Posted on 07/16/2011 6:46:38 AM PDT by ejdrapes
Homosexual Bigots New Target for Hate: Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann and her counselor husband, Dr. Marcus Bachmann, believe this. This conviction, that the power of God in Christ is sufficient even for the challenges of resisting homosexual urges, is the basis for his willingness to help those who want to leave the homosexual lifestyle. The Bachmanns have come under withering assault from wingers on the left for this common sense belief. But since this conviction on their part is rooted in Scripture, this opposition from secular fundamentalists is nothing less than shameful religious bigotry. For people who claim to be all about diversity and multiculturalism, they sure seem to be awful narrow-minded folks. You can have as much diversity as you want, apparently, as long as it’s their kind of monolithic diversity. There is no indication that Dr. Bachmann has ever tried to force anyone to leave the homosexual lifestyle against his own will. The undercover video that is supposed to be so shocking is of a man who went to Dr. Bachmann’s clinic asking for help to pursue normative sexuality. What, counselors are now supposed to refuse help to people who just want to live normal lives? What kind of insanity is that? In fact, homosexual bigots are the ones harming folks in their own communities, by trying to pressure counselors into abdicating one of the principle values of the counseling profession, which, according to the American Psychological Association, is the client’s “right to self-determination.” What homosexual activists are in effect saying to counselors is this: “Don’t you dare try to help someone who wants to leave this disease-ridden, emotionally-impaired lifestyle! You try to help anyone to adopt a healthy, normal, sexually-adjusted lifestyle, and we will land on you like a falling safe, squash you like a little tiny bug and demonize you before the watching world.” The Bachmanns have been wise to refuse media requests for comment on his counseling practice. The old media on this issue are nothing more than slavering carnivores, looking for someone to devour. No point in offering themselves up as flayed meat for the sacrifice. But others can certainly come to the Bachmanns’ defense, and I willingly do so. Study after study has indicated that people who want to change their sexual orientation can do so if they are sufficiently motivated and if they get the right kind of help. According to Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council, the three most extensive studies on this subject reveal that anywhere from 33% to 38% of folks pursuing reparative therapy have experienced success. Even Columbia’s Robert Spitzer, the man who engineered the politically-driven removal of homosexuality from the profession’s list of mental disorders in 1973, has been forced to admit by the sheer weight of evidence that change at a deep level is possible: “The changes following reparative therapy were not limited to sexual behavior and sexual orientation self-identity. The changes encompassed sexual attraction, arousal, fantasy, yearning, and being bothered by homosexual feelings. The changes encompassed the core aspects of sexual orientation.” (emphasis mine) The Old Media is also castigating Dr. Bachmann for using reparative therapy at all, recycling the old canard that somehow even the attempt to help distressed people is harmful. But as Spring points out, the most rigorous study of persons pursing reorientation therapy concluded, “We found no empirical evidence in this study to support the claim that the attempt to change sexual orientation is harmful.” Even worse for critics of Bachmann, the aforementioned Spitzer, a pro-homosexual psychiatrist if there ever was one, found that change therapies can be effective, and flatly stated, “For the participants in our study, there was no evidence of harm.” In fact, Spitzer said, “Even participants who only made a limited change nevertheless regarded the therapy as extremely beneficial.” All of this should actually be a source of encouragement to Michele Bachmann. Not only are she and her husband on the side of the angels by seeking to help people leave a doomed lifestyle, the mindless attacks of the media on her only confirm one thing: right now, she is the left’s worst nightmare. They must kneecap her because they are as petrified of her as they are of Sarah Palin. No more genuine encomium could be offered to her and her candidacy for the presidential nomination.
Friday, 15 July 2011 17:26 Bryan Fischer Scriptures make it unambiguously clear that change in sexual orientation is possible. “...[M]en who practice homosexuality...will not inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (emphasis mine) ~ 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
Great post!
They’re nuts.
I once heard a gay man suggest that a straight man who refused to date gays was a bigot and that there should be legal recourse to fight that bigotry.
I would like to see modern medicine be a big helper to what Marcus is doing.
It’s against the law to go against liberal groupthink.
Pray for America
I saw the plant on tv several days ago. To anyone living in a large city, it was obvious from the first get-go that this guy was a plant. My gaydar can easily spot a frothing, gay activist at a block’s distance.
The Bachmanns should have been aware that this was going to happen. Gay activists spread themselves all over these Christian organizations to disrupt and embarrass them (not that there was anything in the video that was embarrassing.) They need a better screening process.
We are not called the party of stupid for nothing.
What a great term!
They do that all the time, trying to turn self defense from sexual assault as a denial of entitled priviledges. We are living in a sick age.
And pro-abortion lesbian Tammy Bruce is right out in the forefront of this.
With Bruce, and GOProud's founder Chris Barron, solidly entrenched on 'Team Sarah' one wonders how Mrs Palin will explain this, if she runs, to voters in the Bible belt. Or perhaps Palin intend no full disclosure.
Yes I know. That’s why 80% of Americans want their taxes increased (or so says Barry). ;-)
Well it’s obvious why Bruce hates Bachmann so much. Should Palin run I doubt she’ll have Bruce campaigning with her in Iowa. ;-)
And the 2% will lead us and use their loud and demanding voice.
Doesn’t anyone care? My friend has been yacking about this for years and she was mocked and called a homophobe,bigot etc..Jerry Brown just passed a bill making school texts and schools address the accomplishments of homosexuals.(I refuse to use the word gay,they are anything but)
Do I need to know the artist had a certain sexual persuasion?The clothing designer prefers men over women?
There are homosexuals in our family and who cares? If people are good and respectful of others,I don’t care what they are.
I once heard a gay man suggest that a straight man who refused to date gays was a bigot and that there should be legal recourse to fight that bigotry.
I wonder. If they had Smith and Wesson, Colt, Glock, Taurus, Sig Sauer, etc., back in Sodom and Gomorrah -- and a Second Amendment making it legal to own personal firearms -- would things turned out differently?
An interesting little question to ponder.
The Disease carrying, Mentality Ill,are now calling the shots??? the Fags Keep pushing!!
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And not only is the media and lefitsts (but I repeat myself) criticizing Dr. Bachman for counseling homosexuals, but claiming that he is a homosexual himself. There have been numerous threads about this, and I'll ping one more as an example of the crazy arguments used trying to defame him.
The thread below is a perfect example of people piling on Dr. Bachmann, as well as anyone who sees the homosexual agenda as a danger.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2749166/posts?q=1&;page=193#188
Michele Bachmann’s Husband is Gay Meme (Gay Activists Pushing hard on this)
Why the left is in a twist about this I have no idea?It isn’t like they are kidnapping people and forcing them to try this therapy.These people come to them and want this what is the problem with that?We know that gay is a learned lifestyle and not inborn studies done over the past 40 years concluded that there is no gay gene,so if it is a choice then if a person wants to change therapy would be th way to do that.
Being married to a man who wishes to cure homosexuality should endear Michele Bachman to the overwhelming number of people outside of the gay blogosphere and “mainstream” media.
I agree with the Bachmann`s on this one FWIW.
What`s the real deal on reports that MB has denied this over the years? Give me the straight goods as you know them, anybody?
I understand that Minn is a very liberal State, and this has come up before in her other campaigns.
Is it true or not that she has denied that her clinic practices such things?
Is he really a Dr?
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