The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has called off an investigation into an ex-gay ministry called Love in Action.

The investigation was prompted by the blog of a 16 year old boy named Zach.

Officials have determined no child abuse is taking place.

“Zach” wrote in his blog that he was admitted into the facility by his parents after he told them he was gay.

He said he was to be admitted to Refuge, a camp associated with Love In Action on June 6 and was to remain there at least until June 20, according to a June 3 blog entry. According to some fellow bloggers who have been in intermittent contact with Zach, he gets dropped off at the facility daily and returns home with his parents

Love In Action is supported by several Memphis-area churches, and accredited by Exodus International, an organization that describes itself as “a worldwide interdenominational, Christian organization called to encourage, strengthen, unify and equip Christians to minister the transforming power of the Lord Jesus Christ to those affected by homosexuality.”

This ABC report quotes Wayne Besen who studies this kind of ‘ministry’.
According to Besen there are about 100 reparative programs like Love In Action across the US.

A weblog coalition was formed as a result of Zach’s experience.