1. Mel White was born in Santa Clara, California, the son of Faythe Alvera and Olin "Carl" Mel White.
12 Facts About Mel White
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Mel White graduated from Warner Pacific College and married Lyla Lee Loehr.
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Mel White received his Doctorate of Ministry from, and was a professor of communications and preaching for over a decade at Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Mel White embarked on a long process of attempted cures for his homosexuality, including psychotherapy, prayer, electroconvulsive therapy, and exorcism.
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In 1997, Mel White was awarded the American Civil Liberties Union's National Civil Liberties Award for his efforts to apply the "soul force" principles of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mel White founded Soulforce, a gay advocacy group, in 1998.
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Mel White has produced, written, and directed 53 documentary films and television specials on spirituality.
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Mel White is an author; among his 16 books, he wrote Aquino, a book about the Philippines' Ninoy and Corazon Aquino, Deceived about the Jonestown tragedy, David about David Rothenberg, and Lust: The Other Side of Love.
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In 2009, Mel White appeared on the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race along with his son Mike.
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Mel White is a contributor to the DVD program Living the Questions, an introduction to Progressive Christianity.
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Dr Mel White is featured in the documentary For the Bible Tells Me So.
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Dr Mel White is prominently featured in the documentary True Believer by Kristen Irving.