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Sweden’s Lutheran church ‘queers’ Jesus and the Bible for LGBT kids

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A diocese in the Lutheran Church of Sweden is offering a guide to LGBT young people that claims that because the word “homosexuality” is not specifically mentioned in the Bible the gay lifestyle is acceptable for Christians. A “survival guide for Christian queer kids” was developed by the Västerås diocese of the Church of Sweden. The official church website welcomes readers with “Under the rainbow, you are not alone!” and notes that the guide, developed by the Västerås diocese, pins together with the broader Swedish church’s “Young Camelot's rainbow camp.” The website offers 10 points, in English and Swedish, that refer to the survival guide for young Christians experiencing same-sex attractions. The objective is to help “young Christian people who, in the LGBT context, are asked about their Christian faith and who are questioned in Christian contexts about their LGBTQ identity.” Offering “theological interpretations” that it says are important to LGBTQ people who want to ...

Maryland outlaws therapy for minors who want to overcome same-sex attraction

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The Republican governor of Maryland signed into law a ban on licensed therapists or counsellors providing minors with therapy to resolve gender confusion or unwanted homosexual attraction. Larry Hogan signed the so-called  Youth Mental Health Protection Act  into law on Tuesday. The state Senate passed the bill 34-12 in March, and the state House 95-27 in April.  “The governor was pleased to sign this bill, and believes it’s the right thing to do,” Hogan spokeswoman Amelia Chasse  told   Metro Weekly . Starting in October, it will be illegal to perform on a minor “any effort to change the behavioural expression of an individual’s sexual orientation, change gender expression , or eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender.” Violators will be deemed to have “engaged in unprofessional conduct” and risk a suspension or revocation of their health or child care licenses. The ban applies to all mi...

Brazilian judge: It’s OK for therapists to help patients with unwanted gay attractions

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A Brazilian judge has ruled psychologists are within their rights to help patients overcome unwanted same-sex attractions . Judge Waldemar Claudio de Carvalho issued the ruling last week. He sided with Rozangela Justino, a Christian psychologist who lost her license in 2016 after working with at least one patient to overcome same-sex attractions. “To tell adults they may not receive talk therapy for a personal issue that's bothering them is a monstrous strike against freedom,” Austin Ruse , president of the Center for Family and Human Rights , told LifeSiteNews. “The Brazilian judge did exactly the right thing.” Brazilian celebrities are protesting the decision, and LGBT activists have promised to appeal. There’s “no way to cure what is not a disease,” said Rogerio Giannini, president of Brazil’s The Federal Council of Psychology. So-called “ conversion therapy ” had previously been banned in Brazil since 1999.  Those who support allowing therapists to help clie...

Is Sodomy the glue’ that binds the LGBT movement?

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The relentless, mind-numbing, decades-long media drumbeat proclaiming the grim loneliness of universal LGBT victimhood stands in stark contrast to the garish displays of "pride celebrations" everywhere.   The impossible dissonance of the side-by-side existence of the two is never called into question, despite the fact that both cannot possibly present a true picture at the same time. But lies certainly can coexist comfortably, especially when masterfully woven by the archenemy of humanity, the father of lies.   One doesn’t need to be a Christian to realize that the LGBT movement trivializes the lives of the men, women and adolescents swept up in its fervor. One needs only to be a reasoning adult with eyes, ears, and a functioning conscience.   And one also needs to be courageous enough to call a lie “a lie” in an age where truth-telling has become exceedingly unpopular, and in more and more jurisdictions, a criminal offense . The LGBT movement isn’t ...

Pro-gay clergy are harming same-sex attracted Catholics like me…and it hurts

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I felt a rush of unpleasant emotions as I perused articles and videos of “ LGBT ” events happening within the Catholic Church , that seemed to cross from welcoming those with same sex attraction to actually condoning the acts of homosexuality.  I felt confusion, anger and much sadness as I came across articles including one about a parish holding a  Gay Pride Mass  and another, of a parish that is having a   "gay" dance party   titled, “Moving with the Spirit”, which appears to be a major fund raiser. In the midst of this chaos, I also came across a  video  from Fr. James Martin speaking about his book, “Building a Bridge.  I was angry and sad because I feared this “bridge” is the sort of so-called “help” that was available to me, back when I began to look for the truth about how God wanted me to live with my same sex attractions. In 1983, while very active and miserable in the “LGBT” culture, I spoke to a priest who told me that I ...

Nancy Pelosi says homosexuality is ‘consistent’ with Catholicism. Are Church leaders taking her lead?

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When a man and a woman make love, the miracles of conception and birth are possible. When two men attempt the same, the most glorious result possible is an anal discharge of semen mixed with fecal matter.   Despite the striking contrast, high-profile Catholics in positions of power and influence in North America are no longer able to detect any important difference between the two.  They not only accept being ‘gay’ as fully normal, they promote ‘same-sex marriage,’ a.k.a.,  anti-conjugal, anti-complementary, genderless marriage, as fully equal to marriage between a man and a woman. You already know many of their names: Catholic  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , for whom ‘gay’ marriage is a ‘core principle;’ Catholic  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kenned y, who invented a national right for genderless marriage; Catholic former  U.S. Vice President Joe Biden , who has performed genderless marriages; Catholic  House Minority Leader ...

Homosexuality is not immutable

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English: Gender symbols, sexual orientation: heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality. Česky: (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “… My fellow panelists and I wish to publicly provide confirmation of one fact: that ‘ sexual orientation ’ is not immutable in all people and as a result some individuals can and do experience change in same-sex attractions and behavior . Those who disagree with us on this too often speak for us in ways that intentionally or unintentionally mischaracterize what we believe and how we practice.” “So let me try to briefly to set the record straight.” • “We do not believe everyone experiences change.” • “We do not believe you can simply pray away the gay .” • “We do not believe that same-sex attractions are typically experienced as a choice.” • “We do not believe that anyone should be coerced into any form of psychological care.” • “We do not believe that professionally conducted psychological care for unwanted same-sex attractions and behavior poses a risk o...

UK pushes to outlaw reparative therapy ahead of gay 'marriage' vote

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LONDON , February 19, 2013, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – While pressure continues at  the international level  to prohibit psychotherapists from offering help to those wanting to overcome same-sex attraction , a Canadian therapist has told a British audience that such bans are “unethical.” A debate, billed as a discussion on the “legitimacy and freedom to offer sexual reorientation,” was held at Westminster in late January organized by Christian Concern and Core Issues Trust ahead of a debate in the House of Commons on the government’s “gay marriage” bill. Dr. Joseph Berger, a consultant psychiatrist at the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Canada, and a practitioner of “change therapy,” attended the debate and said it “absolutely horrifies” him that some professional therapy organizations in Britain are attempting to prohibit therapists from offering it. “There should be absolutely no ban on any such treatment. In fact, I consider it unethical to propose such bans,” Berge...