Warren Throckmorton
Follow up: NTV report says anti-gay bill to be brought to a vote
As I noted on Friday, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill is back. According to this NTV report, it will be tabled soon, possibly tomorrow: Reports that the bill had been shelved are apparently incorrect. The Business committee met today and apparently came up with a schedule to return bills from the 8th Parliament to the floor…
Read MoreWas the Jefferson Bible just the words of Jesus? Part 2
In the mail Saturday, I received my copy of the Smithsonian edition of the Jefferson Bible. It is a marvelous reproduction of the original on display at the Smithsonian. Here is a picture of one of the pages which is photograph of the original manuscript: You can’t see the words well but Jefferson cut out…
Read MoreMedia report: Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Parliament’s Agenda Next Week
According to the UG Pulse: The Anti Homosexuality bill 2009 and the Marriage and Divorce bill are due for debate when parliament resumes business next week. The two controversial bills that raised public debate during the 8th Parliament are up for consideration when the Business committee of the House sits next week. In a letter to MPs on the committee from the office of the Clerk to…
Read MoreAnoka-Hennepin featured in Rolling Stone expose on anti-gay bullying
I wrote about this district last year. Rolling Stone has a powerful article in their February 16, 2012 issue that is online here. Go read it. Now. The Parent’s Action League (PAL) continues to be at the center of the problem, vilifying gays while they want the school to be silent on the subject. On…
Read MoreReparative therapy and confirmation bias: Langer & Abelson’s 1974 study of clinical bias
Recently, I have been examining the possible role of confirmation bias in the attributions of reparative therapists. In this post, I look at a classic study of how theoretical persuasion associates with clinical judgment. Ellen Langer’s and Robert Abelson’s 1974 study* on clinical judgment is an important caution to clinicians about the role of preconceived…
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