Love Won Out Conference to Offer Truth About Gay Marriage; Focus onthe Family Event Heading to Raleigh with New Session on Divisive Issue 5/21/2004
From: David Gasak of Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 or culturalissues@family.org, http://www.family.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 20 -- As Americans grapple with the advent of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, Focus on the Family's Love Won Out conference will, for the first time in its history, address this important issue with a dynamic session entitled "Straight Thinking on Gay Marriage." The pro- family organization brings its 28th international Love Won Out conference to Raleigh's Crossroads Fellowship on Saturday, June 12. This one-of-a-kind event exists to help people navigate the myriad half-truths and misinformation being forced upon them by today's culture -- misinformation that is lent credibility by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's ruling that required marriage licenses to be granted to same-sex couples. "The foundation of marriage, as a union between male and female, has been recognized and accepted throughout all of human history," said Glenn T. Stanton, Love Won Out conference speaker, author of Why Marriage Matters and co-author of the upcoming book Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting. "But now the Massachusetts court, in its arrogance, has erased all of that - to the detriment of the rest of the nation. Many Americans, now facing the prospect of gay marriage in their own states, want to know the truth about gay marriage -- and it is my belief that this new session will equip them to effectively advocate for traditional marriage as the bedrock of civilized society." Along with homosexual marriage, the Love Won Out conference will address topics such as the clinical development of homosexuality; the relationship between homosexuality and genetics; the pro-gay agenda in public schools; and homosexual recovery. Conference speakers include experts in the field of homosexuality and gender identity, such as Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D., president of the National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. Dr. Nicolosi has written A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality and has appeared on the Fox's News Channel's O'Reilly Factor. Other speakers include Dick Carpenter, Ph.D., a veteran teacher, principal and college professor; and Melissa Fryrear, a former lesbian and gender analyst for Focus on the Family. Since its inception in 1998, Focus on the Family's Love Won Out conference has shared its message with more than 22,000 people in 27 cities internationally and has experienced nearly a 25 percent increase in attendance over the past year. "We are coming to Raleigh to inject truth into this national debate -- the truth that homosexuality is not genetic and, if you do not want to be gay, there is a way out," said Mike Haley, Love Won Out conference host and former homosexual. "We encourage the public to come to our conference with open minds and hear the real stories behind this controversial topic." More information is available at: http://www.lovewonout.com ------ James C. Dobson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, radio broadcaster and the founder of Focus on the Family. Founded in 1977, Focus on the Family is a nonprofit Christian organization committed to strengthening the family in the U.S. and throughout the world. |