June 20, 2013

David Pickup gives a video testimony stating how therapy helped him overcome his unwanted same-sex attractions. Click here to go to the video.

June 20, 2013

The following “NARTH Statement on Exodus” is reprinted in its entirety: The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) is a multi-disciplinary professional and scientific organization that is not affiliated with religious ministries in any way. Each week professional counselors and therapists continue to meet with the many individuals seeking help for their desire to manage or diminish their unwanted homosexual attractions.

The motivation to seek therapeutic assistance for unwanted same-sex attractions vary widely from person to person but certainly religious faith plays a role for some people. (more…)

June 20, 2013

The following excerpts are from the Associated Press article “Christian group that sought to help gays repress same-sex attraction apologizes, closes down” on the Washington Post website: “The leader of Exodus International, a Christian ministry that worked to help people repress same-sex attraction, has apologized to the gay community for inflicting ‘years of undue suffering.’ He plans to close the organization while launching a new effort to promote reconciliation.” (more…)

June 18, 2013

The following excerpts are from the article “Same-Sex Desire: Hardwired With No Hope for Change?” by Sue Ellen Browder on the National Catholic Register website: “An intensely polarized debate has developed primarily around the question, ‘Does reparative therapy work or doesn’t it?’”

“The SPLC lawsuit states: ‘The essential premise of conversion therapy — that it will ‘convert’ a gay person to a straight person — has no basis in scientific fact.’”

“But psychologist Nicholas Cummings, a past president of the American Psychological Association and lifelong champion of homosexual rights, said the real question people should be asking is not, ‘Does it work?’ but, rather, ‘Which individuals will most likely benefit from this therapy and which won’t?’ (more…)

June 14, 2013

The following article “VOV Condemns Kangaroo-Court Committee That Advanced Therapy Ban in New Jersey” on the Voice of the Voiceless website is reprinted in its entirety: Trenton, NJ, June 13, 2013 – New Jersey Citizens Against the Jerry Sandusky Victimization Act, A 3371 charged in their testimony today before the Assembly Women and Children’s committee that gay activists and their allies continue to fabricate stories and misrepresent the facts and scientific research related to the development and treatment of same-sex attraction.

The bill would ban licensed psychotherapists in New Jersey from providing widely accepted and proven sexual orientation change effort (SOCE) therapies to children and adolescents with unwanted same-sex attraction, including victims of abuse by sexual predators like Jerry Sandusky. The ban would apply even if these victims and their parents seek it. (more…)

June 13, 2013

The following excerpts are from the article “Gay-to-straight conversion therapy ban OK’d by N.J. Assembly panel” by Susan K. Livio on the nj.com website: “TRENTON — Over the objections of a conservative family group’s threat to sue, the Assembly Women and Children’s Committee today approved a bill that would prohibit licensed therapists from providing gay-to-straight conversion therapy to children.”

“Testimony from dueling mental health professionals and activists dominated the 2-1/2 hour hearing at the Statehouse, with proponents arguing the treatment has been discredited as ineffective and harmful to kids, and opponents insisting the bill tramples parental rights.” (more…)

June 10, 2013

Excerpts from the article “Power to Change 3: The Awakening Church” on Andrew Comisky’s website: “Changing deep patterns of sexual desire, behavior and motivation require the support of an entire community: it takes a village, Jesus-style. Any program or therapy is only as good as the greater community of faith surrounding the one seeking change. Perhaps that is why the enemy of sexual integrity seeks first to divide and weaken the church. If Jesus’ body falters toward those with same-sex attraction, no community of healing exists.”

“But when local churches become advocates of grace and truth for the gender broken, healing rises like sun breaking through clouds. And I am pleased to say that the church is rising in this hour to mobilize for such healing. (more…)

June 7, 2013

Excerpt from the article “Will Lisa Ling Misrepresent Sexual Orientation Change Effort Therapy Again?” on the Voice of the Voiceless website: … “Let me be clear when I say this. I like Lisa Ling. I like Our America. I also like Alan Chambers personally, although I do not agree with the direction he is taking Exodus International. But what is most troubling to me is that Ling refuses to interview actual psychotherapists who practice SOCE [sexual orientation change efforts] and/or clients who have gone through SOCE, either via individual therapy or through group therapy programs such as Journey Into Manhood. These programs differ dramatically than the Exodus programs, but the average person would not know that unless a reporter makes this distinction.” (more…)

June 6, 2013

Excerpts from the article “Former APA president: ‘I know of hundreds homosexuals who changed their sexual orientation” on LifeSiteNews.com: “NEW JERSEY – A renowned psychologist who was a former president of the American Psychological Association (APA) has submitted an affidavit saying that he personally treated over 2,000 homosexuals for various conditions, while his staff counseled thousands more, and he knows of ‘hundreds’ who successfully changed their orientation.”

“Nicholas Cummings filed the affidavit in support of a motion by JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing) before the New Jersey Superior Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) accusing the group of ‘fraud’ for offering reparative therapy services. (more…)

June 4, 2013

JONAH [Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing] website gives an update on the SPLC lawsuit against them: “On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, FCDF [Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund ] filed a motion to dismiss the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) “precedent setting” lawsuit targeting what it calls the fraudulent practice of “conversion therapy”. SPLC is the anti-religious bully that has targeted this small Jewish nonprofit organization that, but for the FCDF, lacked the financial resources to defend itself in court. The SPLC filed their “first of its kind” lawsuit in the nation against JONAH. The SPLC has launched a nationwide campaign to deprive people struggling with same-sex attraction, the opportunity to exercise their right to self determination by seeking help from organizations like JONAH. (more…)