responsibility. We are treading upon a dangerous line when we consider taking away the rights of parents to raise their children in their own moral convictions. It is my personal concern that years from now, our young people will look back with deep grief and consequences of their immoral choices and say, “You knew this was wrong, why didn’t you warn me that this would hurt me”.“ – Rev. John J. Smids Stellungnahme[2]

Bis 2007 betrieb Love in Action ein Camp, welches wegen zahlreicher Kritik von LGBT*Aktivisten und einer Dokumentation von Morgan Jon Fox geschlossen und durch ein ähnliches Programm ersetzt wurde, welches Eltern stärker einbinden soll.

Tochtergesellschaften[]

„Somewhat recently, as many of you know, I told my parents I was gay.... Well today, my mother, father, and I had a very long "talk" in my room where they let me know I am to apply for a fundamentalist christian program for gays. They tell me that there is something psychologically wrong with me, and they "raised me wrong." I'm a big screw up to them, who isn't on the path God wants me to be on. So I'm sitting here in tears, joing the rest of those kids who complain about their parents on blogs - and I can't help it.“ – Zach Stark, 2005 auf MySpace[3]
  • Restoration Path (Reparativtherapie, bis 2012 unter dem Namen "Love in Action" bekannt)
    • Refuge (Ex gay camp)
    • Family Freedom Intensive (Nachfolger von Refuge)
  • Love won out (Ex gay-Konferenzen)

Vertretungen[]

  • Australien (1982)
  • Brasilien (1982)
  • Portugal (1982)
  • Philippinen (1989)
  • Singapur (1989)
  • China (2000)
  • Indien (2000)
  • Indonesien (2000)
  • Malaysia (2000)
  • Taiwan (2000)
  • Mexico (2000)
  • Sri Lanka (2000)

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