tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post768377855914022817..comments2024-03-27T11:23:43.902+00:00Comments on Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley: Gay Conversion Therapy and the Protestant PopeWodeWosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18381754587879658356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-75391987159928014082012-09-29T15:15:00.046+01:002012-09-29T15:15:00.046+01:00Then there's the bit that describes Toscano as...Then there's the bit that describes Toscano as a "member of the Evangelical Church" - er, right: the Evangelical Church? Refer to him as an evangelical by all means; but to posit that there's such a beast out there as "the Evangelical Church" is nothing but lazy journalism *sigh* — Karen Millington #fail. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05709049598918097427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-90039572267122980862012-09-24T11:21:01.508+01:002012-09-24T11:21:01.508+01:00Hi, let me provide a little bit of explanation abo...Hi, let me provide a little bit of explanation about the Evangelical Alliance's involvement in this story. Basically nothing. We were contacted last week for our view on both the specific case of Peterson Toscano, and 'gay conversion therapy' in general. This is not a subject about which we have any expertise to offer. We therefore told the journalist we would not be commenting but pointed her in the direction of others who might be willing to speak on this subject. While technically correct that we did not comment, the inclusion of that line seems designed to cast disrepute towards the EA. <br /><br />The description of the Evangelical Alliance is not one that we provided, nor one that we would use. While we do have a membership, we do not operate as a denomination with oversight of the churches and congregations in membership. As you say, there are churches which would consider the EA too liberal, and others too conservative. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035188024825977869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-22579543760646902592012-09-22T19:34:13.927+01:002012-09-22T19:34:13.927+01:00The EA haven't been doing anything like this. ...The EA haven't been doing anything like this. They've just been dragged in as the BBC, for some reason, seem to think they're in charge.Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849759985107161674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-6023746766235239132012-09-22T15:07:07.649+01:002012-09-22T15:07:07.649+01:00Obviously the story of restorative treatment for t...Obviously the story of restorative treatment for those with same sex attractions is one that is disgraceful, but the idea that the Evangelical Alliance in the UK has been doing this for many years sounds outrageous.<br /><br />The Church needs to catch on to this now and not just ignore it by sweeping it under the carpet as they seem to do with many scandals.<br /><br />Those responsible surely shouldn't be dealing with vulnerable people and the Church needs an investigation under safe guarding measures to sort this out once and for all.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.com