Ad Pushes Ex-Gay Viewpoints Across National Papers
A wave of full page ads in The New York Times The Washington Post and USA Today argues that sexual orientation can change. Anne Paulk recounts leaving lesbian life while Exodus International promotes ex gay ministry and claims many can become heterosexual. Critics counter that gay people are healthy and happy, urging tolerance.
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New York Times
Anne Paulk
Washington Post
USA Today
The
Christian Coalition
Family Research Council
American Family Association
John Paulk
Exodus International
Senate
Trent Lott
NFL
Reggie White
Paulk
Exodus
Seattle
Omega Journal of Death
American Journal of Psychiatry
Masters & Johnson
Janet Folger
Coral Ridge Ministries
James Kennedy
Lott
White
CBS
McManus
Bethesda
Servants of the Poor aids Permian Basin amid tough times
The Odessa area charity founded in 1983 by Tom Shafer and colleagues expands its thrift store and office space to reach more people. It funds aid from thrift profits and food, clothing, and utility assistance, with plans for a free clinic or counseling area and volunteer-driven operation. Call 333-4623.
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Permian Basin
Tom Shafer
Servants of the Poor
Shafer
University of Texas of
Mel White
Ralph Hurst
White
Dennis Moore
Odessa College
Hurst
Nick DE LA Torre
Odessa
Tom Schaefer
Scientists affirm Cohanim priesthood lineage evidence
A Nature study by Israeli and British researchers analyzed 306 Jewish men including 106 self identified Cohanim from Israel Canada and England. They found the Y chromosome variants largely align with father son inheritance suggesting Cohanim status has persisted 700 to 3000 years. Levites showed more variety and the study could not confirm direct paternal transmission for that group.
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Nature
Israel
Canada
England
David B. Goldstein
Oxford University
Goldstein
Pentecostal Practices Draw Ardent Following in Derby Church
In Wichita area Derby Pentecostal Holiness Church sermons feature high emotion prayer, glossolalia, healing, and altar trances as worshippers seek direct experience of the Holy Spirit. Members like Tami Gates moved from a conservative Baptist church, saying the services feel transformative and spiritually tangible each time.
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Wichita
Kan
Derby Pentecostal Holiness Church
Lloyd Burd
Robert Linder
Kansas State University
Linder
Glossolalia Maganin
Tami
Jeff Gates
Tami Gates
Charles
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Michael McManus
Darrel Riggs
Charles Sims
Missionary Baptist Church
Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord
Riggs
Sims
New York
Moses
Aaron
Jerusalem
Cohen
Kahn
Kane
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