If a person with unwanted same-sex attraction approaches a Church of England vicar for help, he will be wasting his time because the CofE has made the definitive pronouncement \u2013 and it doesn\u2019t make many these days \u2013 that once a person experiences same-sex attraction, he is not allowed to be rid of it.<\/p>\n
As usual, the Church is behind the times which it is so desperate to be a part of: gender is now fluid<\/em>. I can be a man, a woman, attracted to either, neither or both at will, therapy be damned. Get with it Justin Welby.<\/p>\n Ironically, in the same synod, a motion was passed by an overwhelming majority to\u00a0affirm transgender people<\/a>. People who have changed, among other things, the object of their sexual desire.<\/p>\n It all goes to show that a church obsessed with keeping up with the prevailing culture is, instead, going to make itself look tawdry and silly. Profoundly silly.<\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Church of England has called on the government to ban conversion therapy and has condemned the practice, which aims to change sexual orientation, as unethical and potentially harmful.<\/p>\n At the end of an emotional debate in which two members of the C of E synod described their experiences as spiritual abuse, the church\u2019s governing body overwhelmingly backed a motion saying the practice had \u201cno place in the modern world\u201d.<\/p>\n Conversion therapy is usually described as an attempt to change a person\u2019s sexual orientation or gender identity. Some churches in the C of E and other denominations have encouraged LGBT members to take part in prayer sessions and other activities to rid them of their \u201csin\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If a person with unwanted same-sex attraction approaches a Church of England vicar for help, he will be wasting his time because the CofE has made the definitive pronouncement \u2013 and it doesn\u2019t make many these days \u2013 that once … Continue reading