Republicans put pray away to gay in platform

Posted by | July 12, 2016 21:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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Republicans are putting the discredited idea of gay conversion therapy in their platform.

Conversion therapy is based on the debunked theory that you can “pray away the gay.” (Hint: You can’t.)

The Republicans’ embrace of a “gay cure” in the party platform comes on the heels of language inserted this morning that in effect bans transgender people from using public bathrooms.

The GOP is fighting quite the anachronistic battle in embracing the notion that you can cure someone’s homosexuality. Not only has the practice been debunked and denounced by all the credible medical groups, but it’s even been rebuked by many of the very groups that used to practice the “cure.” In 2011, the world’s top “ex-gay” confessed that he was still gay. And in 2013, the lead international “ex-gay” group, Exodus International, closed its doors and issued a public apology to the gay community.

So it’s a little odd that the GOP is today, in 2016, embracing an issue that’s already, for all intents and purposes, over.

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20 responses to Republicans put pray away to gay in platform

  1. Dammitjim July 12th, 2016 at 21:11

    Are you sure this isn’t the Southern Baptists convention platform? They seem similar to me.

    • Suzanne McFly July 12th, 2016 at 21:30

      Of course it looks similar, we are a country who thrives on bringing church and state together………ummmm, wait a minute. I might of read that wrong. Be right back.

    • bpollen July 12th, 2016 at 21:37

      Q: How do we know that Adam was a Baptist?
      A: Only a Baptist could stand next to a naked woman and be tempted by a piece of fruit.

      Q: Why should you always invite TWO Baptists to go fishing with you?
      A: If you only invite one, he’ll drink all your beer. Invite two and they won’t drink any.

  2. Suzanne McFly July 12th, 2016 at 21:29

    Awww, look at them. Devolving right before our eyes, isn’t this adorable………../s JIC.

    • Mike July 12th, 2016 at 22:56

      I’ll bet Cruz had a hand in this…probably one of his demands if Trump wants his endorsement.

      • Suzanne McFly July 12th, 2016 at 23:30

        Aww, so cruz is their Bernie?

        • Mike July 13th, 2016 at 00:27

          Sounds all wrong, but yea…I guess

          • Suzanne McFly July 13th, 2016 at 20:57

            Our Bernie will beat the crap out of their Bernie!!!!

      • Warman1138 July 13th, 2016 at 01:02

        That or a date and submarine races on lookout hill afterwards.

    • Warman1138 July 13th, 2016 at 00:59

      LOL.

  3. whatthe46 July 12th, 2016 at 21:37

    it’s not the gays anyone should be worried about:
    http://recoveringliberal.com/?page_id=765

  4. MEDICAL MARIJUANA DELIVERY July 12th, 2016 at 21:44

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/357f219d025d9fe7fd3d3407aa20bae1f46de98669e96aa96e0263990e63875d.jpg

  5. Dwendt44 July 12th, 2016 at 22:41

    Like most all Republican platform positions, this won’t work either.

    • bunya July 13th, 2016 at 14:13

      Yes, but when republicans get caught doing truly disgusting and immoral things, they simply say their wives, children and Jesus forgives them, and their brain-dead constituents believe them. Democrats aren’t too quick to forgive that kind of thing, although we should since we don’t claim to be the party of “good morals”.
      That’s why Newtered “family values guy” Gingrich screamed to have Bill impeached because of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, but said nothing when GOP scandals (which, IMO, are much worse) have arisen.

  6. amersham1046 July 12th, 2016 at 22:52

    Oh that is so 1952

  7. Mike July 12th, 2016 at 22:53

    Tomorrow, the Flat Earth Society will make their pitch proving the world is not an oblate spheroid as part of the National Republican Platform.
    Do they even make enough popcorn for what’s coming…???

  8. mistlesuede July 12th, 2016 at 23:05

    I’m thinking Marcus Bachmann is going to be introducing this particular part of their “platform.”
    SMH

  9. Warman1138 July 13th, 2016 at 01:18

    There is never anything new from the GOP…….unless it’s a lie or a rewrite or a brain cell.

  10. spacegod July 13th, 2016 at 13:01

    Embracing issues already over seems to be a rightwing thing.

  11. Elliot J. Stamler July 16th, 2016 at 20:08

    I am a religious person and I do believe in the efficacy of prayer but if all my prayers were answered the conservative Republicans would disappear. So I don’t think their lunatic prayers for gays to become straight is gonna work.

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