I saw this moving story on the TV today. It was about Charlene Cothran, an African American woman who had been a Lesbian for 29 years. She fought for gay rights, organized marches and was the editor-in-chief of gay magazine Venus. According to her she was "as vocal and in your face as they come", but she came to a turning point -
A few years after that a Pastor's wife rang her up and that was the beginning of a change for her. She wrote an article in Venus that shocked her gay readers called
Redeemed! 10 Ways to Get Out of the Gay Life, If You Want Out.
Of course, she had a huge backlash from the gay community but she continues to get emails and to help those who want to get out of the gay lifestyle.
The magazine now has a new mission -
"In 2003, I was in Chicago at a gay pride event, in the middle of this beautiful park I took a panoramic view, and as far as I could see there were men with men and women with women, all just partying and having a good time. But a shame fell on me, I felt so out of place. I knew something in my spirit spoke that, 'this is that road that leads to destruction, and you're on it.'"
A few years after that a Pastor's wife rang her up and that was the beginning of a change for her. She wrote an article in Venus that shocked her gay readers called
Redeemed! 10 Ways to Get Out of the Gay Life, If You Want Out.
Of course, she had a huge backlash from the gay community but she continues to get emails and to help those who want to get out of the gay lifestyle.
The magazine now has a new mission -
The new mission of Venus Magazine is to encourage, educate and assist those who desire to leave a life of homosexuality. Our ultimate mission is to win souls for Christ, and to do so by showing love to all God’s people. We believe that homosexuality is outside of the will of God. We know that many new and longtime VENUS readers have been instilled with a belief system that is in line with this teaching but are still living ‘in the life’. Many desire change and wonder if they can be accepted into the family of God ‘just as they are’. The answer is YES! These readers will find the new Venus an anointed and refreshing tool for kingdom work.
For those ‘in the life’ who were not raised in the church [where seeds of everlasting life had been planted and watered] we desire to plant seeds of hope in your heart that you might believe and begin a journey of new discovery about the man Jesus Christ and how your life can be impacted by Him, then how your life can impact others.
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