Comments on: OneNewsNow distorts Karten sexual orientation change study

By: Jean-Pierre Katz

Jean-Pierre Katz — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:08:23 +0000

It saddens me that Elan Karten has the approval of the Israeli Psychological Association to practice reparative therapy in Israel ( if he warns his patients about the risks). It’s time for this practice to be banned worldwide.

Although I believe some can get support to adopt a hereosexual lifestyle, I think

reparative therapy and its theories are complete hogwash and cannot help someone to adjust in the long run.

By: Jayhuck

Jayhuck — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:07:56 +0000

Warren,

Why not just use an abbreviation like CB? Probably easier to remember 😉

By: David Farrell

David Farrell — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:00:23 +0000

These folks profess to be Christians, have they never read the definition of lying?

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:27:55 +0000

Considering that Karten is in practice “under supervision of Dr. Nicolosi”, it would not surprise me if his study was designed so as to validate Nicolosi’s assertions.

I’m guessing: bad science distorted to support an assertion further distorted by OneNewsNow to advance an agenda.

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:52:23 +0000

Byron: I’m with you. Accurate reporting is entirely possible in this instance. Simply report what the authors said would be a good start.

By: Byron

Byron — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:38:48 +0000

For the record, while I share the cynicism of all over this issue, I am also cynical about Mary’s assertion that there is no such thing as truthful reporting, at least insofar as it sounds like “there’s no such thing as truth”. That may well not be what she means to say–and she can speak for herself, of course, but it is close-enough sounding that it gives me the willies, because I don’t buy that postmodern assertion for a skinny second.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:24:39 +0000

There is no such thing as truthful reporting. Bias, theology, agendas always get in the way. It just isn’t a thing that can really exist. One has to read and view several reports from varying sources to even begin to get an idea about what is really happening.

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:01:46 +0000

What’s the term I am looking for…

Confirm, uh confirma, um…I’ll think of it.

Dave, Byron, David – Thanks for the comments.

By: David L. Scasta, MD, DFAPA

David L. Scasta, MD, DFAPA — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:49:55 +0000

When Science is profoundly distorted or misinterpreted, it almost always is due to ideology in pursuit of power. Power is primary; ideology is immaterial. Control of the media has nothing to do with a return to God but everything to do with the pursuit of Power by a group which hides its agenda under a religious robe.

By: Byron

Byron — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:37:29 +0000

Because some of us Christians—like so many other people—have preconceived ideas, and then finagle the data to fit the premise. If we have to finesse it, or cram it, or what-have-you, that’s what we’ll do.

Which is why the Doctor does a service in pointing this out.