It looks like GOP U.S. Senator Larry Craig will be resigning from the U.S. Senate by the end of the month. I was wondering however, don’t conservative Republicans believe that you can “pray the gay away?” Instead of shunning Craig, shouldn’t they all hold hands and pray for him to not have such compulsions?
Instead, “Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Wednesday sent Craig a blunt message that he would face excruciating public hearings into his conduct.”
Where did the Republican compassion go?
According to one news report,”Senate Republicans saw Craig as inviting even heavier political damage, especially on the heels of messy ethics cases involving two other Republican senators, David Vitter of Louisiana, who was the client of a dubious escort service, and Ted Stevens of Alaska, who faces a widening inquiry into whether he traded official favors.”
Ah ha! So this was all self serving! That figures.
According to Wikipedia, the ex-gay movement believes in something called reparative therapy.
Again, from Wikipedia, “Reparative therapy (also called conversion therapy and sexual reorientation therapy) refers to methods aimed at changing gay, lesbian, and bisexual people’s sexual orientations to heterosexual, or at eliminating or diminishing same-sex desires and behaviors. Many techniques have been tried, including behavior modification, aversion therapy, psychoanalysis, prayer, and religious counseling.[1] Reparative therapy is closely associated with the “ex-gay” movement, which is more explicitly religious.[2] Ex-gay groups tend to focus primarily on avoiding same-sex sexual activity, and secondarily (or sometimes not at all) on changing the underlying orientation.”
The best known ministry that works to reform gays is Exodus International. According to their website, “Exodus is a nonprofit, interdenominational Christian organization promoting the message of Freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ. Since 1976, Exodus has grown to include over 120 local ministries in the USA and Canada. We are also linked with other Exodus world regions outside of North America, totaling over 150 ministries in 17 countries. “
There is in fact an ex-gay workshop coming to my town, Santa Ana, next month: Every Man’s Battle intensive workshop Friday, October 05 – 07, 2007 Santa Ana, CA. Healing for the Soul. Visit the event webpage. 3-Day therapeutic workshops sponsored by New Life Ministries and facilitated by Healing for the Soul’s Jayson Graves. Get a jump start on your recovery and new insights with this monthly workshop featuring Jayson’s teaching and his team of therapists. Contact Info: 719-590-7685.
So I ask again, couldn’t the Senate Republicans have asked Jesus to make Craig straight again? Either they DON’T believe that malarkey, or they chose to disregard it in their rush to get rid of Craig. Either way they are a bunch of hypocrites, just like Craig, who always voted against gay rights.
While on that subject, anything you want to tell us about yourself Art? I promise to pray for you too.
Orange County is sadly full of Larry Craig types. Santa Ana police has never been able to put a stop to the activity in Santiago Park. About 8-10 years ago an effort was made with cooperation of neighbors, police, and park officials but that only lasted for a few years. It’s now back to the same sad realtiy. Men meeting men for Larry craig type activities in public and in the bathrooms.( The guys in suits hanging out by themselves are not there for the lawn bowling or the archery!) No wonder most parents won’t take their kids there. Maybe this new council will take some action. I wonder how the people buying those expensive lofts across the street will feel when they find out what is going on.
Poster 1,
Yes. I am a recovering Republican. Please pray for me to leave my old GOP life completely behind!