September 12, 2013

The following PFOX press release “Does the ex-gay community need civil rights? – Ex-Gay Awareness Month designed to combat marginalization, discrimination” is reprinted in its entirety: The ex-gay community has designated each September as Ex-Gay Awareness Month. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), a sponsor of the event, says bringing awareness to the ex-gay community in this way has become necessary because gay activists have changed their strategy from seeking equality for the 3.9 percent of LGBT Americans to silencing any of the 96.1 percent who disagree with their agenda. Among those being silenced are former homosexuals, whose voices PFOX says are routinely marginalized, maligned, and minimized in the media and public sector. (more…)

September 11, 2013

Excerpt from the World Net Daily article “Law banning therapy for ‘unwanted attractions’ challenged”: … “Mathew Staver, chief counsel of Liberty Counsel, said the minors he represents ‘do not want to act on same-sex attractions, nor do they want to engage in such behavior. … They are greatly benefiting from this counseling. Their grades have gone up, their self-esteem has improved, and their relationships at home are much improved,’ he said”

“Staver said legislators and judges in California ‘have essentially barged into the private therapy rooms of victimized young people and told them that their confusion, caused by the likes of a Jerry Sandusky abuser, is normal and they should pursue their unwanted and dangerous same-sex sexual attractions and behavior, regardless of whether those minors desire their religious beliefs to trump their unwanted attractions.’” …

September 4, 2013

The following excerpt is from Peter Sprigg’s article “Why Science Doesn’t Support Orientation-Change Bans” on FirstThings.com: … “In fact, the American Psychological Association itself has actually moved away from asserting certainty about the origins of homosexuality, declaring in their most recent statement on this question that: ‘There is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lesbian orientation. . . . Many think that nature and nurture both play complex roles.’”

“If even the American Psychological Association says ‘there is no consensus among scientists’ about the origin of homosexuality, then it seems presumptuous of politicians to act as though there is in order to stifle conservative viewpoints on the issue. (more…)

September 3, 2013

The following PFOX press release “Why Does the Ex-Gay Community Need Civil Rights?” has been reprinted in its entirety: September Awareness Month Fights Marginalization and Discrimination – September marks the First Annual Ex-Gay Awareness Month. Some casual observers might ask: “Why does the ex-gay community need civil rights?” Because in their quest for cultural dominance, gay activists have changed their strategy from seeking equality for the 3.9 percent of LGBT Americans to silencing any of the 96.1 percent who disagree with their agenda. This includes former homosexuals, whose voices are routinely marginalized, maligned, and minimized in the media and public sector. (more…)

September 2, 2013

Following are excerpts from Christopher Doyle’s article “9th Circuit Court of Appeals Avoids the Real Question of SOCE Ban” on the Voice of the Voiceless website:… “At the crux of the Court’s opinion, they decided that SOCE is subject to rational basis review, which means that the law will not be overturned on constitutional grounds if the legislature enacted it for any good reason. If a standard of rational basis review is applied, the Court will provide no constitutional protection for the issue at hand as it is always possible to find some reason, no matter how small or controversial, for a law to be enacted.”

… “Thus, in the Court’s decision to employ rational basis review, they essentially punted on the question as to whether the basis of the law was actually legitimate: … This is perhaps the most troubling statement of all. The Court, in its use of rational basis review, completely disregarded the task of deciding whether there was sufficient evidence to ban a particular form of treatment. (more…)

August 30, 2013

The following excerpts are from Fay Voshell’s article “Conversion Therapy Law Threatens Christians” on AmericanThinker.com: “When Chris Christie signed a law against conversion therapy directed at counseling teens experiencing homoerotic feelings, he probably didn’t think he had just put New Jersey on a path similar to countries like Saudi Arabia, which forbids conversion from the prevailing Muslim faith.”

“But forbidding efforts to convert is essentially what the governor did. He expressly forbade conversion from the prevailing progressive religion, whose chief doctrine is that sexual behavior, including the homoerotic behavior of some children, is a sacred, infallible, and therefore unchangeable indicator of what human identity entails.” (more…)

August 30, 2013

Relevant Magazine has done a series of video interviews with Alan Chambers. Three videos feature three topics. The first video is titled “A Conversation About Exodus International;” the second “A Conversation About God’s Intent For Sexuality;” and the third “A Conversation About Alan’s Apology” to the gay community. Click Here to go to the Relevant Magazine video interviews.

August 29, 2013

Following is “NARTH Statement” reprinted in its entirety: NARTH finds today’s ruling by the court to be disappointing and plans to appeal this decision. If left standing, this ruling will constitute a serious intrusion by government on the freedom of minors and their families to choose their desired form of psychological care.

At a time when adolescents who experience themselves as being the wrong biological sex are allowed to pursue sexual reassignment surgery, licensed therapists who are willing to assist youth with unwanted same-sex attraction and behaviors will be prohibited from even talking to minors in a manner that could be construed as promoting the pursuit of change. (more…)

August 29, 2013

The following Liberty Counsel Press Release “Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Ban on Change Therapy” is reprinted in its entirety: San Francisco, CA—The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld California’s ban on change therapy. Under this law that was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013, minors will not be able to receive any counsel from a licensed therapist which seeks to change unwanted same-sex sexual or romantic attractions, behaviors or mannerisms, or identity. Nor will licensed counselors be permitted to offer such counsel, despite the fact that their clients are currently benefiting from such counsel.

Liberty Counsel will ask the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case or file a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court. (more…)

August 29, 2013

The following excerpts are from Joseph Aron’s article “Chris Christie and the LGBT Agenda” on JewishPress.com: “I used to be a Chris Christie fan. The New Jersey governor’s candid, blunt responses to almost any question that came his way always seemed to create an aura of conviction – a certain sincerity rarely seen in today’s politicians. This quality undoubtedly helped make him the rising national political star he’s become, with many speculating that he’s destined for the White House.”

“So I was appalled when Christie last week signed into law a bill banning so-called gay conversion therapy in New Jersey. (more…)