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Talk:Conversion therapy (view source)
Revision as of 14:06, November 5, 2008
, 14:06, November 5, 2008straightening out some confusion
It occurs to me that perhaps Ed Poor's edits were at the behest of someone else. In either case, the edits are inappropriate. --[[User:Puellanivis|Puellanivis]] 16:39, 7 November 2007 (EST)
It occurs to me that perhaps Ed Poor's edits were at the behest of someone else. In either case, the edits are inappropriate. --[[User:Puellanivis|Puellanivis]] 16:39, 7 November 2007 (EST)
:It's better to refer to the content of the editor, rather than the name of the editor. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:06, 5 November 2008 (EST)
==Arguments of opponents==
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*Opponents of reparative therapy characterize it as the idea that [[homosexuality]] can be cured by prayer and reflection and claim that it is based on the idea that [[Homosexuality and choice|homosexuality is a choice]].
*[[Richard Cohen]] says in rebuttal, "No one chooses to have same-sex desires."
We need to distinguish between PR campaigns which put words in people's mouths or otherwise distort their positions - and arguments which correctly state a position and then rebut it. The two sentences above confuse the issue (a typical [[gay agenda]] tactic).
There are two main anti-homosexuality views, the religious and the psychological:
*Religious people stress the effectiveness of prayer, even to the exclusion of therapy. They also emphasize the role of choice (see [[free will]]) in regard to sexual acts.
*Psychologists tend to ignore prayer entirely, or to give it merely a supporting role in therapy.
Both schools of thought recommend reflection. A homosexual needs to consider what he gets from maintaining his condition: for example, is homosexuality making him happy or unhappy in the present? What are the longterm consequences? Would a course of prayer and/or therapy be helpful? (No one says, "Just do it.") --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:06, 5 November 2008 (EST)