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.
Do the research and get back to us.
Maybe he has a doctorate degree. I seriously doubt he’d use a title he’s not qualitifed to use.
For people who claim to be all about diversity and multiculturalism, the left 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 leftist diversity.
He is a Psychologist and has earned his Docrorate....
I don't think those things protect against falling brimstone.
I read he was not a Dr. Apparently you can not answer the question?
Note comment above, and have you thought of doing your own reserach ever?:
He is a Psychologist and has earned his Docrorate....
23 posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:46:06 PM by codder too
You sound a bit tense. Perhaps some nice hot milk with nutmeg? It’s very calming.
I don't doubt it, and don't doubt that this is the deeper view of a much bigger contingent of sodomites.
As bad as today's homo-madness seems to people, it is actually exponentially worse in reality. It's just wearing its public face.
Instead rushing to the assumption he isn't to bash Bachmann, why not take five seconds to do a Google and find out like I just did?
http://www.bachmanncounseling.com/therapists/marcus-bachmann/
Clinic President, Clinical Therapist
Education: MA – Regent University, VA
PhD – Clinical Psychology, Union Graduate School, OH
Years of experience: 23
He suffers from BDS...
Absolutely right. Their actual end goals are still obscured to the general public. One thing is they want all freedom of speech gone, so no one is legally allowed to criticize them (aka as "telling the truth"), children whose parents teach them that "gay is not good" will be unfit parents and CPS will take the kids away, no churchers, synagogues etc will be allowed to not marry fags and must have fags allowed in, etc. Boy Scouts and any other institution will be forced to have fags join, the list is endless.
They're only winning for one reason, and one reason only: No one is fighting back, or not hard enough. It's that simple.
And not enough people are fight back because they’ve swallowed the “bullying” and “equal rights” lies.
The uncercover video is clearly leftist revenge for the ACORN and Planned Parenthood videos. Now, can someone tell me if this counseling service receives millions of dollars in Federaly aid?
I think that this “expose” is doing more good for the Bachmans in the eye of the normal American. As far as I know, this service takes no federal funds and is truly working to help people that are in want of help.
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