My understanding is that he’ll be out on Friday or Saturday. The protestors are trying to make Friday the biggest day, turnout-wise.
The story made the local TV news (finally) yesterday. lnk to a link
Okay.
So, when there’s finally only one, who does he have sex with? Cuz, y’know, winning a contest and then having no one to have celebratory sex with would be a deal breaker for me.
Oh, the humanity! The prize for being the chosen one is: …ETERNAL MASTURBATION!!!And lots and lots of saved porn files.
Well… dating is different no matter what persuasion.
Sometimes porn can be more satisfying.
Except for the dialogue.
I don’t have time to read all the posts, but I was following it up until a few days ago since I was so ashamed to live in Memphis and not even know about this camp.
I wanted to say how proud I am of my daughter and her youth group (UCC) for going out and protesting. I’d have joined them if I could (baby and all that).
Maybe all this attention it’s finally getting will get this place shut down, at least the camp for teens. The guy they interviewed on the news that had been through the program talked like it was a nightmare with horrible counselors, neglect, and what I’d call outright brainwashing sessions.
I would think anyone here that might be morally against homosexuality would STILL oppose a place like this because it could do so much more harm than good.
Your daughter is among the protesters??? Well, tell her that some queen from Canada told her she’s the bomb! I really, really admire the young people whom I’ve seen in photos, making themselves heard and bringing their voices of support and acceptance to the kids in the camp.
Wow, Rushgeekgirl, I’ve been wishing I was able to go there and protest. Even better, I wish I could take my grandma (longtime UCC herself, very gay-positive) with me. She’d be there in a heartbeat if she could, I’m sure. And I bet the people running that place would be totally freaked by an 84-year-old protestor. Heh.
I wish I could go in there and get out all the kids who are there against their will. It’s bad enough that adults do that sort of thing voluntarily, but at least it was their choice. I just hope soon nobody makes that sort of ridiculous self-destructive choice…
http://www.fightinghomophobia.blogspot.com/
Read about the protests they are holding and the press conference LIA held this morning.
Could you tell them to do something about the pale orange on lime green? I sympathize with the cause, but damn…
You’d think a gay rights website would have better color co-ordination, wouldn’t you?
I sent this to PO/Gay.com awhile back, looks like they decided to run with it:
I’ve been worrying and wondering what’s become of this young fellow over the past few weeks.
I can’t find any update on Zach, but Tennessee authorities are investigating Love in Action.
Oh, well, that makes me feel so much better. :rolleyes:
I was perusing Snopes forum and it seems there are a few people that are doubting the existence of Zach. 
I kinda sorta wish it was fake and that this camp didn’t exist at all.
As for update one of his schoolmate friends say he’s been put in the six week program now.
We sure are hearing a lot more about it in our local news these days.
I’m not convinced it’ s necessarily true. I can easily imagine someone who isn’t homophobe and who believe that God condemns homosexuality.
Also, reading your comments, ** Diogenes ** I can’t help but remember that you also have some very strict views about minor’s sexual behavior. I remember very clearly this trainwreck where you were explaining that there’s no way a girl under 18 could willingly choose a partner over 18 without being seriously messed-up.
These parents obviously think their kid is messed up for being attracted to boys. I don’t see much difference. I both cases, the parent “knows better”.
The unforgivable sin? The only one I’m aware of is blasphemy against the Holy Ghost…
Please ignore my two previous posts. I didn’t notice the posts I was respondint to were 2 weeks old.
As I’ve said before, I’ve been working on coming up with a supportive, friendly way to say “Your sexuality is an abomination before God,” and I’m not finding anything.
One cannot get a pass on their homophobia by claiming their deity put them up to it.
I’m hoping that the national news, or one of the nightly news programs, will pick this up and blow it wide open. Haven’t seen any such thing yet.
I’d hate to see anyone in this program for even six minutes, let alone six weeks.
No, there wouldn’t be. But years ago, when I was still stuck in the beliefs I’d been raised with, my attitude might best have been expressed not as “Abomination!” but as “Please, please, don’t do that! God says it will hurt you!” I was certainly happy and relieved to recognize that He didn’t and it won’t, and put that attitude behind me. But I can understand someone still stuck there and having, not a hateful, judging attitude, but the sort of desperate love and fear one might have over a loved one who was abusing drugs or alcohol, or indulging some other self-destructive behavior. I think (I hope) there may be many such people in the homophobic ranks, who only need to be shown “He didn’t and it won’t” to change their belief that homosexuality is inherently harmful and to thin those ranks considerably.