In the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, the authors conclude:
Evidence from the study suggested that change of homosexual orientation appears possible for some and that psychological distress did not increase on average as a result of the involvement in the change process" (Jones & Yarhouse, 2011, p. 404).
Study methods
Read moreSantorum is right. According to Pat Fagan at the Family Research Council, only 45% of American teenagers are living with their married parents. More than half of teens "live in families where their biological parents have rejected each other."
Read moreThe answer to that question is definitive. Mormonism does not claim to be just another denomination of Christianity. To the contrary, the central claim of Mormonism is that Christianity was corrupt and incomplete until the restoration of the faith with the advent of the Latter-Day Saints and their scripture, The Book of Mormon.
Read more"They made a very strong statement saying that no Catholic chaplains serving in the military will participate in any same-sex ceremonies at any chapels. We appreciate that strong stand," he shares.
Read moreAnderson, who years ago had been rejected by members of his congregation at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Sacramento, California, left the ministry in 1990. He has been with his partner, Ian MacAllister, for 20 years.
"I never thought the day would come in my life time when the Presbyterian Church would change its mind about ordaining gays and lesbians," he said.
Read moreThe Protest Chaplains, a loose group of mostly Christian students, seminarians and laypeople organized though Facebook, expressed support for the movement the best they knew how: through their faith.
Read moreKeller continues, "Mormon doctrine teaches their 'god' used to be a human who rose to god-like status, just like Romney and all Mormons believe they will too after their death. The 'jesus' of the Mormon cult is the natural offspring of their 'god' Elohim who had sex with Mary, meaning their 'jesus' is a created being and NOT a deity as the Bible teaches, and is the brother of Lucifer."
Read moreThe National Religious Broadcasters was founded in 1944 to oppose government regulations and policy decisions by major broadcast networks which impeded the ability of evangelical ministers to buy radio airtime.
Some new media companies have banned Christian content, while others have public positions that make censorship "all but inevitable."
Read moreWeatherly's reference to adoption is apt, since the British government passed anti-discrimination laws in 2007 that prohibit adoption agencies from refusing to adopt children to same-sex couples. These laws were met with protest from Catholic adoption agencies in particular, some of which have since chosen to comply.
Read moreThe Reverend Roddy McRae, of Kintail and Glenelg, had already said he was leaving but has yet to formally inform the presbytery.
The General Assembly voted in May to accept gay and lesbian clergy provided they had declared their sexuality and were ordained before May 2009.
However, no further gay clergy will be ordained until a theological commission has reported in 2013 and final decision has been made by the general assembly.
'Heavy heart'
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