Comments on: Open Thread: Anderson Cooper’s look at Sex and Salvation https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:20:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: queertardo https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4437 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:20:37 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4437 All of the participants in this conversation agree that same-sex attraction is not chosen. Arguing that there is some question about the morality of same-sex attraction suggests that a person can be immoral without choice.

I’d like to say that I believe in my case, I chose to be homosexual in the womb. I also chose to be almost 6 feet tall, athletically built and not develop male patterned baldness. I chose my blue eyes and fair complexion and I even remember choosing to never have acne- not even during adolescence, like most of the teens I knew. Every time I go to the Love Won Out page I can’t help but wonder why these ex-gay men didn’t choose to keep their hair, they have such high foreheads, especially that Alan Chambers- perhaps they forgot that they could choose to not lose it?

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4436 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:02:43 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4436 You Tube now has some video of the Nicolosi incident…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DOCeenjAio

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4435 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:25:39 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4435 “Homosexuality is uncommon and natural…the morality of it is under debate.”

David, I’m troubled by this statement.

If by “homosexuality” you mean sexual behavior, well obviously that is under debate. You and Warren would find it Scripurally immoraly, Michael and I would not. But if by “homosexuality” you mean same-sex attraction, then I believe you are taking a position that is theologically unsupportable.

All of the participants in this conversation agree that same-sex attraction is not chosen. Arguing that there is some question about the morality of same-sex attraction suggests that a person can be immoral without choice. Such a notion would require a God that whisically dooms a soul to condemnation without there being any hope for salvation.

Surely that isn’t your religious belief?

]]> By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4434 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:18:53 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4434 The New York Times has come out and said that the argument is over; see:

Pas de Deux of Sexuality Is Written in the Genes

Or the PrintPage for the Article

I wonder what Cooper would have had to say of such an article….

]]> By: Warren https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4433 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:40:57 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/05/open-thread-anderson-coopers-look-at-sex-and-salvation/#comment-4433 Gordo – Alas, I fear you are correct. I am concerned that psychology’s venture into public policy is not often about science. Exceptions that come to mind are the APA’s advisories on video game violence and the recent task force on sexualization of girls.

In principle, I am glad to see APA attention to therapies that have questionable utility but I would like to see them look at attachment therapy, bioenergetics, body psychotherapies, etc. as well.

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