Warren Throckmorton
Bryan Fischer: Changing sexual orientation like scoring 100 points in a single NBA game
I bet Bryan Fischer would like to take this one back. Says the incomparable Mr. Fischer today comparing the change from gay to straight: We know that it’s possible to bat .400 over the course of a major league season, because one man, Ted Williams, did it in 1941. We know that it’s possible to…
Read MoreThe Jones and Yarhouse study: What does it mean?
Let me begin by saying that I endorsed the book, Ex-Gays, A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation, by Stanton Jones and Mark Yarhouse which contained the first report of their longitudinal study. Since the publication of the book, Jones and Yarhouse have released results of their final follow up, first in…
Read MorePsychoanalyst disavows study of lesbians; questions the Bieber study
Reparative therapists consider the 1962 Bieber study to be a landmark investigation of the psychodynamics of male homosexuality. The study authors claimed to find evidence for the role of weak, distant fathers and overly protective mothers in the development of homosexuality in their patients. They also claimed that 27% of the patients in the study…
Read MoreNo Date Set for Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Yesterday, I reported that the Parliament of Uganda voted to return unfinished bills from the Eighth Session to business in the current session. One of those bills specifically referenced was the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. This morning I spoke with Parliament Spokeswoman, Helen Kawesa, who told me that no date had been set for debate on the…
Read MoreUganda's Parliament continues Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Here it is. I thought it would be back, just didn’t know when. Here is a little more from Melanie Nathan. Today’s Order Paper contained the motion: 7. MOTION TO SAVE AND RETAIN BILLS THAT WERE TABLED IN THE 8TH PARLIAMENT. Mover: Hon. Sarah Mpabwa, UPDF Representative Seconder: Hon. Ayena Krispus, MP Oyam North (UPC)…
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