Michelle Bachmann Clinic "curing" Homosexuals?

[Carolyn Marie]

CNN.com is reporting that the business Michelle Bachmann has touted on her campaign tour as being responsible for creating jobs, has apparently engaged, or is currently practicing "reparative therapy" to cure homosexuals and turn them straight. This therapy apparently involves religious counseling and other forms of "treatment."

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This woman is very dangerous, and the LGBT Community should be alarmed at the prospect, however seemingly remote, of her becoming President.

Carolyn Marie

[JJ]

There was apparently a news report on this that I missed but my daughter was telling me about it. There are gay groups and some gay politicians who have been explaining the suicide rate and other damage after those sessions. The gay groups have vowed to see that her career is ended as well as her clinic.

I haven't had a chance to look it up so my information is second hand as it were but I suspect fundamentally accurate.

Thanks for bringing it up Carolyn. You are always so good about keeping us informed.

Hugs

Johnny

[JenniferB]

It was actually her husband that runs the clinic, although I'm betting it's with her blessing. She is dangerous to the LGBT community.

Jenny

[Guest Fiarlia]

Most of what I'd want to say about the subject and the Bachmann's is inappropriate language, so I'll just sum it up by saying these are horrible people. :|

[Guest Robyn G]

Agreed. Michele Bachmann is a horrible person. I just read her words from a 2004 speech where she said this was a lifestyle. No, being an ignorant bigot is a lifestyle choice.

[Guest JaniceW]

Michelle Bachman and her husband are very dangerous people both.

Tuesday night on the Dailey Show Jon Stewart had a segment about her that was quiet pointed and funny. Also Kathy Griffin, the comedienne, has a routine she does about encountering Michelle Bachman at an awards show and a conversation they ahd where Kathy aks her in end, "So tell me,were you born a bigot or did you make a life style choice?" and Michelle Bachman responded by saying, "Gee that is a good question, let me get back to you on that."

[Guest John Chiv]

Carolyn,

The focus is on her now since she is running as a presidential candidate. There are and have been other groups out there doing the same for decades. I interviewed a few people in the 80s who left and were not converted. Very hard when you sit across and watch a human being and see the effects. She will be forgotten once the next media sound byte rolls in. I don't think she stands a chance but it is important to expose such misguided people.

John

[Guest Emily Ray]

Since I am from Minnesota I am going to do some personal investigation of this issue. I am a conservative politically and I believe the press generally has a left wing slant. I will however call a spade a spade if it turns out to be true.

Huggs

Emily

[Guest Alexandra89]

Being an East Coaster, my perception might be a little tainted.

In my daily negotiations with straight society, I've never met anyone who took the whole "curing homosexuals" thing seriously, except for the type of people who are not taken seriously themselves. I think the Bachmanns' supporters are easily outnumbered by their detractors left- and right-wing alike, and absolutely overwhelmed by the apathetic.

I'm kind of cranky today, but I'm not wasting a fit of apoplexy on them. I'll just say "screw 'em" and move on.

[Guest Donna Jean]

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Michelle Bachmann...*sigh*

dj

[Guest EvenClose]

Like they say I suppose, The ones that are the worst are usually making the most noise. Only way they can get people to believe them.

Can someone tell what and when being a good person went right out the window? Common sense seems to be a thing of the past.

I don't see how these political peoples minds get so warped. Some person here in politics thinks we shouldn't feed our school kids as much, that they learn better when they are a little hungry and it will cure obesity. I mean really? REALLY? What crazy bus did that person fall off of. Exactly how do they even get in office. Its just insane, you got people telling us we are the devil and total whack jobs, yet its perfectly ok to starve children these days. Now that is some truly messed up logic.

Oh well on to the next one.

Miranda

[Guest Risu]

There were some gay groups who sent undercover people into her or her husbands clinics with a hidden camera and it is indeed true they believe that they can pray away the gay and they take a religious approach to therapy.

Sad... I was hopeful at first... let me know when a decent candidate for president comes along please?

[Guest Emily Ray]

To believe that you can pray away being Gay is not the worst thing in the world. I for years thought I could pray away being transsexual. We need to remember that this Gay man asked for treatment in order not to be gay. He put the therapist in a position to come up with a solution to his problem and the therapist said prayer. It isn't far from any of the twelve step programs out there and nobody is complaining about there use of prayer to help with addictions. The clinic is holding itself out as a christian therapy center I would really expect nothing different from them, they believe in the power of prayer and I do too. It may help some people. I don't know of many if any but I would never bet against the creator of the universe.

Huggs

Emily

I am wearing my body armour so fire away if you must

[Guest Jaded1]

To believe that you can pray away being Gay is not the worst thing in the world. I for years thought I could pray away being transsexual. We need to remember that this Gay man asked for treatment in order not to be gay. He put the therapist in a position to come up with a solution to his problem and the therapist said prayer. It isn't far from any of the twelve step programs out there and nobody is complaining about there use of prayer to help with addictions. The clinic is holding itself out as a christian therapy center I would really expect nothing different from them, they believe in the power of prayer and I do too. It may help some people. I don't know of many if any but I would never bet against the creator of the universe.

Huggs

Emily

I am wearing my body armour so fire away if you must

No fire, just maybe a slight love tap.

To even suggest that prayer is a "solution" to being gay is in and of itself full of unearned hubris and magnificent ignorance in my humble opinion.

You can not pray away something that you were born with no more than you can pray away being black, being of a certain descent or being born with other genetic traits.

What you CAN choose is what religion you subscribe to, something that even the mention of would make people like Bachman's head explode in blasphemic rage. Maybe that is why they think that they can change us simply by the power of their supposed savior.

For the record, as most here have only known me online and briefly, I am one of the most tolerant people you will ever meet. If whatever you believe in helps you be a better person and gives you peace of mind and soul, more power to you, but when your belief system starts to preach that you are better than others solely based on what you subscribe to and as a result think that is somehow your duty in life to push your beliefs onto others is where you and I are going to tangle.

You have the right to believe what you wish and in this country, you even have the right to say what you wish, despite it being at times hurtful and born of ignorance and bigotry but you have NO right to deny rights to others based upon your closed minded belief system and as such Michelle Bachman and her darling husband can (pardon my french) go to hell.