Landmark Study: Change for Homosexuals is Possible!

I'm not really too worried about if you believe I am a Christian, I'm only worried about my relationships with Christ and what He believes. Remember, the Pharisees doubted the religion of Christ because He did not follow what they read into Scripture.

What makes you believe that homosexuality is caused by "the sinful environment one grew up in"? The fact is that groups like NARTH and the authors of the book claim that the causes of homosexuality are far more complex and include a biological component. As an example, from the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity at Regent University, of which Mark Yarhouse (one of the authors) is the Director, explains "research indicates that the causes of same-sex attraction and a homosexual orientation are complex, influenced by a variety of contributing factors."

And, just for comparison, according to NARTH (an ex-gay advocacy group), "NARTH agrees with the American Psychological Association that "biological, psychological and social factors" shape sexual identity at an early age for most people."

Their science, like any science needs to be scrutinized.

Landmark Study: Change for Homosexuals is Possible

Posted on Sep 14, 2007 | by Michael Foust

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In what some are calling groundbreaking research, a new four-year study concludes it is possible for homosexuals to change their physical attractions and become heterosexual through the help of Christian ministries.

The data was released Sept. 13 at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., and will be published in the forthcoming book, "Ex-Gays?" (InterVarsity Press) by psychologists Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse. Thirty-eight percent of the subjects followed in the study said they had successfully left homosexuality, while an additional 29 percent said they had had only modest successes but were committed to keep trying. In another significant finding, Jones and Yarhouse said attempts at conversions do not appear to be psychologically harmful.

Experts in the field call it the first scientific study performed on a sample of individuals undergoing Christian counseling, monitoring their successes and failures from the beginning. A follow-up study is being conducted and will be released in the future.

"These findings contradict directly the commonly expressed views of the mental health establishment that change in sexual orientation is impossible, and that if you attempt to change it's highly likely to produce harm for those who make such an attempt," Jones, professor of psychology at Wheaton College in Illinois, said at the news conference.

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Yay! At last! Rock hard evidence!

Oh, but there is a problem. You see, NARTH represents a worldly view of homosexuality, which does not work in God's eyes, therefore it does not work in my eyes either. Give me a biblical view of homosexuality and then I will be sure to listen.

If your first sexual experience had been with a man, I bet you would not have become a homosexual.

Umm, are we having a reading comprehension problem here? I basically said up to and including sexual abuse, but it does not have to be sexual abuse.

Oh, so you say never had a sexual experience until you met your girlfriend? In that case, logic dictates that it must have been your girlfriend that lured you into homosexuality. If your first sexual experience had been with a man, I bet you would not have become a homosexual.

It's not natural. Just read the above.

I'm amazed at the people here recently trying to claim that NARTH presents some type of liberal viewpoint. In this case, however, I also gave you a link to a similar claim about homosexuality from the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity at Regent University -- I don't think that can be confused with a "worldly" view.

The data was released Sept. 13 at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., and will be published in the forthcoming book, "Ex-Gays?" (InterVarsity Press) by psychologists Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse. Thirty-eight percent of the subjects followed in the study said they had successfully left homosexuality, while an additional 29 percent said they had had only modest successes but were committed to keep trying. In another significant finding, Jones and Yarhouse said attempts at conversions do not appear to be psychologically harmful.

"15 percent reported their conversion was successful and that they had had "substantial reduction" in homosexual attraction and "substantial conversion" to heterosexual attraction. They were categorized as "success: conversion."

"-- 23 percent said their conversion was successful and that homosexual attraction was either missing or "present only incidentally or in a way that does not seem to bring about distress." They were labeled "success: chastity.""

Yay! At last! Rock hard evidence!