Religion vs. Homosexuality and Gay Rights

The Ex-Gay Movement:

Some Christians continue to be obsessed with the prospect of homosexuals converting into heterosexuals even though there is no significant evidence that this can be done (or that it's even desirable). Alas, some have attempted to fill the evidence void with flawed studies, bad science, spin, exaggeration, and outright lies. This video looks at the latest example.

Links:

1. The study by Drs. Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse on religiously mediated sexual orientation change-

http://wthrockmorton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Jones-and-Yarhouse-Final.pdf

2. The press release for the study-

http://www.ivpress.com/media/pdfs/ex-gay-apa.pdf

3. PZ Myers's take on the study-

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/08/gay_conversion_works_if_you_ig.php

4. Coral Ridge Ministries' video on the study-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej2EfhKN5JA

5. Florida Baptist Witness's report on the study (with the complaints about alleged selective application of scientific standards)-

http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/10702.article

6. The American Psychological Association taskforce's comprehensive report "Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation"-

http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/therapeutic-response.pdf

7. Press release for the APA taskforce's study-

http://www.apa.org/releases/therapeutic.html

Wheaton College:

2004-Joshua Hochschild, asst prof of philos., was dismissed for becoming Catholic.

2008-English prof. Kent Gramm resigned after declining to give? the college admin. details of his pending divorce from his wife.

Regents Univ:

Founded by Pat Robertson in 1978 as Christian Broadcasting Network Univ.

Exodus International:

Co-founders of Exodus, Michael Bussee & Gary Cooper, left the group to be with each other in 1979. John Paulk, Chairman of Exodus was removed in 2000 after being caught in a gay bar.
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