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I N D E X 219 219 Index About Exodus (Exodus International ), 18 acceptance. See inclusivity Accept/MCC, 9–10, 18–28, 79–80, 180–181, 201; Bible and, 7, 23– 27, 93–100, 104, 134–138; Creech and, 3, 7, 8; Disney boycott and, 127, 145; emotion management and, 89–90, 93–96, 119–121, 124– 125, 128–129; essentialism and, 108, 110; Good Christian identity and, 93–96, 141–143; heterosexism and, 190, 193–196, 199; member biographies, 39–40, 83– 85, 109; mission of, 18, 21, 95–96; revised theology of, 15–16, 21, 27–28, 92, 113; similarities with Exodus, 14, 19, 37–38, 54; social justice and, 22, 28–29, 107, 110, 195–196. See also gay Christians; religion/sexuality struggle; support groups achievement ideology, 93–94 acting out. See backsliding activism, 22, 29. See also gay rights movement; social justice Acts 8:26–40, 112–113 Adams, Jay, 43 adultery, 52, 73, 150, 153–154, 175 Advocate (magazine), 20 AIDS, 29. See also sexually transmitted disease (STD) Alcoholics Anonymous study, 81 American Psychiatric Association, 149 American Psychological Association, 188 Ammerman, Nancy, 159 anger, 124–125, 128–129, 157. See also emotional distress anonymity, 51, 91, 202 anxiety, 40, 51, 53, 82–83, 89. See also emotional distress Assembly of God, 9, 10 atheism, 47 authenticity. See Good Christian identity; self-transformation authority, 131, 174–176, 186, 197– 199; Bible as, 5, 56, 95, 97; divine vs. human, 23, 94, 95–96, 100, 105–106; male, 168, 169–170, 189–190. See also Bible; God’s Will backsliding, 84, 105, 121, 150, 165, 172 Baptists, 68, 127, 145; Southern, 6, 9, 10, 84, 87 220 I N D E X Baptist Student Union, 58 bargaining (biographical pattern), 62–66 Bartkowski, John, 43, 160 Bartky, Sandra, 178 Becoming, 14 behavior modification. See selftransformation belonging (biographical pattern), 56, 57–62 Benford, Robert, 120 Beth Chayim Chadashim, 5 Bible, 21–22, 62–64, 93–104, 131, 193; Accept and, 7, 23–27, 93– 100, 134–138; Acts 8:26–40, 112– 113; as authority, 5, 56, 95, 97; 1 Corinthians (6:9–11), 63, 102– 103; David and Goliath, 21; Deuteronomy (23:17–18), 99–100; Expell and, 101–104, 138–141; Galatians (5:1), 98; interpretation of, 93–104, 132–133, 194; Job, 21; John (21:15–25), 135–137; Jonathon and David, 27; King James (KJ), 26, 99; Lot, 25–26; Mathew (22:34–40), 27; Naomi and Ruth, 27; New International Version (NIV), 99; 1 Peter (3:14), 138; Philippians (4:13), 21; Psalm (34:17–22), 139–140; Sodom and Gomorrah, 25; translation of, 96– 97, 99–100; verses as anti-gay, 9, 24–25, 44; verses as gay-affirmative , 23–27, 99, 194. See also Bible study Bible study, 7, 9, 97, 135, 137, 180, 202 Bible Study Fellowship (BSF), 60 biographies, 10, 56–76, 141, 158; of Accept members, 39–40, 83–85, 109; bargaining and, 62–66; belonging and, 56, 57–62; of Expell members, 57–59, 74–75, 85–89, 115, 116–118, 163; meeting expectations and, 66–76. See also sexual abuse; testimonials booklets, 12, 169. See also literature, organizational Boone, Kathleen, 134–135 Boston Marathon (1967), 94 Boy Scouts, 86 Brasher, Brenda, 159 Brissett, Dennis, 155–156 Brown, Nancy, 169 Bussee, Michael, 28–30 Campus Crusade, 58 Catholics, 5, 11 celibacy, 43, 44, 47, 150 charismatic movement, 31 children of ex-gay Christians, 46, 72, 88, 150, 175 Christian Declaration of Marriage (National Association of Evangelicals), 43–44 Christianity/Christians. See also conservative Christians; Good Christian identity; theology; specific denominations Christian Right, 12, 121 Church of Christ, 10 Church of God, 9 civil rights movement, 188–189, 210n3 cognitive change, 14–15. See also self-transformation collective identity, 126–130 conservative Christians, 4, 11, 16, 132, 185; biblical interpretation and, 97; conformity and, 57–62, 66, 68; gender ideology of, 52, 160, 169–170; heterosexuality and, 108; marriage and, 42–44, 52, 85, 114, 140, 159; morality and, 56, 184, 197–198. See also religion/sexuality struggle Cooper, Darien, 173, 175 Cooper, Gary, 28–30 1 Corinthians (6:9–11), 63, 102–103 counseling, 70, 75, 152, 175, 192 Creech, Jimmy, 3, 7, 8 cultural spaces, support groups as, 7, 16, 103, 146, 183–188, 194 dating women, 49, 84, 87–88 Daughters of Bilitis, 5 David and Goliath (Bible), 21 Davies, Bob, 31, 33, 148, 149 Dennis, Ron, 30 denominations, 4. See also conservative Christians; specific denominations...

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