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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 11:39 AM
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NARTH Had Hand in Rekers Damage Control, Escort Says
Edited on Tue May-11-10 11:40 AM by kpete
Source: Miami New Times

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Officials of the National Association for Therapy and Research of Homosexuality (NARTH) allegedly had a hand in crafting a questionnaire George Alan Rekers emailed to Jo-vanni Roman, the gay escort who accompanied him on a two-week trip to Europe.

The email asks Roman, who has been identified in New Times stories as "Lucien," to corroborate that he handled luggage and learned about Christian love during their two-week vacation.

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"Apparently the people who are associated with NARTH, they asked for him to send me an email of things we should write out," Lucien told us. "And I didn't agree upon it because I didn't feel comfortable with the whole situation."

After the interview concluded, Lucien suddenly called Rekers over speakerphone. New Times reporters jotted down notes. Lucien asked Rekers repeatedly if anyone else had been involved in the questionnaire. "Yeah, one of the guys who's on the board of a professional organization with me," Rekers said.

Read more: http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/05/narth_had_hand_in_rekers_damag.php
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foxfeet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 11:56 AM
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1. NARTH is the creationist wing of the anti-gay crowd.
They never met a scientific principle they couldn't pervert.
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SoapBox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:02 PM
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2. Sickos!
Too bad these weirdos don't focus their time and energy on things that REALLY matter in this world.

Odd how there are so many of these "holy" religious types that just cannot get their
minds out of everyone else's bedrooms.

These are dirty people.
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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:55 PM
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9. I think it's their own pants they can't find their way out of.
:spank:
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Soylent Brice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:26 PM
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3. this is my new favorite show.
:popcorn:

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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:28 PM
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4. "...learned about Christian love..."--are they for real?
:spray:
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:36 PM
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6. And, by "Christian love," they mean hatred of homosexuals.
.
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:37 PM
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7. Does that include
lifting of the baggage or no lifting of the baggage??

:evilgrin:
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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:56 PM
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10. I hear if you lift it over and over repeatedly for several minutes
Edited on Tue May-11-10 12:57 PM by CLANG
the baggage will explode in a sea of white linens.
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:58 PM
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11. .
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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happygoluckytoyou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 02:09 PM
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12. SORRY THE CORRECT TERM FOR THAT IS ------ TEA-BAGGAGING
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happygoluckytoyou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 02:10 PM
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13. if executed INCORRECTLY, could result in TEA-BA-GAGGING
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Voice for Peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:35 PM
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5. how is it that a group like this has nonprofit status?
If NARTH helped craft the email to Lucien and counseled Rekers on how to kill the rentboy story, the organization's idea of a "thorough investigation" may be a whitewash.

yeah, duh.
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zazen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 02:56 PM
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14. great question n/t
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 12:49 PM
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8. We insist on a thorough investigation, so Lucien can make the statements we wrote for him.
Well, at least Haggard's cured.

:sarcasm:

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marshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 06:41 PM
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15. It's probably set up like a 12 step program
He's likely got a "sponsor" who he calls when he feels like he is going "off the wagon". And that same sponsor helps clean up the messes (at least figuratively) when such an off the wagon falling does occur. Just like his own little team of state troopers.
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 07:19 PM
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16. Was there a happy ending with that Christian love?
No, I believe Jo-vanni - there was not. But this is so ridiculous.
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