Homosexuals attack ex-gay
Homosexuals attack ex-gay
Simultaneously, a church program to help those with unwanted same-sex attractions was cruelly condemned, regardless of the needs of men and women desperate to leave the dangerous lifestyle.
The Perth City Church of Christ hosted James Parker, an ex-gay man who converted to Christ and is now the head of a family. The husband and father openly admitted his previous promiscuous lifestyle and offered concrete hope to entrapped homosexuals that there is a way out.
Parker said he was abused by many teachers in his home country of England as well as an older male. He developed an addiction to pornography and alcohol. He declared himself “gay” at age 17 and bedded over 200 men while attending a London university. At one point, he nearly considered himself transgender.
But then Parker “experienced a profound spiritual awakening” and “discovered in a deep way the forgiveness, love and mercy of Jesus Christ.”
The way out for Parker, he said, was daily prayer and “the encouragement of a group of Catholic friends.” He eventually confessed faith in Jesus and joined the Catholic Church.
Responding to promotion of Parker’s event, pro-homosexual social media posters were merciless. Apparently threatened by the idea that homosexuality can be healed -- and that anyone would want to be healed of the malady -- many attempted to silence the message by attacking the messenger.
Ignoring Parker’s life witness, adolescent put-downs were employed by pro-sodomy commenters. One called him “fat.” Another relayed the story of a similar friend whom he described as “miserable.”
The common thread in posts was that anyone who escaped the gay lifestyle is lying about a new “straight” life. “You can pretend to be straight as much as you want and live as a husband and father,” one commenter conceded, “but that doesn’t mean you will be happy.”
