Comments on: APA resolution on religion and psychology https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:07:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: jayhuck https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64011 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:07:09 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64011 JAG –

I have to agree with Eddy – your communication skills are impeccable 🙂

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Once again I’m enjoying your communication gifts. Your post 44375 was clear, succint, insightful, memorable AND on topic! The kind of post I come here for.

* * * –Pretend they’re stars; pretend they’re gold.

]]> By: Mary https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64009 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:34:12 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64009 Timothy,

There has been a shift in many christian (conservative christian) churches that are now accepting the reality of global warming. In fact, most of those christinas I socialize with are well aware of and practice lives of less waste, more recycling, more efficient energy sources etc…

]]> By: Mary https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64008 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:30:46 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64008 JAG,

I was thinking about this post while working (go figure). Let me give an example that I think the gay community on the whole isn’t getting.

Let’s say I am a religious type and am pregnant out of wedlock. I don’t want to add to my troubles. I am in counseling and my counselor is not a religious person. She says what the law says – it is okay to have an abortion and here are resources for me. But my faith (although I’ve obviously committed some sins here) says that abortion is not right (regardless of the law of the land) and I just cannot do that. But my counselor is frsutrated with me and knows that aborting the child would benefit me financially and otherwise. But my faith is in deep conflict with that. Does she counsel me to accept the abortion? Or does she counsel me to make wiser decisions (without getting an abortion) with the choices I currently have?

Or – can I seek out a conselor who is also in line with the faith concepts and helps me with my predicament because she does have resources within the faith communities. (What got me there and what am I going to do know, with church, child out of wedlock, etc…)

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64007 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:55:05 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/23/apa-resolution-on-religion-and-psychology/#comment-64007 Amusingly the religion/science divide is similar to the gay/Christian divide. People assume that if you are one you can’t be the other.

And there have been too many unscupulous people on all sides raking in contributions by whipping up distrust and lurid accusations. Think “secular progressive”.

It’s reached the stage that if science says something, conservative religious folks just assume it isn’t true. A good example of that is global warming. It has become almost a tenat of faith to deny that global warming exists.

Why on earth would denying global warming be a religious issue? Why would churches preach that it isn’t so? Because they distrust science and believe that anything that science has to say is skewed and liberal and humanistic and evil (unless, of course, it confirms what they already believe).

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