Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Now this is scary
Falwell Backs 'Reorientation Therapy' for Gay, Questioning Teens
by Ross von Metzke
Asheville, NC - Speaking at the annual conference of Exodus International, the nation’s largest religious group promoting the idea that gays can change their sexual orientation, the Rev. Jerry Falwell endorsed forcing gay kids into counseling designed to change their sexual orientation.
Jerry Falwell compared allowing a child to identify as gay with allowing children to play on the interstate. Falwell went on to dismiss psychologists’ claims that consent is fundamental to a healthy counseling relationship and that parents should not force their gay kids into therapy.
Exodus International’s 30th annual Freedom Conference took place last week at the Baptist Ridgecrest conference center near Asheville, North Carolina. Featured speakers included Falwell and psychotherapist Dr. Nancy Heche, mother of actress Anne Heche who spent three years at the center of a very public relationship with Ellen DeGeneres.
According to the Associated Press, nearly 1,000 people participated in the weeklong program that featured workshops on spiritual warfare, fulfilling traditional gender roles and organizing as a political movement.
This year’s conference was in the spotlight more than usual because one of the Exodus member ministries, Love in Action, is under investigation by the Tennessee Department of Health for violations of state law. Love in Action advertised therapeutic counseling to treat homosexuality as well as drug, alcohol and porn addiction.
Earlier this week, 16-year-old Zach Stark, who made national headlines with web blogs suggesting his parents were forcing him into reparative therapy to turn him straight, was released from Love in Action.
Stark’s story helped to raise issues of safety and professionalism at Love in Action. Since the story first broke, activists have been working with the state of Tennessee on an ongoing investigation.
Copyright 2005 GayWired.com, All Rights Reserved
Kinda scary...and a little funny considering I opened my email this morning to the following quotes:
"In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
and
"The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotionsby the application of reason."
-- Marya Mannes (1904-1990) American Journalist
Definitely scary and showing the lack of intelligence.
My song for the day: "I Got My Pride" by Barry Harris feat. Pepper Mashay ¶ 7/27/2005 08:43:00 AM
by Ross von Metzke
Asheville, NC - Speaking at the annual conference of Exodus International, the nation’s largest religious group promoting the idea that gays can change their sexual orientation, the Rev. Jerry Falwell endorsed forcing gay kids into counseling designed to change their sexual orientation.
Jerry Falwell compared allowing a child to identify as gay with allowing children to play on the interstate. Falwell went on to dismiss psychologists’ claims that consent is fundamental to a healthy counseling relationship and that parents should not force their gay kids into therapy.
Exodus International’s 30th annual Freedom Conference took place last week at the Baptist Ridgecrest conference center near Asheville, North Carolina. Featured speakers included Falwell and psychotherapist Dr. Nancy Heche, mother of actress Anne Heche who spent three years at the center of a very public relationship with Ellen DeGeneres.
According to the Associated Press, nearly 1,000 people participated in the weeklong program that featured workshops on spiritual warfare, fulfilling traditional gender roles and organizing as a political movement.
This year’s conference was in the spotlight more than usual because one of the Exodus member ministries, Love in Action, is under investigation by the Tennessee Department of Health for violations of state law. Love in Action advertised therapeutic counseling to treat homosexuality as well as drug, alcohol and porn addiction.
Earlier this week, 16-year-old Zach Stark, who made national headlines with web blogs suggesting his parents were forcing him into reparative therapy to turn him straight, was released from Love in Action.
Stark’s story helped to raise issues of safety and professionalism at Love in Action. Since the story first broke, activists have been working with the state of Tennessee on an ongoing investigation.
Copyright 2005 GayWired.com, All Rights Reserved
Kinda scary...and a little funny considering I opened my email this morning to the following quotes:
"In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
and
"The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotionsby the application of reason."
-- Marya Mannes (1904-1990) American Journalist
Definitely scary and showing the lack of intelligence.
My song for the day: "I Got My Pride" by Barry Harris feat. Pepper Mashay ¶ 7/27/2005 08:43:00 AM
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Once they have altered us to be as they want us to be when does being an indiviual start? And yes it is scary when the government tries to "change" the masses to fit what they feel is the norm. What will be next, making all babies born white, blue eyed and blonde?
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: 9:34 AM
Canada is looking more and more tempting everyday. Granted, Falwell is out there, but the really scarey thing is our current president agrees with him.
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