Porn Causes Erectile Dysfunction: Psychiatrists

Prolific pornography is flooding society with imaginary feminine perfection and images of perpetual sexual experiences resulting in a generation of men who are not aroused by women in the flesh.

"So one of the first assessment questions I'd always ask now is about pornography and masturbatory habit because that can be the cause of their issues about maintaining an erection with a partner."
-- Angela Gregory, psychosexual therapist

"[We found] very high rates of erectile dysfunction in young, compulsive porn users, with compulsiveness similar to drug addiction."
-- 2014 Cambridge University study

For background, read Utah Declares Pornography a “Public Health Crisis” and read about myriad medical maladies and disorders caused by sexual immorality.

Also read Supreme Court Legalizes Sex With Animals in Canada

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Boston School Girls' Nude Selfies Flood Internet

Teen Students Across America Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Oregon Pre-teens' Sex Ed used Porn, Parents Livid

Also read how more and more schools incorporate pornography in the curriculum because experts say it belongs in the classroom.

-- From "An NHS psychosexual therapist is warning young people about watching too much online porn" by Sam Shead, Business Insider 8/15/16

"What I've seen over the last 16 years, particularly the last five years, is an increase in the amount of younger men being referred," [therapist Angela Gregory] told BBC Newsbeat.

"Our experience is that historically men that were referred to our clinic with problems with erectile dysfunction were older men whose issues were related to diabetes, MS, cardiovascular disease.

"These younger men do not have organic disease — they've already been tested by their GP, and everything is fine."

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From "Is porn leading to an increase in erectile dysfunction?" by Kate Irby, McClatchy, Kansas City Start 8/15/16

“Due to the pornography available on the Internet, we are finding out that this type of sex dysfunction is a real entity,” Dr. David B. Samadi, chairman of the urology department and chief of robotic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, told Everyday Health. “It is a problem in the brain, not the penis.”

Samadi said porn addiction could theoretically harm someone of any age’s sexual performance, but that he mostly sees it among young men in their teens and 20s. About 40 million adults in the U.S. visit porn websites on a regular basis, according to Psych Guides.

“In my particular practice, I will say 15 to 20 percent of the erectile dysfunction I see is related to porn consumption,” Dr. Muhammed Mirza, an internist based in Jersey City, told Everyday Health.

Samadi compared the issue to alcohol. Someone who drinks more and more alcohol eventually builds up a tolerance and needs more to feel the effects. Additionally, porn can set up unrealistic expectations for reality.

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From "Erection Problems? This Habit May Be Why" by Denise Mann, reviewed by Pat F. Bass, III, MD, MPH, Everyday Health 2/4/14

One survey of 28,000 Italian men found that "excessive consumption" of porn, starting at age 14, and daily consumption in their early to mid-20s, desensitized men to even the most violent images. According to the head of the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine, this can cause male sexual dysfunction by lowering libido and eventually leading to an inability to get an erection.

It’s not necessarily how much porn a person watches. The type can also play a role, Samadi said. Unlike the soft-core porn images seen in such magazines as Playboy or Penthouse, online pornography is generally more graphic and often depicts kinky, deviant, or even violent behavior. It's also available 24/7.

Chronic porn consumption can cause a shift in brain chemicals that may contribute to organic erectile dysfunction, said Dr. Mirza. “Your expectations become much higher than normal,” he said. "If you look at any porn video image, they are magnified. This is not what the normal anatomy looks like.”

"'Reel' life is very different than real life," said Nicole Sachs, LCSW, a social worker in Rehoboth, Del., and the author of "The Meaning of Truth." The unrealistic imagery seen in some pornography can make men or women feel self-conscious, which could lead to problems with sexual function or intimacy, she said.

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From "Young Pittsburgh man drawing attention with porn-recovery website" by David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8/16/16

Alexander Rhodes grew up in a home full of computers . . . Soon the initial curiosity evolved into a daily devotion to hard-core pornography — an explorative compulsion turned addiction with up to 14 porn sessions a day . . .

The routine continued once he enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he started a relationship with a young woman and soon discovered problems with his own sexual performance. He couldn’t continue without fantasizing about pornography. Nothing quite worked when he focused solely on her.

That was the turning point.

What Mr. Rhodes and others describe as porn addiction and porn-induced erectile dysfunction are hot topics among psychologists, psychiatrists, researchers and even pornographers. In time he finally quit the porn habit and founded the successful porn-recovery platform NoFap.com.

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Obama Plans to Ban Evangelism to 'Homosexual Kids'

Days after President Obama's fundraising speech at the Democratic National Committee’s “LGBT Gala,” his administration released “Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth,” a report calling for a ban on Christians responding to the cry of children struggling with same-sex attraction who seek the companionship of Jesus Christ in a desperate attempt to live a godly life. Rather, Obama's bureaucrats call for adults to support and guide troubled children in their homosexual lifestyle.

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Illinois Outlaws Christian Counseling of 'Homosexual Kids'

California Law Saying 'Gay Kids' Can't Change Blessed by 9th Circuit Court

New Jersey Judge Rules Deviant Sexual Behavior is Normal

New Jersey Gov. Christie Says Homosexuality NOT a Sin, Outlaws Counseling for Children

Most Homosexuals Who Want to Convert Report Change

Also read Kentucky Forbids Pastors Calling Homosexuality 'Sinful'

And read President Obama Invokes God: Gay Agenda Trumps Religious Liberty

-- From "U.S. report calls for end to 'conversion therapy' for LGBT youth" by Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Health 10/15/15

The report released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) comes less than a year after the Obama administration endorsed efforts to ban the practice, which aims to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

. . . the report says, these youngsters should “be supported in their right to explore, define, and articulate their own identity.”

Variations in sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression are normal, [SAMHSA Special Expert on LGBT Affairs, Elliot] Kennedy told Reuters Health.

Many practitioners of conversion therapy are unlicensed, and many have religious training rather than medical training, said Dr. Jack Drescher, an expert on LGBT mental health and a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York City who was not involved with the report.

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From "SAMHSA report shows conversion therapy not appropriate for minors, offers methods to support LGBTQ and gender non-conforming children" posted at the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 10/15/15

This report includes the first publication of consensus statements developed by an expert panel held by the American Psychological Association in July 2015. . . . Through a collaborative process, this panel found that variations in sexual orientation and gender identity are normal, and that conversion therapies or other efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity are not effective, are harmful, and are not appropriate therapeutic practices.  The report provides an overview of existing efforts to eliminate the practice of conversion therapy.

The information and resources contained within the report include a review of the research in this area, detailed information on supportive therapeutic approaches, areas of opportunity for future research, existing strategies to end the practice of conversion therapy, and targeted guidance for various audiences.

These materials help providers, families, and care-givers support their LGBTQ and gender non-conforming children and adolescents.  They also illuminate practices that may contribute to the health disparities facing LGBTQ youth, which should be avoided.

To read the entire government press release above, CLICK HERE.

From "Obama’s move to ban gay conversion therapy, explained" by Aaron Blake, Washington Post 4/9/15

The move comes in response to a petition on the White House Web site that has been signed by more than 120,000 people. . . .

The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll showed 24 percent of the respondants thought gay people could be turned straight either through therapy or prayer, while 69 percent disagreed.

For what it's worth, though, the question was about the efficacy of the treatment, and not its appropriateness. People could think the treatment doesn't work and that it should still be legal, and vice versa.

All of which is to say there are likely to be people who defend gay conversion therapy and view the White House's move as an incursion into religious rights. But if these numbers and the current religious freedom debate are any indication, the White House is holding the cards here.

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From "Obama Calls for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth" by Michael D. Shear, New York Times 4/9/15

Therapists who advocate the use of the gender identity therapies promote them as a way of helping gay people change their sexual orientation. Those therapists reject claims that sexual orientation or identity is unchangeable and argue that gay or transgender identities should be reversed so that people can embrace their “authentic” heterosexual selves.

David Pickup, a licensed family therapist in California and Texas, said in an interview on Wednesday that the president and gay rights advocates were purposely misconstruing the work that he and others do. He said that minors should never be forced into therapy, but he insisted that being gay was often brought about by serious emotional problems or sexual abuse.

“We believe that change is still possible. People go to therapy because they can change, because it really does work,” Mr. Pickup said. “We help people grow into their authentic selves.”

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Also read Obama Top Homosexual Fundraiser Arrested for Anal Sex with Boy

Mother Plans Sexual Mutilation of Son, Media Cheer

The mainstream media is ecstatic over a viral YouTube video from Detroit, Michigan by Erica Maison showing her 14-year-old son, Corey, when she gave him a surprise present:  Female hormone medication so that the boy can be prepared for surgery in a few years to remove his genitals.  Corey began pretending to be a girl, including at school, after his mother taught him about "transgender" children.

“We all just want to be loved and accepted by others. And that's all any transgender child wants, is to be loved and accepted fully by their parents.”
-- Erica Maison

For background, read High School Boy Sexually Mutilated, Media Cheer

UPDATE 9/5/16: 'Sex Change' Surgery is Toddlers' Choice, Schools Say

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Kindergartners Taught Sex Change in Maine School

Teenage 'Boy' Harvests Own Eggs to be Mother & Transgender 'Father'

President Obama's New 'Free' Sexual Mutilation: Gay Agenda

Secret Government-Paid Child Sex Change Surgery in Oregon

Most importantly, read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals





-- From "See This Transgender Teen's Emotional Response to a Life-Changing Gift" by Jennifer Hansler, ABC News 9/30/15

Last week, the transgender teen from Detroit received a life-changing gift inside a little pink and white box: her first dose of estrogen. And her emotional response, caught on camera by her mother, Erica Maison, has gone viral.

Erica said Corey has faced a number of hurdles in the past two-and-a-half years, especially when she “still looked like a boy and was dressing like a girl.” She was turned away from neighborhood parties and scolded for her attire. At school, Corey was bullied so much, Erica said, that she pulled her out in the fifth grade and homeschooled her. Finding medical professionals that specialize in transgender people, let alone transgender teens, was a challenge.

Erica said that things have gotten easier. She and Corey found the gender clinic at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, where Corey underwent hormone treatments to stop male puberty. Now with her estrogen treatments, Corey will be able to start female puberty.

Once Corey “looked more like a girl,” Erica said, things became “so much easier.” Corey dismissed her neighborhood bullies, and many of them stopped picking on her. Some even became her friends. Corey even felt comfortable enough to re-enroll in public school for 8th grade.

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From "Video Of Transgender Teen Discovering 1st Hormone Treatment Goes Viral" by CBS News & WWJ-TV62 (Detroit, MI) 9/29/15

The video, less than a minute long, shows Corey Maison  finding a package filled with the first dose of a hormones — which means she has been given the medical go-ahead.

“Today after waiting 2 1/2 years she FINALLY got her estrogen. I picked it up while she was in school so she had no idea. We have been waiting months for the readiness letter to be finalized and sent to Chicago, so had no idea on a timeline of when it would actually happen. Sorry I had to stop recording because we were both blubbering sobbing fools LOL. September 24th is a day I will remember for the rest of my life!” said Corey’s mom, Erica Maison writing on YouTube.

According to her mother, Corey is usually busy riding her penny skateboard, playing Call of Duty on her Xbox, and obsessing over makeup. “She has more than I ever had my entire life,” Erica told BuzzFeed. But this particular day was different. This was the day Corey would be permitted to begin hormone therapy.

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From "Trans Teen's Emotional Reaction To Receiving First Batch Of Hormones Will Melt Your Heart" by Natasha Hinde, The Huffington Post UK 9/30/15

"She had no idea," her mother Erica wrote in the caption for the video, which was uploaded to YouTube.

"We have been waiting months for the readiness letter to be finalised and sent to Chicago, so had no idea on a timeline of when it would actually happen."

The clip shows young Maison sitting on the sofa while her mother tells her to reach behind her and pull out a plastic bag.

The teen then opens the bag and finds the hormones, which she's been waiting for for years.

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From "Mom surprises Detroit-area transgender teen with 1st hormone treatment in viral video" by Gus Burns, Ann Arbor News 9/30/15

Corey's mother told Buzz Feed her daughter, then living as a boy, has always been feminine and enjoyed dressing in female clothes in high heels. She thought Corey might be gay, but one day while watching another well-known transgender youth [Jazz Jennings] on YouTube, Corey said: "'Mom, I'm just like her, I am a girl.'"

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In addition, read how the Gay Agenda transgender objectives are being advanced by President Obama and across the Obama administration; and by private businesses; as well as via public schools and throughout academia -- and funded by taxpayers.

RINO Illinois Gov. Favors Homosexuals over Kids

The Gay Agenda recruitment of children into the homosexual lifestyle got a boost yesterday as newly elected Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill sponsored by homosexualists in the Democrat-controlled legislature to outlaw professionals counseling children who seek help to counter unwanted homosexual attraction and/or gender confusion.  The new law is expected to be used in lawsuits to target religious pastoral care.

"Outlawing these practices is a small step in our pursuit for (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights . . ."
-- Sen. Daniel Biss, Evanston Democrat

For background, read the homosexualist who says: We Recruit Kids for Sexual Deviancy and also read studies confirming detrimental effects of the Gay Agenda on teenagers.

UPDATE 10/15/15: Obama Administration to Ban Psychological Help for 'Homosexual Kids'

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

California Law Saying 'Gay Kids' Can't Change Blessed by 9th Circuit Court

New Jersey Judge Rules Deviant Sexual Behavior is Normal

New Jersey Gov. Christie Says Homosexuality NOT a Sin, Outlaws Counseling for children

Most Homosexuals Who Want to Convert Report Change

Also read Kentucky Forbids Pastors Calling Homosexuality 'Sinful'

It's obvious: Religious Liberty is in the Homosexualists' Crosshairs

-- From "Illinois Bans Gay Conversion Therapy for LGBT Minors" by Zoë Schlanger, Newsweek Magazine 8/20/15

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill into law banning the practice in the state Thursday afternoon, making it the fifth jurisdiction—after California, New Jersey, Washington D.C., and Oregon—to have done so.

The American Psychological Association has concluded that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation through behavioral therapy does not work, and many people who have been through such programs testify to the psychological damage it can cause. President Obama has called for an end to the practice, citing its “devastating effects.”

The Illinois law goes into effect on January 1, 2016.

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From "Rauner signs bill banning gay conversion therapy for young people" posted at Chicago Tribune 8/20/15

The Republican approved the "gay conversion therapy" ban Thursday. His office didn't immediately offer a statement.

The measure keeps therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person younger than 18. Providers who don't comply could face disciplinary action.

Supporters of the measure have argued conversion therapy has been discredited and can be harmful to young people. But opponents have questioned whether therapists would be punished unfairly and say a ban limits parents' treatment decisions.

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From "Rauner signs gay conversion therapy ban for young people" by Sophia Tareen, The Associated Press 8/20/15

Backers of the measure were unsure how Rauner, a first-term Republican who has kept his stance on several social issues private, would act. Rauner has refused to discuss his views on same-sex marriage.

After announcing the bill's signing, spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said Rauner has no social agenda and believes the measure protects the children's interests.

[Chicago lesbian Rep. Kelly] Cassidy has said Rauner met with a "survivor" of such therapy and appeared moved by what he heard.

The measure also adds the therapy to the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, giving people more ability to take legal action. Cassidy has contended that provision makes Illinois' ban stronger than other states.

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From "Illinois Bans Gay Conversion Therapy For LGBT Youths" by Kim Bellware, Associate Chicago Editor, The Huffington Post 8/20/15

. . . the Illinois measure is the first to include language linking conversion therapy to consumer fraud, according to its sponsor, state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a Chicago Democrat who is an openly gay member of the State House.

President Barack Obama this year called for an end to gay conversion therapy in response to a White House petition brought after the suicide of transgender Ohio teen Leelah Alcorn.

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Also read how President Obama and his federal government agencies are elevating the Gay Agenda above religious liberty.

And read Obama Top Homosexual Arrested for Anal Sex with Boy

Sexting Sells! Most Adults Do It, NOT Just Teens

Is it any surprise that teenagers across America are engaged in self-produced illegal child pornography — as if it's just flirting — when the latest survey shows that 88% of adults say they have sexted, with nearly all of them continuing to do so, AND WHY??  Because IT WORKS, say 96% of them.  Researchers agree, saying that sexting is good for relationships.

“Sexting is a prevalent behavior that adults engage in for a variety of reasons.  These findings indicate a robust relationship between sexting and sexual satisfaction.”
-- Emily Stasko and Pamela A. Geller, Women's Health Psychology Lab, Drexel University

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Sexting Epidemic: Indiana & Illinois Schools, Police Say

Teens Jailed for Child Porn Group Sex Video in Illinois

Teen Students Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Also read Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today

-- From "Online survey finds 8 in 10 adults have engaged in sexting" by Emanuella Grinberg, CNN 8/8/15

Among 870 respondents surveyed online who identified as adults in the United States between the ages of 18 and 82, 88% reported having sexted at least once. A slightly lower number of respondents, 82%, reported sexting in the past year, according to an abstract published on the American Psychological Association's website.

Sexting often gets a bad rap as risky behavior associated with sexual harassment, unwanted sexual advances or worse, especially for teens. The research aims to "reframe sexting as a positive relationship behavior," [Stasko] said.

For respondents who described their relationship as anything other than "very committed," higher levels of sexting were related to higher levels of relationship satisfaction. For respondents who said they were in a "very committed" relationship, there was no significant relationship between sexting and relationship satisfaction.

Sexting is more strongly associated with satisfaction in men than women, Stasko said.

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From "Many U.S. Adults Sext, and It May Even Help Some Relationships" by Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter 8/8/15

"Most people have focused on the dangers of sexting and how it can harm a relationship," said study lead author Emily Stasko, a doctoral candidate in the department of psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia. "But context matters. Sexting is definitely something that many adults are doing, it's not going away, and the findings indicate that it can actually be good for relationships and sexual satisfaction."

To get a snapshot of current sexting habits, the study team conducted a 20-minute online survey among 870 Americans. The participants were between the ages of 18 and 82, with a median age of 35, the researchers said.

All of the respondents were heterosexual. Nearly six in 10 were women, and more than 80 percent were white. While more than four in 10 said they were currently married, an equal number said they had never been married.

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From "In survey, 88% of U.S. adults said they had sexted and 96% of them endorsed it" by Sasha Harris-Lovett, Los Angeles Times 8/8/15

While previous research has focused on the potential health risks of sexting, this study highlights the fact that sexting may have a positive role in helping adult sexual partners communicate.

“I actually recommend sexting — particularly the texting part of sexting — for [couples] to show desire for each other,” said Patti Britton, a clinical sexologist and interim dean of the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco.

“I use it as a homework assignment, when I have couples who are stale or their relationship is what I would call ‘sexually dead on arrival,’” said Britton, who wasn’t involved in the new study. “Using the online world creates a way for them to find steppingstones or building blocks to reconnect in an erotic or a sexual way.”

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Vampire Normalization Urged in Idaho Univ. Study

University researchers have concluded that vampires in America "seem to function normally" and are simply people who have an "alternative identity" (think sexual orientation) who should be treated like everyone else by government social workers because "We should not be surprised to see a proliferation of nontraditional identities in the future."

"Real vampires seem to be ordinary human beings with common, everyday human issues, such as trying to be successful in relationships and careers, managing stress, coping with daily living tasks, and adjustments to transitions, to name a few."
-- D. J. Williams, Idaho State University sociology professor

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Judge Says Incest OK; It's the New Gay

Pedophilia is Sexual Orientation, Like 'Being Gay'

Normalization of Pedophilia Urged by Psychiatrists

Democrat Senate Legalizes Bestiality in Military





-- From "Researchers: Vampires are people, too, and need as much psychotherapy as the rest of us" by Ariana Eunjung, Washington Post 7/9/15

Vampires are real. No, not the impossibly perfect Cullens in the "Twilight" movies or tortured but well-dressed souls in CW shows. But human beings who self-identify as vampires and may drink blood or sleep in coffins. And these people need as much psychotherapy and medical help as the rest of us.

That's the conclusion of a study by D.J. Williams, director of social work at Idaho State University, and published in the July issue of the peer-reviewed journal Critical Social Work.

Williams and his co-author, Emily E. Prior, a researcher at the College of the Canyons, interviewed 11 vampires from across the United States and South Africa and found that they were reluctant to come out to clinicians because they were fearful about being labeled as being psychopathological or "perhaps wicked, and not competent to perform in typical social roles, such a parenting."

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From "'Vampires' keep doctors in the dark for fear of stereotyping: study" posted at Reuters 7/7/15

Williams, who has studied self-identified vampires for nearly a decade, finds they come from every walk of life and profession, including doctors, attorneys and candlestick makers.

Except they are very, very tired. That’s apparently the chief reason they find a consenting adult willing to allow them to use a scalpel to make a tiny incision in the chest area so they can ingest a small amount of blood for energy, the study found.

“The real vampire community seems to be a conscientious and ethical one,” Williams said.

The challenge is finding non-judgmental clinicians to whom vampires can disclose their alternative lifestyles, he added.

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From "Self-identified vampires subject of study by ISU professor" by Debbie Bryce, Idaho State Journal 7/9/15

“We live in an age of technology and live in a time when people can select new, alternate identities to fit how they understand themselves better,” Williams said. “We really need to understand some of these new identities and new ways to identify ourselves, and some of these new identities do not fit into stereotypes. Helping professionals of all varieties need more education on these kinds of topics. ”

“It’s not a religion. It’s akin to our sexual orientation,” Williams said. “It’s their identity, and it’s an important part of who they are.”

Williams hopes his research helps to shine light on the issue of alternate identities and the need to be sensitive and aware.

“In our codes of ethics — and this is true of social work, counseling, psychology and medicine — we talk about being open and non-judgmental to try to understand a client’s world and context,” Williams said. “This study explored the world and context of self-proclaimed vampires. A lot of clinicians are still not willing to accept these types of studies or are not aware of them.”

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From "Study: Self-Identified ‘Vampires’ Fear Being Judged if They ‘Come Out of the Coffin’" by Rudy Takala, CNSNews.com 7/17/15

“People don’t seem to be diagnosed as vampires, at least not the way that the vampires in our study use that term. The self-identified vampires that we have dealt with seem to recognize at some point in their lives that they chronically seem to need extra energy.

“Eventually, they learn that there are other people who seem to have this same need, and they find a community with an explanation that seems to make sense to them,” Williams said.

Eighty-two percent of the study participants reported their gender as female, with one “intersexed, female assigned individual” and one “postoperative, male-to-female transsexual.” One participant identified as male, and one as “gender-queer.”

Five said they were pagan; four were wiccan; one identified as “spiritual”; and one said they had no religious affiliation.

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NJ Judge Rules Deviant Sexual Behavior is Normal

While mental health professionals have been redefining sexual norms for many years, this week's ruling by a New Jersey judge is not only intended to create a common law basis for the normality of homosexual behavior, it also means that anyone, including clergy, who agrees to counsel a person desperate to overcome homosexual temptation, is committing an illegal, fraudulent act.

“We can now stand before state legislatures and point to this ruling, which confirms that testimony from anyone who claims conversion therapy is effective and safe is not an expert in the medical or mental health fields.”
-- Samantha Ames, coordinator for the National Center for Lesbian Rights’ “Born Perfect” campaign

UPDATE 10/15/15: Obama Administration to Ban Psychological Help for 'Homosexual Kids'

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

NJ Gov. Christie Says Homosexuality NOT a Sin, Outlaws Counseling

California Law Saying 'Gay Kids' Can't Change Blessed by 9th Circuit Court

Most Homosexuals Who Want to Convert Report Change

Homosexuality NOT Fixed, Change Possible: Study

Study Shows Lesbianism is NOT Genetic

Also read Psychiatrists Admit Absence of 'Gay Gene' Hidden for Years

-- From "New Jersey judge: Gay conversion therapy claims describing homosexuality as curable are fraud" by The Associated Press 2/11/15

Hudson County Superior Court Judge Peter Bariso Jr. ruled Tuesday against the Jersey City-based Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing [JONAH]. He said JONAH's claims are illegal based on the state's Consumer Fraud Act.

JONAH has been sued by four men and two of their mothers, alleging their methods don't work.

Bariso also ruled last week that JONAH could not call proponents who planned to offer testimony that homosexuality is an illness.

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From "N.J. judge calls gay conversion therapy claims fraud" by Andrew Seidman, Philadelphia Inquirer Trenton Bureau 2/12/15

The ruling is the first time a judge in the United States has found that as a matter of law, homosexuality is a normal variation of human sexuality and not a disease or disorder, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center [SPLC], a prominent civil rights group whose lawsuit spurred the judge's order.

The American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973, and the American Psychological Association says conversion therapy can cause depression and suicidal thoughts.

. . . lawyer Charles LiMandri told the Associated Press that [JONAH] used disorder in the context of Jewish law, and was not speaking of homosexuality as a psychological disorder.

"They're not your typical target of Consumer Fraud Act defendants who are making misrepresentations of people," LiMandri said. "They're just trying to help people who are in distress get help if they want it. If they don't want it, that's fine."

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From "Selling Cure for Being Gay Found Illegal in New Jersey" by Jason Grant, New York Times 2/13/15

This week, in a lawsuit brought against the counseling group by that man and three others, a State Superior Court judge in Hudson County, N.J., ruled that counselors selling so-called conversion therapy with claims that homosexuality was a curable mental disorder were engaged in consumer fraud.

The judge also wrote that promoting the therapy by touting “success” statistics “when there is no factual basis for calculating such statistics” would further violate the law. He did not address whether Jonah had done so.

. . . Judge Bariso prohibited Jonah from calling five expert witnesses because, he said, their supposed expertise rested on the faulty premise that homosexuality was a sickness. He allowed a sixth expert witness to testify on a separate issue.

The suit [Ferguson v. JONAH] seeks financial damages and the closing of Jonah. . . .

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From "Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Consumer Fraud Ruling First in U.S." by Mary Pat Gallagher, New Jersey Law Journal 2/11/15

Bariso granted partial summary judgment to the plaintiffs, four young men who obtained gay conversion therapy–referred to by the court as sexual orientation change efforts, or SOCE—through Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), plus two of their mothers.

JONAH is a Jersey City, N.J., nonprofit formerly known as Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality.

JONAH had tried to justify statements that homosexuality is unhealthy based on information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control about HIV and AIDS but Bariso noted that he had already determined such evidence was irrelevant in ruling on the experts because the case does not turn on any harms that might be caused by homosexual conduct.

The suit was brought as a test case by Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in Montgomery, Ala. . . .

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From "NJ Judge Bars Experts Who Believe Homosexuality Is Disorder in Lawsuit Against Gay Therapy Group" by Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter 2/11/15

JONAH is being represented by the group Rancho Santa Fe, California-based legal group the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund.

Charles S. LiMandri, president and chief counsel at the Defense Fund, told The Christian Post that he was "disappointed" with the decision and felt that it could provide "great grounds for an appeal" if they lose at that court level [when a jury trial begins in June 2015].

LiMandri also told CP that despite Bariso's decision on the experts, the judge left intact a "religious liberty defense" for JONAH that could undermine the plaintiff's case.

"Whatever statements that they made regarding homosexuality being disordered was in the context of them being a religious ministry," said LiMandri.

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For background on what's next, read Pedophilia is Sexual Orientation, Like 'Being Gay' and also read Normalization of Pedophilia Urged by Psychiatrists as well as Pedophiles Win in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

And read Judge Says Incest OK; It's the New Gay

Pedophilia NOT a Crime, Says Obama-supporting Prof.

Furthering the liberal mind-set regarding deviant sex . . .

This week, the New York Times printed an Op-Ed by Margo Kaplan of Rutgers University (who formerly represented the ACLU) in which the learned law professor explains why pedophiles should not be excluded from occupations such as teaching.

“The fact that pedophilia is so despised is precisely why our responses to it, in criminal justice and mental health, have been so inconsistent and counterproductive.”
-- Margo Kaplan, assistant professor at Rutgers School of Law, Camden

For background, read Pedophilia is Sexual Orientation, Like 'Being Gay' and also read Normalization of Pedophilia Urged by Psychiatrists

Also read Judge Says Incest OK; It's the New Gay

UPDATE 10/20/14: Gay Pedophile Teacher Says Child Porn OK to View

-- From "Pedophilia Deserves Civil Rights, Says New York Times’ Op-Ed" by Neil Munro, Daily Caller 10/6/14

Kaplan is trying to make a legal career in the regulation of expanding sexual diversity, instead of routine and lower-status practice areas, such as torts, probate, crime or copyrights. She’s focused on “legal limitations on intimate decisions, particularly the use of criminal law in areas of health and sexuality,” according to her web page.

Kaplan says criminal law should be changed so that pedophiles are only stigmatized or denied jobs if law school graduates agree that they pose a “direct threat” to children.

In the 1970s, the Catholic Church accepted the advice of many experts in the new mental-health industry, and concluded that pedophile priests could be successfully treated with private therapy. The theory was not proven correct, and it helped protect many priests as they sexually abused thousands of boys.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime" by Margo Kaplan, New York Times 10/5/14

. . . One can live with pedophilia and not act on it.

. . . [A] misconception is that pedophilia is a choice.

. . . The Virtuous Pedophiles website is full of testimonials of people who vow never to touch a child and yet live in terror. They must hide their disorder from everyone they know — or risk losing educational and job opportunities, and face the prospect of harassment and even violence. Many feel isolated; some contemplate suicide.

While treatment cannot eliminate a pedophile’s sexual interests, a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and medication can help him to manage urges and avoid committing crimes.

The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibit discrimination against otherwise qualified individuals with mental disabilities, in areas such as employment, education and medical care. Congress, however, explicitly excluded pedophilia from protection under these two crucial laws.

It’s time to revisit these categorical exclusions. . . .

A pedophile should be held responsible for his conduct — but not for the underlying attraction.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Obama Donor Argues Pedophilia 'Not a Crime' in NYT Op-Ed" by Katie Yoder, CNSNews.com 10/7/14

Here's a tidbit of information The New York Times left out of the bio of a professor who argued pedophilia is "not a crime" in a recent Op-Ed - she's also a President Obama supporter.

. . . In 2012, Kaplan donated $250 to Barack Obama's campaign.

An assistant professor at Rutgers School of Law - Camden, and a former lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, Kaplan has plans for a "Taking Pedophilia Seriously" publication to be released next year. At Rutgers, her research focuses on "legal limitations on intimate decisions, particularly the use of criminal law in areas of health and sexuality."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also click headlines below to read previous articles:

Gay Pedophile Teacher Defended by Michigan School

Homosexual Teacher Sexting Boy Resigns, Media Silent

Homosexual Teacher Jailed: Paying Boys to Sext Him

Homosexual Predator, Honored by President Obama, Arrested

Most Americans Say Gay Men Untrustworthy with Boys

ObamaCare Pays for Sexual Mutilation — Gay Agenda

Husband and father Devin Payne was told by a therapist that he suffered from gender confusion, and so in his early 40s he decided to pretend to be a woman. Now, with the implementation of ObamaCare, thanks to American taxpayers, surgery has been performed to remove his penis and hormones have grown his breasts, but nothing can change his God-given DNA from male to female.  His wife objected to it all, but stuck with him, and recently died from alcohol abuse, and so he's left to "mother" his four children alone.

UPDATE 6/25/15: President Obama's New 'Free' Sexual Mutilation — Gay Agenda

For background, read how All American Taxpayers Now Fund Elderly Sex Changes and also read how Everyone Pays for 'Gay Fertility' Treatments in California via Health Insurance

UPDATE 9/2/14: President Obama Focuses Taxpayer Resources on Gay Agenda

In addition, read Arizona Court: 'Pregnant Man' Can Divorce 'Wife'



-- From "With Coverage Through Obamacare, Transgender Woman Opts For Surgery" by Anna Gorman, Staff Writer, Kaiser Health News 8/25/14

[Palm Springs, California resident Devin] Payne learned in the fall that she might qualify for subsidies through the state’s new insurance marketplace, Covered California, because her income fell under the limit of $46,000 a year. She eagerly signed up in March for a Blue Shield plan for about $230 a month, and began making preparations for the surgery that would change her life.

Among the less-talked-about implications of the Affordable Care Act [ObamaCare] is the relief it is providing to many transgender people, many of whom are low-income and who have struggled to obtain health coverage.

Without insurance, many people [diagnosed with “gender identity disorder”] were unable to afford the hormones, surgeries and counseling needed to complete their transition. Nor would they have been covered in the event of surgical complications, which can include infections.

Now, federal law prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against transgender people, and it bars insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. That makes it possible for more transgender people to purchase private plans. And in states that expanded their Medicaid programs, those with low incomes may get free coverage.

[Payne's] Blue Shield policy said that gender reassignment surgery – which uses existing tissue to construct female genitalia -- could be covered if patients met certain guidelines. For example, she had to be diagnosed with gender identity disorder and have an “expressed desire” to live as a member of the opposite sex.

Conservative and religious groups oppose using government funds for transgender surgeries, questioning whether they are medically necessary, ethical or effective.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist: Transgender is ‘Mental Disorder;' Sex Change ‘Biologically Impossible’" by Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews.com 8/20/14

Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the former psychiatrist-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Hospital and its current Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder” that merits treatment, that sex change is “biologically impossible,” and that people who promote sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder.

While the Obama administration, Hollywood, and major media such as Time magazine promote transgenderism as normal, said Dr. McHugh, these “policy makers and the media are doing no favors either to the public or the transgendered by treating their confusions as a right in need of defending rather than as a mental disorder that deserves understanding, treatment and prevention.”

This assumption, that one’s gender is only in the mind regardless of anatomical reality, has led some transgendered people to push for social acceptance and affirmation of their own subjective “personal truth,” said Dr. McHugh. As a result, some states – California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts – have passed laws barring psychiatrists, “even with parental permission, from striving to restore natural gender feelings to a transgender minor,” he said.

The pro-transgender advocates do not want to know, said McHugh, that studies show between 70% and 80% of children who express transgender feelings “spontaneously lose those feelings” over time. Also, for those who had sexual reassignment surgery, most said they were “satisfied” with the operation “but their subsequent psycho-social adjustments were no better than those who didn’t have the surgery.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victim

In addition, read how public schools indoctrinate children in transsexualism, and read about parents misdirecting toddlers.

Gays & Atheists Demand Air Force Fire Evangelicals

When the atheist advocacy organization Military Religious Freedom Foundation and myriad homosexualists learned that Dr. Michael Rosebush, a Christian who believes that homosexual behavior is sinful and that faith in Jesus Christ redeems us from sin, has been employed at the Air Force Academy since 2009, they joined in a chorus calling for his termination.

For background, read Air Force Engages War on Christianity and Persecutes Believers and also read Air Force Drops God; Army Admits Training Labeled Christians as Terrorists

In addition, click headlines below to read previous articles:

President Obama's Army Says Christians are Worst Terrorists

President Obama's Pentagon Says Following Jesus' Command is a Court Martial Offense

President Obama Grants 'Reparations' to Homosexuals via Military

Also read the History of Christians Not Wanted as Employees

UPDATE 12/19/13: Air Force & Navy Take Orders from Atheists

-- From "Academy's Hiring of Anti-gay Author Draws Ire" by Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes 11/21/13

Gay rights advocates are demanding Air Force Academy officials explain why they hired a controversial anti-gay author as part of their ethics program, saying his views are offensive and potentially destructive.

Mike Rosebush, who now works as a research analyst for the academy's Center of Character and Leadership Development, was hired by the academy in 2009, before the military's "don't ask, don't tell" law was repealed.

The same year, he published "Sanctification Coaching: Sexual Purity and Peace for Christian Men with Same-Sex Attractions." The book advocates using Christian teachings and prayer to overcome "wicked desires" like homosexual urges, and charts Rosebush's own "struggles" to turn away from a gay lifestyle.

Before that, Rosebush was an active leader and speaker at numerous "conversion therapy" organizations, which maintain that same-sex urges can be overcome through discipline and prayer.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "US Air Force Academy statement on the hiring of Dr. Rosebush" posted at MSNBC 11/19/13

In his current capacity, Dr Rosebush has been involved with the design and execution of MOSAIC Personalized Coaching. The MOSAIC program develops growth in areas related directly to the Air Force’s Core Values and the Air Force’s Institutional Leadership Competencies, to include Respect for Human Dignity, Humility, Duty, Honesty, Care for Others, Taking Care of People, etc. The Academy’s Mosaic program is based on best practices from executive coaching in industry and academia. The program has been validated by the Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Student Values, earning its 2013 Best Practices Award, and has generated requests by outside corporate agencies for application to their organizations.

To read the entire statement above, CLICK HERE.

From "Air Force Academy employs Focus alum and 'conversion therapy' champion" by Pam Zubeck, Colorado Springs Independent 11/20/13

Rosebush has actually spent a good share of his career at the academy. After graduating from there in 1975, he taught a core psychology course on campus from 1982 to 1985, the academy says via email. In 1989, he completed a doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of North Carolina, which included a dissertation titled, "Behavioral observation scale for a subordinate appraisal of supervisory performance at the U.S. Air Force Academy."

He then returned to the academy from 1988 to 1992, teaching courses on leadership and marriage and family. He was named an "outstanding instructor" during that time, the academy reports.

In 1990, he became a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado; he would often practice over the phone. In 1995, he retired from the military and joined Focus on the Family, the Colorado Springs-based Christian organization notorious for LGBT intolerance.

During 10 years there, he was a vice president and directed a college program in the Focus on the Family Institute, according to biographies issued by the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuals (NARTH) and the website strengthinweakness.org.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Academy official under fire for past work promoting 'recovery' for gays" by Stephen Losey, Staff writer, Air Force Times 11/19/13

In a statement, the academy said Rosebush “does not and will not evaluate or counsel cadets,” and “has had no interaction with cadets at any time since he was hired in 2009.” Rosebush last interacted with cadets during his previous employment at the academy, which went from 1988 to 1992. During that period, Rosebush worked in the academy’s directorate of education and taught a course on marriage and family and a behavioral science core leadership course, and he won an outstanding instructor award, the academy said.

He also was named the Cadet Wing “civilian of the year” by the commandant of cadets in 2011.

The Amazon summary says Rosebush was the professional counselor’s network director at Exodus International, the now-defunct ex-gay ministry.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read President Obama's Veterans Administration Strips Jesus & Bible from Chaplains

Obama-Schooling Should Begin at Age 18 Months

It goes beyond ObamaCare . . .

According to new research published in Developmental Science, President Obama's previously-announced plan to initiate government indoctrination of children at age 3 or 4 is too late.  The latest study shows that the government should take control of all low-income children no later than 18 months after birth, lest their development lag the more affluent children.

For background, read Obama-CHILD-Care is Next, Says Nancy Pelosi and also read Entire West Virginia County Becomes School-run Orphanage-Plus as well as Massachusetts Strives to Replace Mom with Government

UPDATE 5/16/15: Public Boarding Schools Proposed by Obama Administration

UPDATE 5/30/14: President Obama Replaces Fathers with Government Mentors

In addition, read It Takes a Village to Admit Failure: Head Start, the federal government’s largest preschool program for low-income children, was found to yield no lasting results, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

-- From "Language gap between rich and poor children begins in infancy, Stanford psychologists find" by Bjorn Carey, Stanford University News 9/25/13

Stanford researchers have now found that these socioeconomic status (SES) differences begin to emerge much earlier in life: By 18 months of age, toddlers from disadvantaged families are already several months behind more advantaged children in language proficiency.

The study, published in Developmental Science, is the first to identify an "achievement gap" in language processing skill at such a young age and could inform strategies to intervene and bring children up to speed.

"By 2 years of age, these disparities are equivalent to a six-month gap between infants from rich and poor families in both language processing skills and vocabulary knowledge," [Stanford associate professor of psychology, Anne] Fernald said. "What we're seeing here is the beginning of a developmental cascade, a growing disparity between kids that has enormous implications for their later educational success and career opportunities."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K" by Motoko Rich, New York Times 10/21/13

Nearly two decades ago, a landmark study found that by age 3, the children of wealthier professionals have heard words millions more times than those of less educated parents, giving them a distinct advantage in school and suggesting the need for increased investment in prekindergarten programs.

Now a follow-up study has found a language gap as early as 18 months, heightening the policy debate.

President Obama has called for the federal government to match state money to provide preschool for all 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families, a proposal in the budget that Congress voted to postpone negotiating until later this year. The administration is also offering state grants through its Race to the Top Program to support early childhood education. Critics argue, however, that with so few programs offering high-quality instruction, expanding the system will prove a waste of money and that the limited funds should be reserved for elementary and secondary education.

The National Governors Association, in a report this month calling on states to ensure that all children can read proficiently by third grade, urges lawmakers to increase access to high-quality child care and prekindergarten classes and to invest in programs for children from birth through age 5.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Campaign emphasizes that preschool education is a social investment" at Global Post 10/21/13

"A preschool nation is one in which every child has full opportunity to succeed in school regardless of their zip code, ethnic background or immigration status," W. Steven Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research, said [Monday, launching the campaign "Preschool Nation"].

The campaign, an effort by about 30 organizations, is being headed by Los Angeles Universal Preschool [LAUP], a non-profit that funds preschool services to some 11,000 youngsters in Los Angeles County.

During the period 2009-2011, only 37 percent of Hispanic children under 5 were attending preschool, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® Data Book.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Launch of Nationwide Preschool Campaign Urges Americans: Stand Up for Access to Quality Preschool" posted at Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 10/21/13

Preschool Nation partners say the campaign is right on time. Individual states have been increasing their Pre-K efforts and the research in support of quality early education has been overwhelming.

Virginia Wate, a Los Angeles resident and mother of a preschooler, agrees. "To me, a Preschool Nation is a nation that accepts responsibility for the importance of education," Wate said. "I feel like (preschool) really builds self-esteem, and all kids should be able to enter kindergarten and feel like they know just as much as their peers."

"This campaign gives us an opportunity to create an alliance and an advocacy platform to maximize our resources and leverage every local, state and national resources to ensure that every child can have access to a quality early education experience," said Celia C. Ayala, chief executive officer of LAUP.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Violence & Poverty due to Absence of Intact Family as well as Liberalism Causes Poverty in America: Study

In addition, read Largest US Child Study Finds Early Child Care Linked to Aggression and Disobedience

Homosexuality NOT a Sin, Says Gov. Christie's Law

Not only did the New Jersey RINO make it illegal for sexually confused adolescents to be counseled by licensed professionals, Gov. Chris Christie also wrote, when signing the law, his declaration that homosexual behavior is not a sin.

"Well my religion says it’s a sin. . . . but for me personally I don’t . . ."
-- Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey (from his press release accompanying the signing statement)

Since when do American elected government officials issue theological statements?

For background, read California Law Saying 'Gay Kids' Can't Change Blessed by 9th Circuit Court

In addition, read Most Homosexuals Who Want to Convert Report Change and also read Homosexuality NOT Fixed, Change Possible: Study as well as Study Shows Lesbianism is NOT Genetic

UPDATE 11/5/13: Parents sue Christie for government interference with counseling of their son

UPDATE 10/20/13: Gov. Christie Implements 'Gay Marriage' after NJ Supreme Court Mandate

-- From "Chris Christie signs New Jersey ban on gay conversion therapy" by The Associated Press 8/20/13

Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Monday barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teenagers straight, making New Jersey the second state to ban so-called conversion therapy, along with California.

The bill passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature with bipartisan support in June. Assemblyman Tim Eustace, who sponsored the bill and is openly gay, described the therapy as "an insidious form of child abuse."

In a note accompanying the bill, Christie said he believes people are born gay and that homosexuality is not a sin. That view is inconsistent with his Catholic faith, which teaches that homosexual acts are sins.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Chris Christie signs N.J. bill banning gay conversion therapy" by Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times 8/19/13

The anti-conversion therapy bill, A-3371, declares that being “lesbian, gay or bisexual is not a disease, disorder, illness, deficiency or shortcoming,” and it bans licensed therapists from providing gay-to-straight conversion therapy to children under age 18.

John Tomicki of the conservative League of American Families has called the bill unconstitutional and vowed in June, after its passage, that opponents would sue to prevent it from taking effect.

A lawsuit prevented California’s ban on conversion therapy for minors from taking effect as scheduled at the start of this year, and the legislation remains on hold. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed last December to block the law pending a decision on its constitutionality. Opponents have argued that it violates free speech rights.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Chris Christie to Sign Gay Therapy Ban; Believes Homosexuality Is Not a Sin" by Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter, 8/19/13

Dr. David Pruden, vice president of Operations for the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality, previously told The Christian Post that there is a great deal of misinformation when it comes to gay therapy.

"This hate and misinformation campaign aimed at 'change' therapists is just political posturing and does not reflect the actual experience of individuals in therapy. All this fuss about change therapy is being used to promote a political agenda, not the well-being of clients," Dr. Pruden argued.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Chris Christie, theologian?" by Phil Lawler, CatholicCulture.org 8/21/13

. . . Two problems here. First, there’s a lively debate as to whether or not a homosexual orientation is established at birth. Christie is entitled to his opinion on that question, but his view carries no special weight; it certainly shouldn’t be the basis for legislation. . . . Second, Christie—who’s intelligent enough to know better—misrepresents the Church teaching. Whether or not a “predisposition to be homosexual” is innate, it’s not the disposition that is sinful; it’s the homosexual acts. The distinction is crucial, because if you understand the Church teaching, you can see the problem with the legislation that Christie approved.

Some people, it seems, are especially susceptible alcohol abuse. The root causes of this predisposition are not well understood. But even without rushing in where psychologists fear to tread, we can say two things. A tendency toward alcoholism is a disorder, not a sin. Yet getting drunk remains sinful—even for those who may have some innate weakness.

Now with that in mind, would anyone suggest barring psychologists from helping people to overcome a tendency toward alcoholism? Let’s hope not; such a ban would be a gross violation of individual freedoms. So is the ban on “reparative therapy.”

To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.

From "The right’s big gay dilemma: A movement divided in 2016" by Kerry Eleveld, Salon 8/26/13

While the [above] statute itself was an undeniable win for gay activists, Christie’s willful entry into the fray suggests that 2016 may be the year in which the baton is passed from Democrats to Republicans in terms of an interesting presidential debate on gay rights.

How can [Republicans] possibly reconcile wooing social conservatives in the primary with any shot at winning mainstream America in the general? The public is advancing so quickly on LGBT equality that any serious candidate will have to avoid sounding antiquated – or perhaps even bigoted – in order to have a prayer with unmarried women, independents and the under-30 crowd.

“As a country we can agree to disagree,” [2016 presidential contender Sen. Rand] Paul told an ABC reporter. “As a Republican Party, that’s kind of where we are as well. The party is going to have to agree to disagree on some of these issues.”

That sounds frighteningly close to something Barack Obama might have said as a young senator gearing up for his 2008 presidential bid.

To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.

For background, read More High-profile Republicans Going Gay Agenda and also read GOP Strategy: Dump Old Uneducated Christian Voters as well as Nationwide Marriage Amendment Puts GOP to Test

In addition, read Senator Ted Cruz Says the Gay Agenda Ends Christian Liberty