International Healing Foundation Staffer Conducts Workshops For Unification Church

In 2007, parenting specialist at the International Healing Foundation Hilde Wiemann first denied, then admitted being involved in the Unification Church (Church of Sun Myung Moon who taught that he was the Messiah). Due to her involvement, the International Healing Foundation was briefly placed back on Steve Hassan’s list of Unificationist front groups.  IHF was … Continue reading “International Healing Foundation Staffer Conducts Workshops For Unification Church”

International Healing Foundation Announces The End Of Homosexuality

Really. Just look. Announcing THE END OF HOMOSEXUALITY Want to Know How? Greetings, Want to be part of an exciting revolution? Want to end homosexuality and prevent bullying? Want to protect your children and grandchildren? Everyday our kids are being inundated with false information about homosexuality-born that way and cannot change. This is both scientifically … Continue reading “International Healing Foundation Announces The End Of Homosexuality”

PATH Member PFOX Files Amicus Brief in the Prop 8 Case

Citing the “change is possible” mantra, PFOX has filed an amicus brief in the Prop 8 case arguing against marriage rights for gays. This is not surprising but I have some observations about their strategy. In this brief, PFOX continues its odd logic of considering ex-gays to be a protected class while at the same … Continue reading “PATH Member PFOX Files Amicus Brief in the Prop 8 Case”

Reparative Therapy Makeover Continues: What Does Mainstream Mean?

Facing challenges to reparative therapy, NARTH past president Julie Hamilton penned an article last week defending NARTH from charges that it is a reparative therapy organization that promotes odd techniques In this article, Hamilton wrote: NARTH represents licensed, ethical therapists who practice mainstream approaches to therapy in their offices. When we are talking about therapy, … Continue reading “Reparative Therapy Makeover Continues: What Does Mainstream Mean?”

The Reparative Therapy Makeover: Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana?

In the complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center against Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), there are strange allegations made by the plaintiffs.  One of the strangest is the following from page 16 of the SPLC complaint: In this paragraph, Alan Downing is a life coach who works for JONAH and was … Continue reading “The Reparative Therapy Makeover: Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana?”