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Have any of you heard about Love in Action? It's an anti-gay program based in Memphis, TN, that attempts to change gay people into straight people. What do you think about this?

http://www.loveinaction.org/


The founder is a reverend, and he is a "reformed gay." He even said that he would rather gays committ suicide than leave his program and return to the gay lifestyle.

He's possessed. He's probably a reformed gay and doing this because he had people telling him being gay is wrong. it stuck inside of his head and he just forced himself out of it. but im telling you, just because a person thinks they can get out being gay. you really can't. that gay person will still be with u inside of you somewhere

I`m unlocking it for now. (: Thank you Kotori.

As for the guy- I think he`s so twisted. o__O; It`s like saying gay guys want straight people to commit suicide-- which is most of America. xD
But yeah, that`s wrong. >>;

Oh mein Gott! So not cool! *place long string of bad words here* I feel kind of bad for the so-called "reformed gay". I agree with Shyzi, with so many people telling him it was wrong, he must force himself to think he is attracted to girls. I bet if people had just let it go, he would be a lot happier.

Of course I did not come here to defend this program or this man! I think it's a program of self-hatred, and I wrote an e-mail telling the people so. I think it promotes feelings of worthlessness, and that's terrible and disgusting! You cannot make a gay person straight! He or she will only be unhappy in the end! Or, he or she will be in denial, which is probably worsre than anything.

Thanks for unlocking this by the way!

"Spiritually untrue?" Odd, I was under the impression that balance of masculine and feminine energies was something people were taught to strive for in life millennia before even the Old Testament was brought about, both east and west. And isn't thinking the way a so-called "normal" person of the opposite gender thought an ideal method of achieving this? Not to religiously offend, but if it's their "traditional values" and ideals against concepts brought about by the wisest minds of ancient Greek, Chinese, Celtic, and Indian cultures, who do you think has more credibility under their belt? Ah, but I digress...

On a related note, did anybody see The View today? (I feel so not straight saying that whee ) Maybe it was just a local rerun, but they had a 24 year-old who happily claimed he was straight ever since he was brought to a similar biblically-based establishment (I'm a bit hazy on the name, but it wasn't the same as this and even they have over 25 nationwide locations. gonk ), and he had the founder (a bishop) along with him. They claimed that they had no "anti-gay" underlying themes, but the program was all about warning them how difficult a gay life would be, and that being straight would save them from so much trouble and unhappiness, even going so far as to claim in their teaching that homosexuality, by record, never provides the love and care of a normal relationship, only sex.

It really bothered me that they claimed that, but I couldn't help but snicker when the guy claimed he was only going to have sex with a woman when he was married, and then there was this exchange of words:

"So, how long has it been since you were with a man?"
"4 years."
"So, you find girls attractive?"
"...I'm getting there..."

Me: rofl

Oh, and I just read Corinthians 6, as the reverend referred to using to teach people that homosexuality was bad and all that. I believe it mentioned the word "homosexuality" once, then went on to drunkenness, adultery, and all the other things the New Testament that won't get you into their idea of heaven. For a holy man of his faith, I'd have thought he could back himself up better than that. xp

Oh, it's just more s**t s**t s**t. s**t they try to do.

I thought Jesus died for our sins? People make sins everyday, even Christains (they expect some crazy things in the bible), so why is homosexuality so different?

Because people are stupid.

That's the only thing I can come up with. Whatever. I'm not Christain or Cathlic, or any religion. They should just mind their own buisness and think a little more.

I know right? so wrong.Someone probably told him he's going to hell if he's gay or something.