Warren Throckmorton
Is there more to the Dakota Ary story than has been reported?
In a comment posted here yesterday and at Towleroad, some potential new wrinkles in the Dakota Ary case were asserted. Ary is the high school Freshman, represented by Liberty Counsel, who was briefly suspended over comments made in a Fort Worth High School German class. The initial report was that Ary said he was a…
Read MoreGolden Rule Pledge Partners with Pacer Center's National Bullying Prevention Month
The Golden Rule Pledge has again partnered with the Pacer Center and National Bullying Prevention Month for October’s effort to reduce school bullying. The GRP works to mobilize churches and youth groups to take a stand against bullying in school. I started the GRP in 2008 in response to a call from some Christian groups …
Read MoreNARTH Report: Suicide attempts increase during sexual orientation change therapy
Writing in the second edition of NARTH’s (National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality) Journal of Human Sexuality, Neil Whitehead proposed a reanalysis (NARTH summary here) of a paper by Ariel Shidlo and Michael Shroeder on potentially harmful outcomes of sexual orientation change efforts. NARTH’s headline describing the paper is Sexual Orientation Change Efforts…
Read MoreFlorida Got On the Cain Train
Wow, Hermann Cain scored a big win in the Florida straw poll today. Beat out Perry – who was expected to win – by nearly 22 points. Herman Cain: 37.11% Rick Perry: 15.43% Mitt Romney: 14.00% Rick Santorum: 10.88% Ron Paul: 10.39% Newt Gingrich: 8.43% Jon Huntsman: 2.26% Michele Bachmann: 1.51% Michele Bachmann had Peter…
Read MoreHigh school student opposed to homosexuality will not have negative mark on record
Dakota Ary a Fort Worth area high school student wants an apology from the school district after he was removed from class for a negative comment about homosexuality. The school is investigating but the media reports have the boy making an offhand comment to another student proclaiming his Christianity and saying he thought homosexuality was…
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