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Despite the fact that the American Psychiatric Association strongly denounces efforts to change a person's sexual orientation and former high-profile ex-gay movement leaders have come out against the practice, many conservative evangelicals still believe that ex-gay conversion therapy is a "cure" for homosexual orientation. Groups like Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, the American Family Association, and the Southern Baptist Convention are among those who are major supporters of the practice.
While there are different types of "conversion therapy" ranging from your stereotypical "pray away the gay camps" to therapy sessions that are reminiscent of AA meetings, most conversion therapy focuses on a combination of counseling and prayer in hopes that an individual's homosexual orientation will become heterosexual. Most people who go through conversion therapy deal with long-reaching psychological issues and are at a higher risk for suicide.
The fact of the matter is most people who go through conversion therapy will eventually revert to a homosexual orientation later in life. While it teaches people to repress their sexual orientation, it does not change it. This has led some evangelicals, who otherwise believe homosexuality is sinful, to denounce conversion therapy and instead demand lifelong celibacy for same-sex attracted individuals.
Whether or not you believe homosexuality is sinful, do you think ex-gay conversion therapy works? Why or why not?
You are who you are because this is how you were born. I was born a heterosexual. Do you think some conversion therapy would make me gay
Despite the fact that the American Psychiatric Association strongly denounces efforts to change a person's sexual orientation and former high-profile ex-gay movement leaders have come out against the practice, many conservative evangelicals still believe that ex-gay conversion therapy is a "cure" for homosexual orientation. Groups like Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, the American Family Association, and the Southern Baptist Convention are among those who are major supporters of the practice.
While there are different types of "conversion therapy" ranging from your stereotypical "pray away the gay camps" to therapy sessions that are reminiscent of AA meetings, most conversion therapy focuses on a combination of counseling and prayer in hopes that an individual's homosexual orientation will become heterosexual. Most people who go through conversion therapy deal with long-reaching psychological issues and are at a higher risk for suicide.
The fact of the matter is most people who go through conversion therapy will eventually revert to a homosexual orientation later in life. While it teaches people to repress their sexual orientation, it does not change it. This has led some evangelicals, who otherwise believe homosexuality is sinful, to denounce conversion therapy and instead demand lifelong celibacy for same-sex attracted individuals.
Whether or not you believe homosexuality is sinful, do you think ex-gay conversion therapy works? Why or why not?
voted no
but I do have a question
a trans (born male) who is attracted to men...is gay...yes????............so if he becomes a she....and is still attracted to males.....is 'she' no longer gay?????.....
Despite the fact that the American Psychiatric Association strongly denounces efforts to change a person's sexual orientation and former high-profile ex-gay movement leaders have come out against the practice, many conservative evangelicals still believe that ex-gay conversion therapy is a "cure" for homosexual orientation. Groups like Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, the American Family Association, and the Southern Baptist Convention are among those who are major supporters of the practice.
While there are different types of "conversion therapy" ranging from your stereotypical "pray away the gay camps" to therapy sessions that are reminiscent of AA meetings, most conversion therapy focuses on a combination of counseling and prayer in hopes that an individual's homosexual orientation will become heterosexual. Most people who go through conversion therapy deal with long-reaching psychological issues and are at a higher risk for suicide.
The fact of the matter is most people who go through conversion therapy will eventually revert to a homosexual orientation later in life. While it teaches people to repress their sexual orientation, it does not change it. This has led some evangelicals, who otherwise believe homosexuality is sinful, to denounce conversion therapy and instead demand lifelong celibacy for same-sex attracted individuals.
Whether or not you believe homosexuality is sinful, do you think ex-gay conversion therapy works? Why or why not?
I don't know and don't care. Question is, why do you?
I do not believe people are born gay. It must be a psychological disorder or life experiences that make one turn to this sinful and unnatural way of life. I am a bible believing Christian and I believe what the Bible says about it....it is a sinful way of life. I support any effort to correct people lost in this sinful and dangerous lifestyle and that includes conversion therapy. I realize this opinion is not popular in this millenial driven PC era but while social values may change biblical truth does not.
I do not believe people are born gay. It must be a psychological disorder or life experiences that make one turn to this sinful and unnatural way of life. I am a bible believing Christian and I believe what the Bible says about it....it is a sinful way of life.
I support any effort to correct people lost in this sinful and dangerous lifestyle and that includes conversion therapy. I realize this opinion is not popular in this millenial driven PC era but while social values may change biblical truth does not.
So why did God make some people gay and some heterosexual. That's if you believe God made us all. What's your theory on that.
I do not believe people are born gay. It must be a psychological disorder or life experiences that make one turn to this sinful and unnatural way of life. I am a bible believing Christian and I believe what the Bible says about it....it is a sinful way of life. I support any effort to correct people lost in this sinful and dangerous lifestyle and that includes conversion therapy. I realize this opinion is not popular in this millenial driven PC era but while social values may change biblical truth does not.
Reading opinions like this piece of garbage make me grateful I don't live below the Mason Dixon line. Seriously some of you proudly proclaim your ignorance and backwardness like it's a good thing SMH. What an asinine opinion.
I do not believe people are born gay. It must be a psychological disorder or life experiences that make one turn to this sinful and unnatural way of life. I am a bible believing Christian and I believe what the Bible says about it....it is a sinful way of life. I support any effort to correct people lost in this sinful and dangerous lifestyle and that includes conversion therapy. I realize this opinion is not popular in this millenial driven PC era but while social values may change biblical truth does not.
I don't see how anyone could vote yes without believing their own sexual orientation could be altered by outside forces.
Good point, people who voted yes pretty much admitted that they can become gay with some type of therapy.
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