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Study Shows Ex-gay Ministry Success Rate – LTE by Kirk Chambers

October 19, 2009 By Randy Thomas
Kirk Chambers

Our newest employee, Kirk Chambers had "Letter To The Editor" pubished in the Florida Baptist Witness. Study shows ex-gay ministry has 53 percent success rate When the American Psychological Association (APA) makes a blanket statement that says change is not possible (“Study shows ex-gay ministry has a 53 percent success rate,” August 27, 2009), they fail to consider two things: personal testimonies and reliable research. It is a shame that Jones and Yarhouse’s six year study was not taken seriously when the APA was creating their new resolution concerning the possibilities of sexual … [Read more...]

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Turn Signal – Kim Trobe Interviews Dr. Stanton Jones on APA & "Ex-Gay" Study

August 12, 2009 By Randy Thomas

Kim Trobe interviews Dr. Stanton Jones and features Dr. Frank Farley (former APA President) calling for the APA to recognize that some people can and do "change."  I thought the video was very good and I personally appreciated both Jones and Farley, who come from completely different worlds when it comes to spirituality and faith (Farley does not ascribe to any faith.) … [Read more...]

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Boundless Line addresses “Once Gay, Always Gay?” and The APA

August 12, 2009 By Randy Thomas
The Line

Our Friends at Boundless, specificially Matt Kaufman, writes about the American Psychological Association (APA) report and the Jones & Yarhouse report: The APA has been moving for years against "reparative therapists" and others who help people wanting to come out of homosexuality. The task force that pushed this declaration is dominated by gay activists, and adopted the premise that homosexual "orientations" per se are "normal and positive variants of human sexuality." If anything, the APA's actions could have been worse. They stopped short of labeling reparative therapists unethical, … [Read more...]

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