Congrats on being certifiably normal.
I'm still waiting.
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Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships, 1989-2010
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I'm still waiting.
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angellous_evangellous
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But his mind is as devestatingly beautiful as his sense of humor is delicious.
But like the Bible, the DSM is inerrant and canonical... but only in its original form.
Right?
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
:biglaugh:
tumbleweed41
Resident Liberal Hippie
"Dr" Robertson,
Could you kindly cite your qualifications for assuming the mental deficiency associated with homosexuality?
Dr. James Robertson
Member
I counsel them because they, or their parents, ask me to. What further justification do I need?
Thank goodness for copy and paste!
As to gay suicide rate:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Teen Suicide Statistics - Gay Teen Suicide Statistics
LGBT-Teen Suicide Rate Rises - DiversityInc.com
GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network: GLSEN: Gay,Lesbian,Straight Education Network
As to gay drug use:
Partying to Death: Drug Abuse and Gay Nightlife Culture Featured Articles | Michael's House
Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use - Conservapedia
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Gay Teens - Teen Drug Abuse and Addiction - Find Help for Teen Drug Abuse
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
And I wonder if you're aware how much harassment from religious leaders like you contributes to these statistics?
Counseling isn't a game. It has real consequences and needs to be done by someone who's actually qualified to do it.
If someone came up to you and asked you to prescribe medication for their child, would that be enough justification for you do it?
Smoke
Done here.
You need qualifications. Would you do an appendectomy if they asked you to?
Seriously. Without it, you might have to know something, or put some thought into your posts.
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
1) hmmm - I wonder how many of your conservative evangelical families are ready to accept their children? (from your first link) "Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes" led by Dr. Caitlin Ryan
2) From your second link (Exodus International has been working to exclude the harassment of GLBT kids from anti-bullying legislation)
http://www.365gay.com/features/090408-lgbt-teen-suicide/2/ (the full article)
"The 2005 California Healthy Kids Survey, which detailed issues related to bullying and harassment in elementary, middle and high schools, found that seventh graders in California are a full 50 percent more likely to be bullied at school due to their sexual orientation than those in the 11th grade.
Many LGBT teens who feel suicide is their only option have inevitably been bullied to death."
3) And from your third link:
"Ellen Connorton, coordinator of violence prevention and intentional injury at DPH, said gay students are not considered predisposed to suicide.
''They are no more mentally unstable than other students, but they are susceptible to victimization by their peers,'' Connorton said."
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Dr. James Robertson
Member
If you mean intolerance to sexual perversion, you are correct. I don't tolerate it, and neither does God. As to ignorance, we'll just have to see about that.
Are we talking about homosexuality, or race? Let's don't change the subject just yet.
What makes you think that I'm judging anyone? I just try to help people who have sinned and want to turn their lives around. And, yes, I am humble before God.
tumbleweed41
Resident Liberal Hippie
Wonder what the underlying CAUSE is?
- Homophobia is largely based on religious beliefs which among Christians are derived from about 6 quotations from the Bible.
- Three out of four Americans identify themselves as Christians
- Most Christian churches have actively taught hatred of homosexuality for decades.
- Conservative Christian churches are currently leading the fight to:
- Prevent gays and lesbians from enjoying rights and protections equal to the general population,
- Prohibit marriages for loving, committed same-sex couples,
- Oppose adoption by gay or lesbian adults, and
- Keep accurate information on sexual orientation out of the public schools.
Religious Tolerance.Org
Social, religious, and family pressure against what one is born as can cause intense suicidal depression.
Of interest is the fact that as social acceptance of LGBT's grows, suicidal depression among LGBT's falls.
One may even say the "Dr" Robertson's religious teaching are responsible for the deaths of many otherwise mentally healthy people.
On the latter point, God would seem to be very tolerant of perversity, given how its practitioners often fare so well. I know so many gay folk who
experience good fortune in their lives relative to some of the faithful. I even recall from decades ago, some lesbians saying they must be God's chosen
people, since AIDS was not visited upon them. Strange, ain't it?
Smoke
Done here.
If there were a hell, it would gape for religious perverts who spread this kind of poison.
Dr. James Robertson
Member
Asperger Syndrome certainly does not prevent one from following the teachings of Christ!
True dat! But it seems to make faith less likely.
Dr. James Robertson
Member
Actually, a doctorate just shows that a person can do independent research, and jump through hoops. The hardest thing I had to do in the program was to get the indeces and margins correct on my dissertation.
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
That's telling.
Dr. James Robertson
Member
I don't actually see why it was necessary. Why should one state support another state's perversion of marriage? By the same argument that says that Defense of Marriage was unconstitutional, no state can be forced to accept such a thing from another state, so I think we're covered either way.