Exodus International — a right wing chrsitan group — Says God Wants Them to "Cure" Gay People Through iPhones.
Exodus International openly admits that they believe people can be "freed" from homosexuality through the "power of Jesus Christ" and through the practice of "ex-gay therapy." They believe that LGBT people can have their brains rewired, and have their sexual orientations turned from gay to straight. They use scare tactics -- suggesting that homosexuality will lead to death and personal decay -- as well as misinformation about the LGBT community in order to promote the "ex-gay" agenda.
Oh, and their work? It has also been universally and emphatically condemned by every major medical and scientific organization. Indeed, the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Counseling Association have all said that the "conversion therapy" that Exodus promotes for LGBT people is severely damaging to self-esteem and mental health, and could have catastrophic consequences for those who are forced to experience it.
So why is Apple continuing to give Exodus a platform to champion to "ex-gay" myth, by allowing the group to run an iPhone app with the goal of "converting" gay youth?
Among them include Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN -- and yes, that Pat Robertson who suggested that Haiti deserved the January 2010 earthquake because of its lack of a Christian identity). It's no surprise that CBN is pretty sympathetic to Exodus' claim, given that Robertson and his network have previously suggested that LGBT people and feminists were to blame for 9/11. Fringe elements tend to attract fringe elements.
