Warren Throckmorton
The Donald to endorse Gingrich? UPDATE: Or will he endorse Romney?
One thing you can say for Gingrich – he has created an odd coalition of endorsers. According to the Atlanta Constitution-Journal report, Donald Trump is set to endorse Gingrich in Las Vegas today. He will join the AFA’s Don Wildmon, Liberty Council’s Mat Staver, gambling mogul Sheldon Adelson, and actor Chuck Norris as endorsers. UPDATE:…
Read MoreReparative therapy and confirmation bias: An illustration
One of the biggest problems I have with reparative therapy is the self-fulfilling nature of the approach. Reparative therapists assume that the existence of same-sex attraction means a person has suffered gender based trauma during a specific period of childhood. Reparative therapist David Pickup has commented on another post that straight men may have wounds…
Read MoreThoughts on NARTH’s statement on sexual orientation change
For the sake of time, I am going to react to parts of NARTH’s new statement on sexual orientation change. First, I want to say a few things about this paragraph: Finally, it also needs to be observed that reports on the potential for sexual orientation change may be unduly pessimistic based on the confounding…
Read MoreNARTH issues statement on sexual orientation change
Apparently in response to Alan Chambers’ candor about sexual orientation change, the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality issued a clarification of what that organization means by change. Issued January 27, the statement reads in full: Current discussions of homosexual sexual orientation change are unavoidably occurring within a sociopolitical climate that makes…
Read MoreGingrich says he worries about poor spending money on gambling while supported by gambling magnate
Really? According to the Miami Herald: “At the risk of offending some of my friends who’ve been very helpful,” Gingrich said, “I worry about the degree to which the poor are the most likely to spend a large percentage of their income gambling.” According to the report, Gingrich did not spell out his views on…
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