Lack of freedom for men and women who want to change same-sex feelings based on political bias

Keynote speakers at a “Debunking the myths” conference in London told the audience that objections to therapy for people who want to lose or reduce unwanted same-sex feelings, were based on political grounds rather than grounded on empirical scientific evidence.
 
The conference highlighted the loss of freedom for UK citizens to seek professional help to change unwanted homosexual feelings.
 
It was organised in response to the instruction from the Health Minister, Norman Lamb, that NHS England should block the health service providing such therapy.  The conference also challenged the decision to ban change therapies, by professional bodies such as the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.
 
The keynote speakers included Dr Christopher Rosik, President-elect of the US National Assoiciation for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), Anne Paulk, CEO of Restored Hope Network and Professor Robert Gagnon, of Pittsburg Theological Seminary.
 
We asked the speakers why they believe government and professional bodies were seeking to discredit and ban therapies for unwanted same-sex attraction.  Watch their response in a short film here >

Watch highlights from last Friday's “Debunking the myths” conference at the Emmanuel Centre in London by clicking here >

Therapists who have been banned by their professional bodies for offering therapeutic help to men and women with unwanted same-sex feelings, include Dr Mike Davidson, Director of Core Issues Trust, who was a co-organiser of the “Debunking the myths” conference, along with Anglican Mainstream and Christian Concern.
 
Debate on meaning of marriage with pro-gay Bishop of Cashel Ferns And Ossory
 
Christian leaders from North and South of the Irish border gathered for a debate this week at the Church of Ireland College of Education in Dublin, to debate how the church should respond to issues surrounding same-sex attraction. 
 
The Rt Revd Michael Burrows, Bishop of Cashel Ferns And Ossory, who controversially supported an Irish dean's homosexual civil union debated with Professor Robert Gagnon, Associate Professor of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Dr Gagnon gave a strong Biblical argument for defending marriage as an institution between one man and one woman that should not be subject to extreme human tinkering.  Watch a short video with highlights from the debate here >
 
 A group of key Christian experts from the United States addressed church leaders in Belfast this week on how the church should respond to the very divisive issue of dealing with same-sex attraction
 
To see highlights of the event as well as interviews with some of the church leaders in attendance click here >