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===Conservative Criticisms of Reparative Therapy===

===Conservative Criticisms of Reparative Therapy===

Although many conservatives approve of reparative therapy there are many that do not which will be elaborated on shortly.  Conservative Christians believe that a homosexual can choose to leave homosexuality, however, the point of difference is whether it was chosen in the first place.  The Pew Research Center states the following regarding Americans' views on how homosexuality first originates:

Although many conservatives approve of reparative therapy there are many that do not which will be elaborated on shortly.  Conservative Christians believe that a homosexual can choose to leave homosexuality, however, the point of difference is whether it was chosen in the first place.  The Pew Research Center states the following regarding Americans' views on how homosexuality first originates:

{{cquote|Asked why some people are homosexual, 42% say it is "just the way that some people prefer to live," compared with 30% who think homosexuality is something people are born with and 14% who believe it develops because of the way people are brought up. The view that homosexuality is innate is more prevalent now than in 1985, when 20% believed that homosexuality is something people are born with.<ref>http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=764<ref>}}

{{cquote|Asked why some people are homosexual, 42% say it is "just the way that some people prefer to live," compared with 30% who think homosexuality is something people are born with and 14% who believe it develops because of the way people are brought up. The view that homosexuality is innate is more prevalent now than in 1985, when 20% believed that homosexuality is something people are born with.<ref>http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=764</ref>}}

Author and ex-lesbian Alma Kramer takes the position that homosexuality is a sin and sin is a choice when she wrote the following:

Author and ex-lesbian Alma Kramer takes the position that homosexuality is a sin and sin is a choice when she wrote the following:

Dr. James Dobson and other advocates of reparative therapy do not believe that homosexuality first originates as a result of choice.<ref>http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20061125_james_dobson_identifies_homosexuality/</ref>

Dr. James Dobson and other advocates of reparative therapy do not believe that homosexuality first originates as a result of choice.<ref>http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20061125_james_dobson_identifies_homosexuality/</ref>

==Oprah Winfrey and the Claim of "Born Gay"==

==Oprah Winfrey and the Claim of "Born Gay"==

Pastor [[Darryl L. Foster]] of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], a former homosexual, states the following regarding Oprah Winfrey and the issue of supposedly being "[[Homosexuality and Genetics|born gay]]":  

Pastor [[Darryl L. Foster]] of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], a former homosexual, states the following regarding Oprah Winfrey and the issue of supposedly being "[[Homosexuality and Genetics|born gay]]":