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Apple removed a Christian group’s iPhone app from its iTunes Store March 22 after more than 150,000 people signed a petition criticizing what they labeled a “gay cure” app.

“We removed the Exodus International app from the app store because it violates the developer guidelines by being offensive to large groups of people,” Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told FoxNews.com.

According to a story in WORLD Magazine by Angela Lu, the app, created by Exodus International, a Christian ministry that uses biblical teaching to help those struggling with same-sex attraction, initially came under fire after Truth Wins Out, a gay rights group, called it “hateful and bigoted” toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.

Prior to its removal, the app had received a 4+ rating from Apple, meaning that it did not have any objectionable content and was suitable for users of all ages.

To Read Angela Lu's:
http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/17808