June 26, 2012

Here is an excerpt from the Fox News article: – “Alan Chambers, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the conference would highlight his efforts to dissociate the group from the controversial practice usually called ex-gay, reparative or conversion therapy.”

“‘I do not believe that cure is a word that is applicable to really any struggle, homosexuality included,’ said Chambers, who is married to a woman and has children, but speaks openly about his own sexual attraction to men. ‘For someone to put out a shingle and say, ‘I can cure homosexuality’ — that to me is as bizarre as someone saying they can cure any other common temptation or struggle that anyone faces on Planet Earth.’” (more…)

June 12, 2012

Parents and Friends of Ex-gays and Gays (PFOX) sent a letter to California Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi and the committee she chairs urging her committee to vote against SB 1172. Senate Bill 1172 would make it illegal for counselors and therapists to provide therapy for minors with unwanted same-sex attractions. PFOX pointed out the hypocrisy of the liberal thinking that asserts “children should be able to legally change their gender but not their sexual orientation.” The PFOX June 12, 2012 letter follows: (more…)

May 31, 2012

Following is the complete statement from NARTH: – California Senate Approves Counseling Ban

Sacramento, CA – In a tragic blow to parental rights the California Senate wednesday voted 23-13 basically along party lines in favor of a groundbreaking bill designed to prohibit counselors and therapists from telling young people it is possible to change same-sex attractions.

The bill has sparked outrage from individuals who have overcome unwanted same-sex feelings sparked by childhood sexual abuse. NARTH has sent a delegation to the state capital to speak, offer testimony, and lobby against the legislation. (more…)

May 30, 2012

Excerpt from the Pacific Justice Institute Press Release May 30, 2012: – “Senate Approves Controversial Counseling Ban”

“The California Senate today voted in favor of a groundbreaking bill designed to prohibit counselors and therapists from telling young people it is possible to change same-sex attractions.”

“The bill has sparked outrage from individuals who have overcome unwanted same-sex feelings sparked by childhood sexual abuse. It is also being opposed by Pacific Justice Institute, whose attorneys believe its blanket ban on certain types of counseling is unconstitutional. (more…)

May 23, 2012

Excerpts from Christian Concern article May 23, 2012: – “The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) has this week informed a Christian counsellor that, following her appeal, she will still lose her senior accredited status, after she was tricked into provided counselling to a fake client who was secretly an undercover journalist.”

“However, the Appeal Panel reversed much of the original decision against the counsellor, Lesley Pilkington, and has now lessened the original sanctions against her.” … (more…)

May 15, 2012

Dr. Julie Hamilton argues in an article published on the NARTH website that misinformation on homosexuality abounds in the mental health profession. Here is an excerpt from her article: “It is clear that people are not simply born homosexual. It is also important to note that most people do not choose their attractions. Instead, homosexual attractions are most likely a complex combination of factors, just as is the case with any other developmental issue.” (more…)

April 30, 2012

In an April 30, 2012 article in Townhall Dr. Michael Brown takes issue with several misrepresentations and lies created to discredit the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. Specifically Brown responded to accusations from Ryan Lenz of the Southern Poverty Law Center and the gay activist Lenz quoted.

April 27, 2012

The National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality is alarmed at a California legislative effort to ban reparative therapy. Here are the concluding paragraphs of the NARTH statement: – “The fact that this legislation is solely directed at SOCE should be a red flag suggesting that ideological and political motivations may motivate backers of this legislation as much as any concern for consumers derived from the relevant science. It appears that those opposed to the ethical and professional provision of SOCE, having been unable to impose their will on professional organizations and licensing boards, are now attempting an end around power grab through the legislative process. NARTH believes this effort, if successful, would set a dangerous precedence for the mental health professions, unjustly restrict client rights, and almost certainly invite legal action.” (more…)

March 6, 2012

Excerpt from the National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality article: – “Several clinical members of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), some of whom are also members of NARTH, have filed a formal ethical complaint against the Board of Directors of the San Francisco chapter of CAMFT.”

“The therapists have complained about the dissemination of biased and inaccurate statements about SOCE (Sexual Orientation Change Efforts) since the American Psychological Association’s publication of Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation (APA, 2009).” (more…)

February 21, 2012

Here are a couple excerpts from Dr. Stanton Jones’ scholarly article on the knowledge base of homosexuality (published in the February issue of First Things):

“I conclude that homosexual orientation is, contrary to the supposed consensus, sometimes mutable. ‘Homosexuality’ is a multifaceted phenomenon; there are likely many homosexualities, with some perhaps more malleable than others. Not all interventions are the same; not all practitioners are equally skilled. Perhaps most important, those seeking change vary considerably in their intensity of motivation, in their resourcefulness, and in the context in which they try to change. Most of those seeking change and most of those who actually attain some level of change are highly religiously committed, and these individuals who believe in a God who intervenes in their lives are embedded in communities of care and are motivated by their core understanding of who they are as a person before God. It is a wonder that anyone without such resources successfully obtains sexual-orientation change.” (more…)