How, when and why Hillsong banned ‘ex-gay’ referrals Can you be out and proud at Hillsong? If you are gay, lesbian or bi, it becomes a guessing game of who to be open and authentic with. Mostly you hide your true self for fear of negative reactions. You are either pretending, not correcting people’s assumptions you’re [...]
In the name of mercy Wednesday, 26 March 2008 Mercy Ministries’ attitudes towards lesbians who seek their help have recently come under public scrutiny. Are they running an ex-gay program? Adam Bub investigates. Recent media coverage has raised questions about the Christian live-in women’s program run by Mercy Ministries and their treatment of women, including [...]
MERCY MINISTRIES – SY ROGERS – HILLSONG Now there are three potentially controversial headlines. Put together, as they were in the Australian press recently, they could be explosive. Many people think these are all one and the same but they are actually separate identities, although there is inter-relatedness. People have been asking for my opinion [...]