Yes, the great survey that we had this week is over. A massive 55 of you participated in this ground-breaking exercise in harnessing the wisdom of the crowds (or summat). Here are the results. [poll id=”9″] Hmmmm… The forecast with …

What’s Going to Happen at Synod – The Results! Read more »

Although many pour scorn on notions that people’s sexual identity can change, research like Jones and Yarhouse’s “Ex-Gay Study” (J&Y) demonstrate that for some who pursue a purposeful attempt to do such a thing, there is a noticeable change over …

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As Warren Throckmorton (amongst others) reports, Dr Robert Spitzer has asked to retract a paper he authored in 2003 examining the anecdotal reporting of almost 200 people who had been through an “ex-gay” programme. Knowing this article was coming, I …

Spitzer Retracts his 2001 Paper – Kind Of… Read more »

Courtesy of ComRes, here it is. Let me summarise for you. 78% of all those asked agreed that women should have a right to be provided independent counselling from a source that has no financial interest in the conducting of …

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My thanks to Charlene Smith of the Episcopal Divinity School in the US who has supplied me with a copy of the liturgy used last Saturday for the marriage service in Boston Cathedral. You can download the service yourself here …

Boston Gay Marriage – TEC have Completed the Circle Read more »

For those who didn’t catch it yesterday on ITV (in the UK), here’s the closing audition on this week’s The X-Factor. Text book stuff, trust me. Now, there’s plenty of ground to be made on commenting on whether the voyeurism …

How Not To Audition Read more »