The APA issued a revised call for nominations for their Task Force on Appropriate Responses to Sexual Orientation on March 13th. Missing is the reference to external organizations but added is a list of criteria for inclusion on the Task Force. 1. Advanced knowledge of current theory and research on the development of sexual orientation…

In a March 2 column, theologian and Southern Baptist seminary President Albert Mohler created a bit of a stir when he allowed that a traditional Christian view of homosexuality was not threatened if innate factors turn out to be involved in the development of same-sex attractions. I was glad to read his thoughts on that…

Missed my weekly music video last week. Coming back this week with Switchfoot and the quirky Happy is a Yuppie Word. It’s not Polka but I like it…

I rarely predict the correct outcome but I think picking the college hoops bracket is great fun. Join the Throckmorton Blog Bracket Challenge and let’s see who our top bracketologist is. Just click the link and join up. After tonight, you will be able to pick your brackets.

More on the APA sexual orientation task force. Consider the following excerpt: The charge of the Task Force is threefold: (1) To revise and update the APA resolution Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation (1997); (2) To generate a report that includes the following: (b)The appropriate application of affirmative therapeutic interventions for adults who present…