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	Comments on: CNN: Efforts to change feminine boy created a troubled man	</title>
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		By: David Blakeslee		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It appears that Rekers&#039; condones corporal punishment for gender atypical behavior.]]></description>
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		By: Zoe Brain		</title>
		<link>https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/06/08/cnn-efforts-to-change-feminine-boy-created-a-troubled-man/#comment-91488</link>

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					<description><![CDATA[*SIGH*
Here&#039;s a heavily cherry-picked sample of  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/cor/family.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Christian World View of the Family&lt;/a&gt; , Edited by Dr. George Rekers, Ph.D., Chairman; Jerry Regier, M.A.B.S., Co-Chairman; With contributions by members of the Family Committee of The Coalition on Revival; Dr. Jay Grimstead, General Editor; E. Calvin Beisner, M.A., Assistant to the General Editor:
&lt;blockquote&gt;We deny that premarital and extramarital sexual relationships, promiscuity, adultery, homosexuality, bestiality, exhibitionism, pornography, adult-child sexual relations, prostitution, and sex-act entertainment, masturbation, and other sexual deviations should be sanctioned or accepted as &quot;normal&quot; or legal, even if done alone or by consenting partners; and that any sexual behavior that deviates from the norm of a loving, marital heterosexuality can be considered a mature, untreatable, or acceptable life-long pattern, even if the individual involved does not wish to change.
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We affirm that the husband has final say in any family dispute, insofar as he does not violate Biblical principles; that a husband&#039;s headship is irrevocable;
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We deny that the state has a right to impose unrealistic standards on families; that the so-called offenses of &quot;emotional neglect,&quot; &quot;emotional abuse,&quot; &quot;educational neglect,&quot; etc., which form the bulk of substantiated reports of &quot;child abuse and neglect,&quot; are in fact crimes against children;
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We affirm that Biblical spanking may cause temporary and superficial bruises or welts that do not constitute child abuse, but that proven brutality to a child resulting in permanent disfigurement or serious injury should be punished by law&lt;/blockquote&gt;So temporary disfigurement is fine, and there&#039;s no such thing as emotional cruelty. And Masturbation should be illegal. As should any sex outside marriage.
This from a man who is a practicing Child Psychologist.
Warren, I commented about this many moons ago. I called for an investigation, follow-ups of this man&#039;s patients. I want to know how many children have died. I want to know how these Hyper-Christian Hypocrites who seem devoid of empathy can get away with this for so long.
At some point, there is a restriction, not on religious belief, but on religious practice. To take the most extreme example, devout, genuine worshippers of Huitzilopochtli are not allowed to practice human sacrifice, no matter how much a core belief that may be. At what point does cult belief become a disqualifier for medical practioners who practice what they preach on children?  At what point do professional organisations have a duty to step in?
I don&#039;t know: trample not on others religions, if you don&#039;t want yours to be trampled on in turn. But there have to be limits.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*SIGH*<br />
Here&#8217;s a heavily cherry-picked sample of  <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/cor/family.html" rel="nofollow">The Christian World View of the Family</a> , Edited by Dr. George Rekers, Ph.D., Chairman; Jerry Regier, M.A.B.S., Co-Chairman; With contributions by members of the Family Committee of The Coalition on Revival; Dr. Jay Grimstead, General Editor; E. Calvin Beisner, M.A., Assistant to the General Editor:</p>
<blockquote><p>We deny that premarital and extramarital sexual relationships, promiscuity, adultery, homosexuality, bestiality, exhibitionism, pornography, adult-child sexual relations, prostitution, and sex-act entertainment, masturbation, and other sexual deviations should be sanctioned or accepted as &#8220;normal&#8221; or legal, even if done alone or by consenting partners; and that any sexual behavior that deviates from the norm of a loving, marital heterosexuality can be considered a mature, untreatable, or acceptable life-long pattern, even if the individual involved does not wish to change.<br />
&#8230;<br />
We affirm that the husband has final say in any family dispute, insofar as he does not violate Biblical principles; that a husband&#8217;s headship is irrevocable;<br />
&#8230;<br />
We deny that the state has a right to impose unrealistic standards on families; that the so-called offenses of &#8220;emotional neglect,&#8221; &#8220;emotional abuse,&#8221; &#8220;educational neglect,&#8221; etc., which form the bulk of substantiated reports of &#8220;child abuse and neglect,&#8221; are in fact crimes against children;<br />
&#8230;<br />
We affirm that Biblical spanking may cause temporary and superficial bruises or welts that do not constitute child abuse, but that proven brutality to a child resulting in permanent disfigurement or serious injury should be punished by law</p></blockquote>
<p>So temporary disfigurement is fine, and there&#8217;s no such thing as emotional cruelty. And Masturbation should be illegal. As should any sex outside marriage.<br />
This from a man who is a practicing Child Psychologist.<br />
Warren, I commented about this many moons ago. I called for an investigation, follow-ups of this man&#8217;s patients. I want to know how many children have died. I want to know how these Hyper-Christian Hypocrites who seem devoid of empathy can get away with this for so long.<br />
At some point, there is a restriction, not on religious belief, but on religious practice. To take the most extreme example, devout, genuine worshippers of Huitzilopochtli are not allowed to practice human sacrifice, no matter how much a core belief that may be. At what point does cult belief become a disqualifier for medical practioners who practice what they preach on children?  At what point do professional organisations have a duty to step in?<br />
I don&#8217;t know: trample not on others religions, if you don&#8217;t want yours to be trampled on in turn. But there have to be limits.<br />
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		By: David Blakeslee		</title>
		<link>https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/06/08/cnn-efforts-to-change-feminine-boy-created-a-troubled-man/#comment-91487</link>

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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;We affirm that Biblical spanking may cause temporary and superficial bruises or welts that do not constitute child abuse, but that proven brutality to a child resulting in permanent disfigurement or serious injury should be punished by law&lt;/blockquote&gt;
This suggests he supported the physical abuse of Kirk by his father as a legitimate way to carry out the treatment program.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>We affirm that Biblical spanking may cause temporary and superficial bruises or welts that do not constitute child abuse, but that proven brutality to a child resulting in permanent disfigurement or serious injury should be punished by law</p></blockquote>
<p>This suggests he supported the physical abuse of Kirk by his father as a legitimate way to carry out the treatment program.</p>
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		By: Jayhuck		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Biblical spanking - LOL.  You have to permanently disfigure a child before he will call it abuse?  So-called offenses?  This man is insane.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Biblical spanking &#8211; LOL.  You have to permanently disfigure a child before he will call it abuse?  So-called offenses?  This man is insane.</p>
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		By: Warren		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[DAVE G said:
&lt;blockquote&gt;Cultural standards for &quot;femininity&quot; and &quot;masculinity&quot; are too narrowly defined. We need a broader understanding of individual gifts and abilities.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Agreed.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DAVE G said:</p>
<blockquote><p>Cultural standards for &#8220;femininity&#8221; and &#8220;masculinity&#8221; are too narrowly defined. We need a broader understanding of individual gifts and abilities.</p></blockquote>
<p>Agreed.</p>
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		By: Zoe Brain		</title>
		<link>https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/06/08/cnn-efforts-to-change-feminine-boy-created-a-troubled-man/#comment-84910</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoe Brain]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 18:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@Jase - &lt;blockquote&gt;This is the face of Christianity today.&lt;/blockquote&gt;No it&#039;s not, any more than the Folsom Street Fair is the fact of Gays.
It&#039;s a pathological form of religiousity. Christianity is far more diverse. Yes, this is a part of it, and possibly the most politically powerful part of it. It&#039;s sick and dangerous.
Have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/cor/counseling.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Christian World View of Psychology and Counseling&lt;/a&gt;
Mr. George C. Scipione, Th.M., M.A., Chairman &#8226; Dr. Lawrence Crabb, Ph.D., Co-Chairman &#8226; Dr. Ed Payne, M.D., Co-Chairman &#8226; With contributions by members of the Psychology and Counseling Committee of The Coalition on Revival &#8226; Dr. Jay Grimstead, D.Min., General Editor &#8226; Mr. E. Calvin Beisner, M.A., Assistant to the General Editor
George Rekers being the most prominent member of the Psychology and Counseling Committee .
&lt;blockquote&gt;We affirm that the Bible is the authoritative source of knowledge for psychology and counseling as in all other areas of life. We deny that any other source of knowledge is equally authoritative with the Bible for psychology and counseling.
...
We affirm that the subject matter of counseling is precisely the same as that of the Bible and, therefore, the Bible completely equips us with the theory and principles of counseling. We deny that the Bible is inadequate for the theory and practice of counseling.
...
We affirm that the scientific method is useful in carrying out the creation mandate of Genesis 1:28 to subdue and have dominion over creation when the investigators have Biblical presuppositions and when the Bible does not directly give us the answers we seek; that the use of the scientific method is entirely controlled by the presuppositions of the investigators and therefore the results are a pronouncement of faith rather than of scientific fact; and that the faith nature of the results of scientific investigation is evidenced by the investigators&#039; proselytizing intent, that is, their attempt to transform man into their idea of what man should be. We deny that the scientific method can ever be applied in psychology without its being thoroughly determined by the presuppositions of the investigators.
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We affirm that all personal problems have their roots in the sin of Adam and Eve; that non-organic (and even many organic) problems are immediately affected by personal selfishness and rebellion against God and His Law....We deny that these problems may be explained entirely on any other basis; that men are basically &quot;good&quot; (moral)....
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We affirm that creatures who have only a spiritual dimension exist, that some serve God faithfully (angels) and others are in active rebellion against God (demons), and that the latter may possess unregenerate persons and oppress or influence regenerate persons. We deny that the Christian counselor may neglect the reality of demons, and that personal problems, organic or non-organic, are never the result of the influence of or possession by demons. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
All people are Evil. Unless restrained by an Invisible Sky Policeman, they will act with depravity - &lt;em&gt;as all the authors of this work do&lt;/em&gt;, when they think God sanctions it, allows it, even approves of it.
&quot;Science&quot; is dismissed; if they use the forms of science, it&#039;s only to proselytise - and they assume that everyone else does that too, so have no issues with manufacturing data to refute others&#039; evidence, that they assume is manufactured too.
Demons have reality. All Truth is in the Bible, it&#039;s the only book a Christian Counsellor or Psychologist needs.
I don&#039;t know what professional licences George Rekers and the other anonymous &quot;Christian Counselors and Psychologists&quot; have. Neither do I know what professional associations they belong to. But I really, really hope that those organisations do some house-cleaning here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jase &#8211; </p>
<blockquote><p>This is the face of Christianity today.</p></blockquote>
<p>No it&#8217;s not, any more than the Folsom Street Fair is the fact of Gays.<br />
It&#8217;s a pathological form of religiousity. Christianity is far more diverse. Yes, this is a part of it, and possibly the most politically powerful part of it. It&#8217;s sick and dangerous.<br />
Have a look at <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/cor/counseling.html" rel="nofollow">The Christian World View of Psychology and Counseling</a><br />
Mr. George C. Scipione, Th.M., M.A., Chairman &#8226; Dr. Lawrence Crabb, Ph.D., Co-Chairman &#8226; Dr. Ed Payne, M.D., Co-Chairman &#8226; With contributions by members of the Psychology and Counseling Committee of The Coalition on Revival &#8226; Dr. Jay Grimstead, D.Min., General Editor &#8226; Mr. E. Calvin Beisner, M.A., Assistant to the General Editor<br />
George Rekers being the most prominent member of the Psychology and Counseling Committee .</p>
<blockquote><p>We affirm that the Bible is the authoritative source of knowledge for psychology and counseling as in all other areas of life. We deny that any other source of knowledge is equally authoritative with the Bible for psychology and counseling.<br />
&#8230;<br />
We affirm that the subject matter of counseling is precisely the same as that of the Bible and, therefore, the Bible completely equips us with the theory and principles of counseling. We deny that the Bible is inadequate for the theory and practice of counseling.<br />
&#8230;<br />
We affirm that the scientific method is useful in carrying out the creation mandate of Genesis 1:28 to subdue and have dominion over creation when the investigators have Biblical presuppositions and when the Bible does not directly give us the answers we seek; that the use of the scientific method is entirely controlled by the presuppositions of the investigators and therefore the results are a pronouncement of faith rather than of scientific fact; and that the faith nature of the results of scientific investigation is evidenced by the investigators&#8217; proselytizing intent, that is, their attempt to transform man into their idea of what man should be. We deny that the scientific method can ever be applied in psychology without its being thoroughly determined by the presuppositions of the investigators.<br />
&#8230;<br />
We affirm that all personal problems have their roots in the sin of Adam and Eve; that non-organic (and even many organic) problems are immediately affected by personal selfishness and rebellion against God and His Law&#8230;.We deny that these problems may be explained entirely on any other basis; that men are basically &#8220;good&#8221; (moral)&#8230;.<br />
&#8230;<br />
We affirm that creatures who have only a spiritual dimension exist, that some serve God faithfully (angels) and others are in active rebellion against God (demons), and that the latter may possess unregenerate persons and oppress or influence regenerate persons. We deny that the Christian counselor may neglect the reality of demons, and that personal problems, organic or non-organic, are never the result of the influence of or possession by demons. </p></blockquote>
<p>All people are Evil. Unless restrained by an Invisible Sky Policeman, they will act with depravity &#8211; <em>as all the authors of this work do</em>, when they think God sanctions it, allows it, even approves of it.<br />
&#8220;Science&#8221; is dismissed; if they use the forms of science, it&#8217;s only to proselytise &#8211; and they assume that everyone else does that too, so have no issues with manufacturing data to refute others&#8217; evidence, that they assume is manufactured too.<br />
Demons have reality. All Truth is in the Bible, it&#8217;s the only book a Christian Counsellor or Psychologist needs.<br />
I don&#8217;t know what professional licences George Rekers and the other anonymous &#8220;Christian Counselors and Psychologists&#8221; have. Neither do I know what professional associations they belong to. But I really, really hope that those organisations do some house-cleaning here.</p>
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		By: Patrocles		</title>
		<link>https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/06/08/cnn-efforts-to-change-feminine-boy-created-a-troubled-man/#comment-50528</link>

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					<description><![CDATA[Dave G said:
&quot;Cultural standards for “femininity” and “masculinity” are too narrowly defined. We need a broader understanding of individual gifts and abilities.&quot;
I&#039;m quite prepared to appreciate each indiduals gifts, but not at the cost of clear thinking. &quot;Masculinity&quot; and &quot;feminity&quot; are quite clear defined on a comparative scale as &quot;that which is more frequent in males&quot; resp. &quot;that which is more frequent in females&quot;. Would you prefer a &quot;persuasive definition&quot;, like, &quot;masculinity is that which ought to be more frequent in males&quot;? And do you believ that communication will be better if everyone uses his personal &quot;persuasive definition&quot;?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dave G said:<br />
&#8220;Cultural standards for “femininity” and “masculinity” are too narrowly defined. We need a broader understanding of individual gifts and abilities.&#8221;<br />
I&#8217;m quite prepared to appreciate each indiduals gifts, but not at the cost of clear thinking. &#8220;Masculinity&#8221; and &#8220;feminity&#8221; are quite clear defined on a comparative scale as &#8220;that which is more frequent in males&#8221; resp. &#8220;that which is more frequent in females&#8221;. Would you prefer a &#8220;persuasive definition&#8221;, like, &#8220;masculinity is that which ought to be more frequent in males&#8221;? And do you believ that communication will be better if everyone uses his personal &#8220;persuasive definition&#8221;?</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dave G said:
&quot;Cultural standards for &quot;femininity&quot; and &quot;masculinity&quot; are too narrowly defined. We need a broader understanding of individual gifts and abilities.&quot;
I&#039;m quite prepared to appreciate each indiduals gifts, but not at the cost of clear thinking. &quot;Masculinity&quot; and &quot;feminity&quot; are quite clear defined on a comparative scale as &quot;that which is more frequent in males&quot; resp. &quot;that which is more frequent in females&quot;. Would you prefer a &quot;persuasive definition&quot;, like, &quot;masculinity is that which ought to be more frequent in males&quot;? And do you believ that communication will be better if everyone uses his personal &quot;persuasive definition&quot;?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dave G said:<br />
&#8220;Cultural standards for &#8220;femininity&#8221; and &#8220;masculinity&#8221; are too narrowly defined. We need a broader understanding of individual gifts and abilities.&#8221;<br />
I&#8217;m quite prepared to appreciate each indiduals gifts, but not at the cost of clear thinking. &#8220;Masculinity&#8221; and &#8220;feminity&#8221; are quite clear defined on a comparative scale as &#8220;that which is more frequent in males&#8221; resp. &#8220;that which is more frequent in females&#8221;. Would you prefer a &#8220;persuasive definition&#8221;, like, &#8220;masculinity is that which ought to be more frequent in males&#8221;? And do you believ that communication will be better if everyone uses his personal &#8220;persuasive definition&#8221;?</p>
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		By: Zoe Brain		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@Jase - &lt;blockquote&gt;This is the face of Christianity today.&lt;/blockquote&gt;No it&#039;s not, any more than the Folsom Street Fair is the fact of Gays.
It&#039;s a pathological form of religiousity. Christianity is far more diverse. Yes, this is a part of it, and possibly the most politically powerful part of it. It&#039;s sick and dangerous.
Have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/cor/counseling.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Christian World View of Psychology and Counseling&lt;/a&gt;
Mr. George C. Scipione, Th.M., M.A., Chairman • Dr. Lawrence Crabb, Ph.D., Co-Chairman • Dr. Ed Payne, M.D., Co-Chairman • With contributions by members of the Psychology and Counseling Committee of The Coalition on Revival • Dr. Jay Grimstead, D.Min., General Editor • Mr. E. Calvin Beisner, M.A., Assistant to the General Editor
George Rekers being the most prominent member of the Psychology and Counseling Committee .
&lt;blockquote&gt;We affirm that the Bible is the authoritative source of knowledge for psychology and counseling as in all other areas of life. We deny that any other source of knowledge is equally authoritative with the Bible for psychology and counseling.
...
We affirm that the subject matter of counseling is precisely the same as that of the Bible and, therefore, the Bible completely equips us with the theory and principles of counseling. We deny that the Bible is inadequate for the theory and practice of counseling.
...
We affirm that the scientific method is useful in carrying out the creation mandate of Genesis 1:28 to subdue and have dominion over creation when the investigators have Biblical presuppositions and when the Bible does not directly give us the answers we seek; that the use of the scientific method is entirely controlled by the presuppositions of the investigators and therefore the results are a pronouncement of faith rather than of scientific fact; and that the faith nature of the results of scientific investigation is evidenced by the investigators&#039; proselytizing intent, that is, their attempt to transform man into their idea of what man should be. We deny that the scientific method can ever be applied in psychology without its being thoroughly determined by the presuppositions of the investigators.
...
We affirm that all personal problems have their roots in the sin of Adam and Eve; that non-organic (and even many organic) problems are immediately affected by personal selfishness and rebellion against God and His Law....We deny that these problems may be explained entirely on any other basis; that men are basically &quot;good&quot; (moral)....
...
We affirm that creatures who have only a spiritual dimension exist, that some serve God faithfully (angels) and others are in active rebellion against God (demons), and that the latter may possess unregenerate persons and oppress or influence regenerate persons. We deny that the Christian counselor may neglect the reality of demons, and that personal problems, organic or non-organic, are never the result of the influence of or possession by demons. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
All people are Evil. Unless restrained by an Invisible Sky Policeman, they will act with depravity - &lt;em&gt;as all the authors of this work do&lt;/em&gt;, when they think God sanctions it, allows it, even approves of it.
&quot;Science&quot; is dismissed; if they use the forms of science, it&#039;s only to proselytise - and they assume that everyone else does that too, so have no issues with manufacturing data to refute others&#039; evidence, that they assume is manufactured too.
Demons have reality. All Truth is in the Bible, it&#039;s the only book a Christian Counsellor or Psychologist needs.
I don&#039;t know what professional licences George Rekers and the other anonymous &quot;Christian Counselors and Psychologists&quot; have. Neither do I know what professional associations they belong to. But I really, really hope that those organisations do some house-cleaning here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jase &#8211; </p>
<blockquote><p>This is the face of Christianity today.</p></blockquote>
<p>No it&#8217;s not, any more than the Folsom Street Fair is the fact of Gays.<br />
It&#8217;s a pathological form of religiousity. Christianity is far more diverse. Yes, this is a part of it, and possibly the most politically powerful part of it. It&#8217;s sick and dangerous.<br />
Have a look at <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/cor/counseling.html" rel="nofollow">The Christian World View of Psychology and Counseling</a><br />
Mr. George C. Scipione, Th.M., M.A., Chairman • Dr. Lawrence Crabb, Ph.D., Co-Chairman • Dr. Ed Payne, M.D., Co-Chairman • With contributions by members of the Psychology and Counseling Committee of The Coalition on Revival • Dr. Jay Grimstead, D.Min., General Editor • Mr. E. Calvin Beisner, M.A., Assistant to the General Editor<br />
George Rekers being the most prominent member of the Psychology and Counseling Committee .</p>
<blockquote><p>We affirm that the Bible is the authoritative source of knowledge for psychology and counseling as in all other areas of life. We deny that any other source of knowledge is equally authoritative with the Bible for psychology and counseling.<br />
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We affirm that the subject matter of counseling is precisely the same as that of the Bible and, therefore, the Bible completely equips us with the theory and principles of counseling. We deny that the Bible is inadequate for the theory and practice of counseling.<br />
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We affirm that the scientific method is useful in carrying out the creation mandate of Genesis 1:28 to subdue and have dominion over creation when the investigators have Biblical presuppositions and when the Bible does not directly give us the answers we seek; that the use of the scientific method is entirely controlled by the presuppositions of the investigators and therefore the results are a pronouncement of faith rather than of scientific fact; and that the faith nature of the results of scientific investigation is evidenced by the investigators&#8217; proselytizing intent, that is, their attempt to transform man into their idea of what man should be. We deny that the scientific method can ever be applied in psychology without its being thoroughly determined by the presuppositions of the investigators.<br />
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We affirm that all personal problems have their roots in the sin of Adam and Eve; that non-organic (and even many organic) problems are immediately affected by personal selfishness and rebellion against God and His Law&#8230;.We deny that these problems may be explained entirely on any other basis; that men are basically &#8220;good&#8221; (moral)&#8230;.<br />
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We affirm that creatures who have only a spiritual dimension exist, that some serve God faithfully (angels) and others are in active rebellion against God (demons), and that the latter may possess unregenerate persons and oppress or influence regenerate persons. We deny that the Christian counselor may neglect the reality of demons, and that personal problems, organic or non-organic, are never the result of the influence of or possession by demons. </p></blockquote>
<p>All people are Evil. Unless restrained by an Invisible Sky Policeman, they will act with depravity &#8211; <em>as all the authors of this work do</em>, when they think God sanctions it, allows it, even approves of it.<br />
&#8220;Science&#8221; is dismissed; if they use the forms of science, it&#8217;s only to proselytise &#8211; and they assume that everyone else does that too, so have no issues with manufacturing data to refute others&#8217; evidence, that they assume is manufactured too.<br />
Demons have reality. All Truth is in the Bible, it&#8217;s the only book a Christian Counsellor or Psychologist needs.<br />
I don&#8217;t know what professional licences George Rekers and the other anonymous &#8220;Christian Counselors and Psychologists&#8221; have. Neither do I know what professional associations they belong to. But I really, really hope that those organisations do some house-cleaning here.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;David Blakeslee......&lt;/strong&gt;  I do not know where Schmierer gets his ideas.  The list seems absurd in the context you present it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Well the context was simply the excerpt at the FotF website.  I find it difficult to think that 6 year olds are viewing porn myself.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><strong>David Blakeslee&#8230;&#8230;</strong>  I do not know where Schmierer gets his ideas.  The list seems absurd in the context you present it.</p></blockquote>
<p>Well the context was simply the excerpt at the FotF website.  I find it difficult to think that 6 year olds are viewing porn myself.</p>
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