User talk:Alan M Chambers

Alan Chambers is the President of Exodus International headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Founded in 1976, Exodus is the largest evangelical organization dealing with homosexual issues in the world today. Exodus is comprised of over 125 professional mental health and church-based member agencies across North America. It is a growing network of former homosexuals who are dedicated to sharing the transforming power of Jesus Christ to those affected by unwanted homosexuality.

Alan’s own story as an adolescent and young adult who struggled with homosexuality uniquely positions him to address the cultural problems and policies surrounding this difficult issue. Prior to coming to Exodus, Alan served on the pastoral team at Calvary Assembly of God, one of the largest churches in Orlando.

He travels extensively and is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at conferences, churches and college campuses. He has debated on such university campuses as the University of California at Berkeley, Pepperdine University and Reformed Theological Seminary. He is a guest speaker for Focus on the Family’s Love Won Out Conference, a seminar that travels to six major cities each year addressing the roots and causes of homosexuality.

Alan is actively involved in promoting policies that preserve and protect traditional marriage and the family. He testified before the Massachusetts state judiciary committee on same-sex marriage and has lobbied members of Congress in favor of pro-marriage initiatives. He is also a member of the Arlington Group, a broad coalition of pro-family leaders working to pass pro-marriage legislation.

He has been interviewed by numerous television, radio and print outlets across North America and Europe, including World, Time magazine, ABC’s 20/20, MSNBC’s Buchanan & Press and ABC’s Nightline. His editorials have appeared in The Orlando Sentinel and The Boston Globe.

He was listed in Charisma magazine as one of the top Christian leaders who represent the future of the American church. His first book, God's Grace and the Homosexual Next Door is due out in September 2006.

He and his wife, Leslie, make their home in Orlando, Florida and are the proud parents of a son and daughter.

PR Edits on Exodus International
Wikipedia strives for neutrality, that means writing about both sides of an issue and providing verifiable documents that others can look up to ensure what is contain in the article is truthful. I have reverted all of your edits on the Exodus International article because they violate the Neutral Point of View NPOV tenants of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a free advertising source. Furthermore, your edits also removed a great deal of content, which was replaced with a "biography" of Alan Chambers which was removed because the article is about Exodus, not Alan Chambers. If you feel that you merit an article, you may write the article by following this link Alan Chambers. I would strongly suggest that you review Wikipedia's policies and guidelines before you add content.

If you continue to remove verifiable content from the Exodus International article, and replace it with nonverified information, or unverifiable information, I will take steps to have the matter reviewed. Stude62 02:15, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Writing autobiography not allowed
You have now created the article Alan Chambers. Wikipedia is not a place for autobiography.--Larrybob 16:45, 18 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I have nom'd the page for deletion. It may have been an attempt to create a user page, or not. But since there's so little content, I don't see much point in keeping it. eaolson 00:41, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Your identity
Could you make it clear whether or not you are the same Alan Chambers that is President of Exodus? It seems fairly self-evident, but it could just be a coincidence that you share the same name, or you may have chosen the Wikipedia user name to match the President of Exodus for some reason. eaolson 23:19, 18 April 2006 (UTC)