Brisbane Times’ headline news article this morning:
Inside the ‘gay cure’ ministries
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/inside-the-gay-cure-ministries-20111027-1mltf.html
Exorcisms, “pure love” same-sex hugging, behavioural management and marriage are among the methods used by a Christian ministry to “heal” homosexuals in Queensland, according to a former leader who now wants to see the practice stamped out.
Paul Martin, the principal psychologist at Brisbane’s Centre for Human Potential, said the local branches of an American organisation known as Exodus Global Alliance promoted homophobia and dangerous “ex-gay” therapies.
But Mr Martin, who became a lead counsellor with the Melbourne branch of Exodus Asia Pacific in his early 20s, said despite apparent support for issues such as same-sex marriage, there was a culture of internalised anti-gay sentiment in Queensland.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/inside-the-gay-cure-ministries-20111027-1mltf.html#ixzz1c1ZXopuj
There is a video story attached. It starts getting pretty funny when the article tries to quote both Paul Martins.
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