06-07-2009, 06:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-06-2019, 09:49 AM by Director Michael.)
To the above two posts (#3 and #4), I think the following discourse on this subject provides the perspective that should be followed, and the basis for deciding how to respond:
https://asknoah.org/healthy_relations
For those who can access and afford the following book, it contains a wealth of information on how to approach SSA (same-sex attraction) as a problem that can be successfully treated and corrected:
"Light in the Closet: Torah, Homosexuality, and the Power to Change," by A. Goldberg, pub. Red Heifer Press ('08, 600 pgs.),
https://asknoah.org/books/light-in-the-closet
Also, see the web site of The Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity. It will provide a lot of insight:
https://www.therapeuticchoice.com/
In general, you can interact with a person with respect and friendliness, while at the same time letting it be known to the person that you don't accept any validity in their choice to engage in forbidden behavior, or in their flawed rationalizations for doing so. You can also encourage, or just suggest, for them to visit the above web site.
https://asknoah.org/healthy_relations
For those who can access and afford the following book, it contains a wealth of information on how to approach SSA (same-sex attraction) as a problem that can be successfully treated and corrected:
"Light in the Closet: Torah, Homosexuality, and the Power to Change," by A. Goldberg, pub. Red Heifer Press ('08, 600 pgs.),
https://asknoah.org/books/light-in-the-closet
Also, see the web site of The Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity. It will provide a lot of insight:
https://www.therapeuticchoice.com/
In general, you can interact with a person with respect and friendliness, while at the same time letting it be known to the person that you don't accept any validity in their choice to engage in forbidden behavior, or in their flawed rationalizations for doing so. You can also encourage, or just suggest, for them to visit the above web site.