"Love in Action" was founded in 1973 near San Francisco by John Evans and Ken (Kent?) Philpott. Philpott wrote a book "The Third Sex" about the program, which was criticized for false information.
John Evans later denounced the program as a fraud.
The Refuge Program's website states that LIA was founded in 1973 by Frank Worthen. No mention of Philpott or Evans.
John Smid, the current director, joined LIA in 1984 and moved it's operations from CA to TN in 1994.
Here's a link to staff bios.
http://www.asafeplace.org/default.aspx?pid=3Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
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