APRIL 22 . 2006 • Q-NOTES
Religion
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Traditional Values Coalition continuing to use studies it
acknowledged as wrong
Lou Sheldon proves that
'preachers do lie'
by Charles Kenghis
NORCROSS, Ga. — Traditional Values
Coalition head Lou Sheldon recently gave a
speech at Kingdom Builders Christian
Center, a predominantly African-American
church in Norcross, Ga.
During this speech, he
remarked to the crowd that
“preachers don’t lie.” He also
accused the gay community
of exploiting the civil rights
movement for its own pur
poses, claiming that they
have “hijacked the freedom
train to Selma.”
Lastly, Sheldon encour
aged members of the con
gregation to buy his book,
“The Agenda,” which speaks
of a supposed gay conspiracy.
However, there are ques
tions, not only about some
of sources in “The Agenda”
but also about whether or
not the Traditional Values Coalition has
been citing work it had previously
acknowledged as incorrect.
In various parts of “The Agenda,”
Sheldon cites work from Paul Cameron.
Cameron is a researcher who was dis
missed from the American Psychological
In his book and on
lecture tours
Traditional Values
Coalition head Lou
Sheldon continues to
cite work that has
been discredited by
the American
Psychiatric
Association.
Association in 1984 after it was discovered
that he was misrepresenting the work of his
colleagues to demonize the gay community.
Last year, when confronted by its usage of
Cameron’s work by the Boston Globe, the
Traditional Values Coalition removed his work
from its webpage. According to the Boston
Globe, Traditional Values Coalition spokesper
son Daniella Lopez said Cameron’s
work was mistakenly placed on the
organization’s webpage.
However, Sheldon has made no
effort to remove Cameron’s work
from “The Agenda." In one chap
ter, Sheldon cites Cameron’s dis
credited studies on four occasions,
even mentioning Cameron by
name. Copies of “The Agenda,”
complete with Cameron’s citations
are continuing to be sold even now.
Also, a quick look on the
TLaditional Values Coalition webpage
brings up even more questions.
Comparisons between passages in
the TVC report “Exposed:
Homosexual Child Molesters” and
Cameron’s piece, “Child Molestation
and Homosexuality,” show that they are
oddly similar.
From
"Exposed: Homosexual Child Molesters"
“In 1987, Dr. Stephen Rubin of Whitman
College conducted a 10-state study of sex
abuse cases involving school teachers. He
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studied 199 cases, pf those, 122 male teach
ers had molested girls, while 14 female teach
ers had molested boys. He also discovered that
59 homosexual male teachers had molested
boys and female homosexual teachers had
molested girls. In other words, 32 percent of
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from one to two percent of the population.”
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"Child Molestation and Homosexuality"
“In 1987, Dr. Stephen Rubin, associate
professor of psychology at Whitman College,
conducted a lO-state survey and found 199 .
sexual abuse cases involving teachers. 122
male teachers had abused female pupils and
14 female teachers had abused male stu
dents. In 59 cases, however, male teachers
had abused male pupils and in four cases,
female teachers had abused female students
(overall 32 percent were homosexual).”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if Sheldon and his
organization do continue to use Cameron’s
work,” said researcher Alvin McEwen. “It
would be par for the course for them.”
For over a year, McEwen has analyzed
studies and reports published by religious
conservative organizations. He said that
these organizations, such as Focus on the
Family, the Family Research Council and
the Traditional Values Coalition, often
engage in patterns of distortions designed
to exploit the beliefs of people of faith.
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