Homoja "parantanut" järjestö lopetti ja pyysi anteeksi
Suurin ja vanhin kristillinen järjestö, joka väitti "eheyttävänsä" homoseksuaaleja heteroiksi, ilmoitti torstaina lopettavansa toimintansa ja pyysi toimintaansa anteeksi.
Vuonna 1976 perustetulla Exodus-järjestöllä oli pelkästään Yhdysvalloissa 260 alajaostoa.
Lausunnossaan torstaina puheenjohtaja Alan Chambers sanoi, että järjestö oli aiheuttanut toimillaan enemmän pahaa kuin hyvää, eikä sen toiminta perustunut Raamattuun.
Suomessa niin sanottuja eheytysleirejä on järjestänyt kristillinen Elävät vedet ry.
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Kommentit (2)
Please know that I am deeply sorry. I am sorry for the pain and hurt many of you have experienced. I am sorry that some of you spent years working through the shame and guilt you felt when your attractions didn’t change. I am sorry we promoted sexual orientation change efforts and reparative theories about sexual orientation that stigmatized parents. I am sorry that there were times I didn’t stand up to people publicly “on my side” who called you names like sodomite—or worse. I am sorry that I, knowing some of you so well, failed to share publicly that the gay and lesbian people I know were every bit as capable of being amazing parents as the straight people that I know. I am sorry that when I celebrated a person coming to Christ and surrendering their sexuality to Him that I callously celebrated the end of relationships that broke your heart. I am sorry that I have communicated that you and your families are less than me and mine.
More than anything, I am sorry that so many have interpreted this religious rejection by Christians as God’s rejection. I am profoundly sorry that many have walked away from their faith and that some have chosen to end their lives. For the rest of my life I will proclaim nothing but the whole truth of the Gospel, one of grace, mercy and open invitation to all to enter into an inseverable relationship with almighty God.
Mahtava juttu. Todella harvinaista, että nämä käännyttäjät eheytyvät uskostaan. Arvostan.