One of the doctors who wrote a searing critique of the Australian Medical Association’s Position Statement on changing the Marriage Act repeated his call for the AMA to retract the statement following an address by Australian Medical Association (AMA) President Dr Michael Gannon at the National Press Club today.
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Conversion therapy: Dr Peter May helps us to understand the main debate at the recent General Synod of the Church of England
The General Synod debate on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ for homosexuals in a Private Member’s Motion brought by ‘inclusive evangelical’ Jayne Ozanne, was destined to be problematic.
Leaving the ‘Gay Cult’ and the Politicisation of ‘Change’. How decriminalisation of homosexuality silences dissenters.
Dr. Mike Davidson, CEO of Core Issues Trust, reflects on the effect of the decriminalisation of homosexuality on ministries like his, which offer therapy to those seeking help for unwanted same-sex attraction.
Understanding Advocacy Science: Why the ‘Conversion Therapy’ ‘Science Briefing’ Fails to Set the Record Straight and Promotes Viewpoint Discrimination
Core Issues Trust considers the ‘Science Briefing’ Paper (July 2017) by Prof. M King and Prof. R. Song.
What is ‘Conversion Therapy’?
Core Issues Trust offers help for individuals who wish to move away from unwanted homosexual behaviours and feelings, voluntarily. LGBTI activists claim that such provision is “Conversion Therapy”. Check out these FAQs…
Challenging Stonewall’s Election Manifesto, 2017
In response to the Stonewall “Acceptance without Exception” campaign, Core Issues Trust today released its “Equal, not Identical” campaign. Download the “Challenging the Stonewall General Election Manifesto”, here. View the accompanying explanatory video here: https://youtu.be/okgkyrgH564. Make sure you’re not part of Stonewall’s determination to end the link between biology and gender.
The Sexual Revolution and the Do-Nothing-Church
“Abandonment of Christian sexual morality is the core of the Church’s self-secularization.” ∼ Gabriele Kuby, The Global Sexual Revolution…From time to time, the church finds itself with egg on its face because of its failure to speak out in the face of grievous injustices. The Nazi episode, the Civil Rights movement in the United States and Apartheid in South Africa—in each case the church (or at least large parts of it) tried to avert its eyes from evil and resisted facing the truth…
Obituary for Dr Joseph Nicolosi
Joseph Nicolosi, Father of “Reparative Therapy” for Homosexuality, Dies Suddenly. Joseph Nicolosi was one of the founders of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), which was later re-named the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity, and the father of “reparative therapy” for men—a particular branch of the larger movement to provide assistance in seeking change to those who experience unwanted same-sex attractions.
Whatever “Gay Conversion Therapy” is, Banning it won’t Change Christian Sexual Ethics
Former Christian Legal Centre client and Director of the Core Issues Trust, Dr Mike Davidson, comments on the news that Malta has banned ‘gay conversion therapy’. Under the new law, anyone who tries to “change, repress or eliminate a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression” will be fined or even jailed.
Electroshock Therapy for Gays in Church Basements? Pastoral Counselors and Christian Psychologists React to ‘Conversion Therapy’ Claims
Christian psychologists and pastoral counselors are decrying the fear mongering over “gay conversion therapy,” with tales of “electroshock” use in church basements, arguing that the state is trying to control legitimate therapy.
Letter to His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
I am writing to express concern at the possibility that the Church of England may in some way move towards recognising committed same-sex sexual relationships as being in accord with God’s will. I would urgently counsel against this on grounds of Theology and of Science.
‘Ex-gay’ bus ad man: I got raw deal in comparison with Ashers case
Newsletter, Belfast: A Co Down man who was barred from advertising his views on sexuality in London by Boris Johnson believes he has been treated unfairly compared to the Ashers bakery case.
Dr Mike Davidson, who lives near Hillsborough, said that in both cases would-be clients approached a service provider asking them to publish a message linked to their sexual orientation and in both cases they were refused.
(Pictured: Peter Tatchell