Anglican Mainstream cites information and research scholarship refuting the article by Harriot Sherwood in the Guardian quoting Paul Byers who claims that orthdox teaching on human sexuality in the church is responsible for suicide and selfharm among some in the gay community. Read the links here
Read More > View All >Dr Peter May comments on a new study which has important probable implications for brain plasticity and the folly of the immutability arguments around sexual orientation. Read more
The Home Office has allegedly told the LGBT website Pink News that it wants to look again at the possibility of banning psychotherapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, which it disparagingly terms ‘conversion therapy’. Carys Mosely explores the implications of this Read more
The coming age of "Mandatory Homosexuality" and the "stay gay" culture. Why a ban of professional and pastoral support for unwanted same-sex attraction is contrary to the scientific evidence concerning the nature of human sexuality.
The Rt Rev Graham James implies that General Synod voted only to ban “conversion therapy” as opposed to “prayer or accredited counselling” for people uncomfortable with their sexuality. But the underlying Memorandum of Understanding restricts the latter to helping people to “reach a greater degree of acceptance of their sexual orientation” – not to move away from it. Read more
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‘I don’t want to see another young person take their life,’ says Jayne Ozanne. She wants to see ‘conversion therapy’ banned. There are four propositions here: that (i) LGBT-identified people experience more depression than others; (ii) they likewise commit suicide more often; (iii) a major cause of this is what she calls ‘spiritual abuse’ in the Church; and (iv) therapy makes matters worse, not better. Read more
In 1994 John Bancroft said about research into sexual orientation,that it was an area “par excellence where scientific objectivity has little chance of survival.” Read more
A response to the Revd Stephen Neill (Gazette 16th Sept) Read more
Stepehn Nolan Interview John O Doherty (Rainbow Project) and Mike Davidson (Core Issues Trust) on Voices of... Download audio file
Mike Davidson speaks to Mike Parr on Radio Tees Download audio file
Core Issues is a non-profit Christian ministry supporting men and women with homosexual issues who voluntarily seek change in sexual preference and expression.
It respects the rights of individuals who identify as 'gay' who do not seek change, and supports dignity for LGBT persons. It does not support gay "marriage" - usually considered an "equality" issue, premised on the belief that being gay is "biological" and is therefore unchangeable. Core Issues Trust offers one-to-one support for individuals voluntarily seeking to leave homosexual behaviours and feelings. Please read our "Statement on Prejudice". The Royal College of Psychiatrists (2014) has recently affirmed that human sexuality is fluid for some, and therefore changeable in some cases. Core Issues Trust promotes the idea that individuals are not "victims" of their sexual desires.
