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The events are aimed at convincing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people, as well as their clergy, family and friends, that sexuality can and should be changed through reparative therapy and a conversion to Christianity. The National Religious Leadership Roundtable, which represents leaders from 40 faith-based traditions, denounced the anti- GLBT message being promoted by Focus on the Family. The Roundtable is convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and was founded with Equal Partners in Faith. “These discredited attempts to change sexual orientation are really only suppressing behav ior, not changing the natural attractions that are in a persons heart,” said Rev. Bob Gibeling, program executive of Lutherans Concerned and spokesman for the Roundtable. “Any ministry that uses fear, guilt and shame to try to change someone’s sexual orientation is not only unethi cal, but is also putting themselves and their ministry in legal jeopardy because of the pro fessional medical associations’ clear stand against it.” “Many individuals in houses of worship, denominations, and religiously afFiliated orga nizations throughout the United States, believe that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender in dividuals do not need to be repaired or saved from their sexual orientation or gender iden tity,” the Roundtable said in a statement. “On the basis of medical opinion and our various religious beliefs, personal testimonies and first hand experience, we believe that reparative therapy is not appropriate for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals. The ef fects such practices have on the majority of people range from useless to extremely harm ful, and may be a contributing factor to self destructive behavior and many suicide attempts by GLBT individuals.” According to the American Psychological Bob Continued from Page 10 Bob Anderson is still at large and still making calls. Thelma and Louise told me they received a call from him at 4 am one night recently. We have adopted a policy at our house that we will not give out anyone else’s telephone number to anyone, but will take a message and relay it. Many of the people who make up support- and-advocacy organizations such as PFLAG are good folks who give the best of themselves. They tend to assume that everyone else’s intentions are the same. On Easter weekend, our PFLAG members had a wake-up call. We’re still good Handicap Accessible Association statement on homosexuality which was released in July, 1994, “The research on homosexuality is very clear. Homosexuality is neither mental illness nor moral depravity. It is simply the way a minority of our population expresses human love and sexuality. Research findings suggest that efforts to repair homo sexuals are nothing more than social prejudice garbed in psychological accouterments.” The assessment of the American Psychologi cal Association is shared by the American Psy chiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Associa tion. Despite repudiation from virtually the en tire psychological and medical community. Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, a speaker at the conferences and president of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), tells parents to tell their kids that “homosexuality is really a psychological prob lem and that many of them, if they really work hard at it, can overcome their homosexuality, get married and have families. This is basically what we want to teach our kids.” The National Religious Leadership Roundtable contends that ex-gay testimonies featured at the “Love Won Out” conferences are “based not only on the misguided belief that everyone should be heterosexual, but also that everyone should belong to the same narrow reli gious view.” These conferences, according to the Roundtable, deny the reality that a broad array of religious traditions throughout time and across the world embrace GLBT people and celebrate their unique sexuality as a divine gift. Roundtable members are leaders of over 40 faith-based organizations. They are Christian (Catholic, Protestant and Mormon), Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Unitarian, and other religious and spiritual traditions. Together they work in partnership with other justice-seeking groups to; amplify the voice of pro-GLBT faith orga nizations in public discourse; promote under standing of and respect for GLBT people within society at large and in communities of faith; promote understanding and respect within GLBT communities for a variety of faith paths and for religious liberty; achieve commonly held goals that promote equality, spirituality and justice. It is convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and founded with Equal Partners in Faith. For more information, visit • http://www.ngltforg/pi/nrlr. T people, but maybe a little less gullible and trust ing. It’s part of living in a not-so-nice world. But then, if the world were that nice to be gin with, there would be no need for groups ad vocating a better quality of life for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Having to put up with the Flaming Bobs of the world may, in the long run, be a small price to pay for the posi tive work groups like PFLAG are trying to ac complish. T [Clifton Spires is a journalist and freelance writer living in Norwalk, Ohio. He and his wife are the parents of two sons - one of each. The names in this tale have been changed to protect the good, the innocent and the embarrassed.] Jlglv Trinity CI)Qr^ (i)inston ^olein Sign Language Available Rev. Jack I. McConnell, Pastor 2873 Robinhood Rd. • Winston Salem, NC 27106 www.holytrinitychurchws.org Call for information - 336-725-5355 Ordinary people with an extraordinary GOD Baptisms • Relationship Blessings • Holy Unions • Memorials • Funerals Sunday ^ Tuesday 10:30 am Liturgical »iii| 7:00 pm Bible Study 6:30 pm Praise & Worship, I Wednesday Children's Church, I 6:00 pm Dinner Dinner ♦ 7:00 pm Prayer Service
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