[Mrs. Don-o]

We apparently are having a communication problem here Eve Tushnet and I both oppose, and are opposed by, the "Gay Right Leaders."

Christ never promised that we would be free of temptation in this life. He did and does promise that He will give us the strength to overcome temptation and triumph in His Name.

[SoulMan]

You can't have it both ways. One either has faith or one doesn't.

You and Ms. Tushnet want to say (these are your words):

You may be one of the subset of people who have those feelings --- same-sex attraction --- for the rest of your life

On the other hand you say (your words again):

He will give us the strength to overcome temptation.

Well, which is it? Either faith is worthwhile or we should give up when things don't go our way. Either we are slaves to our desires or not. Either redemption exists or it doesn't. Which side are you on?

I can only judge Ms. Tushnet by the article she wrote for the National Review. She repeats the same old tired cliches seen everywhere in the mainstream media how ex-gay therapies and ministries don't work. There is nothing new here. And I said elsewhere, this article is not benign. People will read it, they will take it as further evidence that homosexuality is innate, that change is impossible and it will drive them into further homosexual fantasy and behavior. If you repeat a lie long enough, it becomes the truth.

Ms. Tushnet may claim to be opposed by Gay Rights leaders. But at the end of day, she is parroting their message of despair and broadcasting it to the world. She is negating the possibility of change. People will suffer.

If this is her (and your) version of faith and Godliness, I cannot accept it. I have seen too much in my lifetime. I saw my best friend buried before he was thirty because he accepted this message and contracted AIDS.

Beware of the evil that disguises itself as good.