Billboards encourage questioning of homosexuality

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:21 PM
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Billboards encourage questioning of homosexuality

Billboards encourage questioning of homosexuality

01/23/2005

Associated Press

GALVESTON, Texas — Billboards scattered across Galveston County and south Houston bear this message: "I questioned homosexuality. Change is Possible. Discover how."

The billboards show a smiling man or woman and promote Focus on the Family's "Love Won Out" conference set for Feb. 19 in Houston.

A Web site promoting the event calls it a "dynamic one-day conference addressing, understanding and preventing homosexuality," but some say the message can be destructive and dangerous.

Galveston resident B. Joe Cline, who runs the Lighthouse Freedom Ministry, organized the effort to put up the 15 billboards.

Cline said his son was gay and is now heterosexual and that his organization works to "prevent homosexuality."
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D87Q07G80.html

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gollygee

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:23 PM
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1. Is that the photo you intend to go with this story?

ROFL

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Wat_Tyler

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:24 PM
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2. I questioned homosexuality

Edited on Tue Jan-25-05 04:25 PM by Wat_Tyler

Its knowledge of general trivia, history and entertainment was good, but somewhat lacking on NASCAR-related issues.

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Taxloss

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:24 PM
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5. LOL!

PS toggle caps.

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Wat_Tyler

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:25 PM
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6. I have to work in caps at work for data entry.

It's painful.

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Taxloss

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:24 PM
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3. I wonder how popular billboard questioning Christianity might be.

Why the nun, by the way? Seems a little irrelevant.

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Briarius

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:24 PM
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4. interesting pic

what does a nun with a bong have to do with a texas gay-hating fest?

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Chicago Democrat

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:26 PM
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7. Its just how it makes me feel... This is the DU Lounge after all

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northzax

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Tue Jan-25-05 04:27 PM
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8. gee, I know a lot of people who questioned homosexuality

a lot of them like the boys, if you get my drift. Change IS possible, from a bigoted, narrow worldview.

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terrya

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Tue Jan-25-05 06:01 PM
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9. To answer their questions, personally: "I'm here, I'm queer, fucking...

Edited on Tue Jan-25-05 06:01 PM by terrya

GET USED TO IT"

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Jan-25-05 06:12 PM
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11. I'll second that!

They can kiss my entire gay ass!

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cheesesnackidea

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Tue Jan-25-05 06:09 PM
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10. Hey that's my lighter!

She stole it from me after last night's session. Grrr. I hate that nun.

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