Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Dave Rattigan
A scientist has accused Parents and Friends of ExGays and Gays (PFOX) of distorting his research by claiming that high school gay-straight alliances increase risk of suicide for teens.
PFOX President Regina Griggs said that “the risk of suicide decreases by 20% each year that a person delays homosexual or bisexual self-labeling,” and criticized schools for … Read more »
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Filed under: Education/Youth, Exgay Activists, Focus on the Family/FRC, Gay / Exgay / 'Identity', Key Studies, PFOX, Science
Posted on January 7th, 2008 by Patrick Chapman
Dr. Chapman gives his concluding remarks in a series which began with his three part critique of Ex-gays?: A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation by Dr Stanton Jones and Dr Mark Yarhouse. What follows is a response to the author’s comments on the original critique. We thank all three … Read more »
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Filed under: Authors, Books, Change, Exodus, Key Studies, Religion, Science, Therapy
Posted on December 17th, 2007 by David Roberts
Response to Part 3 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse.
Response to “Part 3: A Focus on the Results — Examining if it is Harmful”
In this final response, Chapman raises a number of interesting questions, but again continues 1) … Read more »
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Posted on December 6th, 2007 by David Roberts
Response to Part 2 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse.
Response to “Part 2: A Focus on the Results — Examining if Change is Possible”
Here in Part 2 Dr. Chapman’s criticisms turn more severe. First he asserts that … Read more »
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Posted on November 30th, 2007 by David Roberts
Response to Part 1 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse.
The greatest compliment that be paid to any work of scholarship is for it to receive serious consideration and generate discussion. Thus, we are pleased to see the review … Read more »
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Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Patrick Chapman
A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD
Continued from Part 2
A Focus on the Results — Examining if it is Harmful
The American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association regard attempts to change sexual orientation as “potentially” harmful or risky. However, Jones and Yarhouse misrepresent the American Psychological Association as saying that such involvement “would be” … Read more »
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Posted on November 19th, 2007 by Patrick Chapman
A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD
Continued from Part 1
A Focus on the Results — Examining if Change is Possible
In the opening chapter Jones and Yarhouse honestly and correctly state this study cannot establish if long-term, permanent and enduring change occurs because that would require a long-term study (p. 17). Contrarily, they later suggest … Read more »
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Posted on November 15th, 2007 by Patrick Chapman
A guest post By Patrick M. Chapman, PhD
Introduction and Methods
As an academic with a PhD in biological anthropology, and as someone who tried for over a decade to change my sexual orientation, I approached with interest and skepticism the new Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse book, Ex-gays?: A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated … Read more »
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Posted on September 21st, 2007 by Eugene Wagner
True to its image as a more moderate voice in the evangelical community, Christianity Today has attempted to take a more nuanced approach in its coverage of Stanton Jones and Mark Yarhouse’s recently released ex-gay study. Although it ultimately fails in its attempt to provide truly balanced coverage, Christianity Today (CT) does nonetheless offer … Read more »
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Filed under: Change, Exgay Activists, Exodus, Key Studies, Media
Posted on September 9th, 2007 by David Roberts
A press release by InterVarsity Press gives specifics about the study on which we reported here and here.
In September, InterVarsity Press will publish the results of a longitudinal study conducted by researchers Stanton L. Jones (Wheaton College) and Mark A. Yarhouse (Regent University). Ex-Gays? A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation directly … Read more »
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Filed under: Books, Exodus, Key Studies
