Apple's old logo was colored by the rainbow--and it looks like their business philosophy still is! In a stunning decision, Apple withered under pressure from the gay community and censored an application that offers help to people struggling with homosexuality. The ex-app for ex-gays was created by Exodus International--and before this week, it had a 4+ rating from the iTunes store. Even though Apple's own store gave Exodus a thumbs-up for content, the app vanished overnight--another victim of growing campaign to silence Christianity in America. Until yesterday, Apple declined to comment on the decision. Finally, spokesman Tom Neumayr told Fox News that the free app "violates the developer guidelines by being offensive to large groups of people." He was referring to the 146,000 people who signed a petition to kick Exodus off the store. "There is no place for 'ex-gay' therapy on the Apple platform," said Mike Jones, whose fringe group started the uproar.
Ironically, there seems to be plenty of room for applications like the Gay/Lesbian News Reader, HRC Buying for Workplace Equality Guide, Jack'd gay "social network," Grindr "gay, bi & curious guy finder," or Gay Dance Radio. What about the millions of Americans who are offended by those apps? Would 146,000 signatures be enough to rid iTunes of them? For an industry that is supposedly on the cutting edge, it's shocking that Apple would be a part of any movement whose goal is gagging free speech--the very foundation of the mainstream media. It's an amazing double standard, but hardly a new double standard where Apple is concerned. Last November, the same company booted the Manhattan Declaration from its store because it held to a biblical worldview of marriage. (Of course, Apple made no secret of its agenda in 2008 when it donated $100,000 to defeat Proposition 8.) In this instance, all Exodus does is offer compassion and help for people who choose to seek it. No one is forcing homosexuals to download the application and change their lifestyle. And now, Apple has decided that even customers who want help won't get it! How sympathetic is that?
Jeff Buchanan of Exodus is tired of the app being misrepresented in the press. "It's being touted as a 'gay cure' app," he says, "and nothing could be further from the truth. We present a redemptive, Biblical worldview on sexuality... it's a message of love and acceptance of those [who] are struggling with same-sex attraction." In other words, Apple's censorship has nothing to do with "tolerance." This is about silencing anything and anyone who challenges homosexuality. Americans need to wake up and realize that religious liberty is heading in the same direction as Exodus's app--toward extinction! In this environment, it doesn't matter what the facts are. If they contradict the homosexual agenda, the Left will do everything it can to muzzle them. Our form of democracy will not long survive if the freedom of speech and religion are lost.
Meanwhile, liberals are on a crusade to end bullying--when the biggest bullies are the ones in their own movement! Decisions like Apple's are rooted in the same anti-Christian prejudice that's led to the Left's persecution of donors, businesses, voters, churches, and even students. What do you call 146,000 people ganging up on a company because they don't like someone else's point of view? Bullies! They have to resort to intimidation because they know the rest of the country isn't with them. They also know that if they had to debate conservatives out in the open on issues like marriage and morality, they'd lose! If you're an iTunes user, contact Apple and tell them that squashing free speech is bad for business. Ask them to show real tolerance and reinstate the Exodus app! For more on the topic, check out Peter Sprigg on Fox 5 News.
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