As Long As It Supports His Beliefs...

... Alexander will use it in a blog.

Today's blog by Cornswalled features a story called Alfie's Home. Alfie was sexually abused as a child and starts to question his own sexuality as he grows up. This book is designed to help change a person's sexual orientation. Alexander recommends you give it to prospective parents at baby showers (what a great gift!)

I'm not all that well versed in the homosexual lifestyle. Some believe homosexual behaviour is learned. Others say it's genetic or an imbalance. Given how some children are born with hearts outside their bodies, or 2 heads and 8 fingers, I would be ignorant, (Cornswalled, if you will) not to believe that some people are born with a chemical imbalance (too much testosterone, etc.) that would make them gender confused. But that's irrelevant to this post right now. I am not about to enter into a debate about whether you're born gay or learned to be gay.

What I am posting about today is how Alexander will quote anything by anyone so long as it agrees with his own beliefs. In this instance, Alexander has chosen a book written by Richard A. Cohen. Richard was once gay but now he is straight. Richard believes that all homosexual activity is a learned behaviour, and that through his therapy you can be cured.

Let's look at Richard's credentials, shall we?

* his books are self-published.
* he was a member in good standing for many years in the Unification Church cult.
* he is a graduate of one of the most liberal colleges in the US - Antioch College.
* he was thrown out of the American Counselling Association for violating their code of ethics.
* he claims he is a Certified Sexual Reorientation Coach. Of course, he is the only one in the world, and the only one who can certify others. Courses are pricey, though...
* he uses many new age techniques including bioenergetics, regression therapy, meditation and affirmations.
* even the most "mainstream" organizations that deal with healing homosexual behaviour will have nothing to do with him.

... and there's more.

I am not here to bash Mr. Cohen. Everything I have documented here is taken from interviews, his own website, etc...

Alexander loves telling people on Yahoo Answers to stop being brats, stop whining, grow up, etc... And yet here he is citing a work from an author who deals with feelings and therapy and has no church affiliation.

But let's get this straight (pardon the pun) shall we? The author of the book Alexander wants us to buy and send to our friends was essentially written by a New Age hippy-dippy freak. Someone Alexander would definitely have issues with in real life. But so long as this guy has written a book Alexander agrees with, he'll overlook the New Age crap.


Alexander's Credibility = 0 (still)

Anticornswalled