(A4e2b3a1d2b1a) Articles by Dr. Chris Kempling

As of this date, 05-12-10, this folder contains 6 items. ******* item 1 HOPE VERSUS PRIDE: MODERATE HOMOSEXUAL OPPOSITION TO GAY EXTREMISM ******* item 2 CHRIS KEMPLING'S SPEECH TO THE BRETHEREN ******* item 3 WHY I JOINED THE CHRISTIAN HERITAGE PARTY ******* item 4 SEXUAL ORIENTATION CURRICULA: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATORS ******* item 5 LETTER ON INDOCTRINATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN B.C PUBLIC SCHOOLS ******* item 6 DR. CHRIS KEMPLING ON CANADA'S PERSECUTION OF PRO-LIFE PRO-FAMILY CHRISTIANS ******* item 7 DR. CHRIS KEMPLING'S SPEECH TO THE UNITED NATIONS ******************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 1 HOPE VERSUS PRIDE: MODERATE HOMOSEXUAL OPPOSITION TO GAY EXTREMISM ******* Dr. Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C. ******* INTRODUCTION ******* In May, 1997, two Prince George, BC pastors organized a community conference in that city to publicly debate the issues surrounding homosexuality. It was fairly well attended and included a speech by former lesbian Marjorie Hopper, who spoke on the reality of orientation change. As part of the literature for the conference, the organizers included a satirical piece written by gay writer Michael Swift, who was advocating recruiting as many straight young people into the gay lifestyle as possible, by force if necessary. ******* Here is a sample paragraph: ******* We shall sodomize your sons, feeble emblems of your masculinity. We shall seduce them in your schools, in your dormitories, in your gymnasiums, in your locker rooms, in your sports arenas, in your seminaries, in your youth groups, in your army bunkhouses, wherever men are with men together. Your sons shall become our minions and do our bidding. They will be recast in our image. (in Bawer, 1996). ******* The piece was originally published in the Gay Community News, but read into the U.S. Congressional Record on March 24, 1993 by Congressman Mel Hancock. It is a public document. The two pastors, Ed Drewlo and Bob Zayonc, were slapped with a Human Rights complaint by a local gay activist, who felt that using Swift�s article for the conference �discriminated� against homosexuals. The case was abandoned by the complainant, but is an example of how far the radical left in the homosexual movement will go to intimidate their opposition, and stifle any discussion about their lifestyle (Drewlo, Occtober 26, 1998). It did not seem to occur to him that it was illogical to allege that distributing an article by a homosexual writer constituted �discrimination� against homosexual people. Frankly, the article is arguably a good example of hate speech against heterosexuals. ******* Just exactly what constitutes �hate speech� is likely to be the subject of considerable litigation now that Canada has amended its hate crimes law (in May, 2004) to include the category of sexual orientation. There was strenuous opposition from social conservatives and religious groups to the amendment sponsored by openly gay MP Svend Robinson, as they felt that since �sexual orientation� is not defined in the law, there would be legal protection for pedophiles or those who engage in bestiality (both recognized as �orientations� by the psychological profession). Furthermore, although expression of religious belief against homosexuality was explicitly exempted in the law, conservatives felt that was inadequate protection, since Bible passages concerning homosexuality had already been deemed to be �hate speech�, according to a 2001 judgment against a Saskatchewan man, Hugh Owen, who had published a newspaper ad in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix condemning homosexuality using Biblical citations. ******* It also begs the question why those who cite religious reasons for opposing homosexuality would be immune from prosecution, while those who do so for non-religious moral reasons could be charged. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out in the coming years. In Sweden, where there is similar legislation, but without the religious exemption, Pentecostal pastor Ake Green was recently sentenced to 30 days in jail for preaching a sermon against homosexuality in his church in Kalmar, Sweden (lifesitenews.com, July 04, 2004). ******* PROMOTING A RADICAL GAY AGENDA ******* Some prominent homosexuals now admit that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice. Moreover, since they believe that there is nothing inherently wrong with it, they should be up front about recruiting heterosexuals, including school children. Former Vancouver Sun columnist Stan Persky, who is a philosophy instructor at Capilano College in North Vancouver, admitted as much in an essay titled �Recruit, recruit, recruit� in an issue of Xtra West, the newspaper of the gay community on the West Coast:�the Good Grey Gay Establishment stood up, to a man, and solemnly, but hypocritically assured one and all that good homosexuals would never do anything so sneaky and underhanded as to persuade someone to be gay or engage in homosexual acts. The official gay leadership insisted that gays were born gay, and that no one who wasn�t gay could be turned into a homo, not even for 10 minutes. Of course, they were lying through their teeth�And worse of all, they persuade other people�often young people who aren�t necessarily gay�to give it a go. And guess what? Some of those who give it a go keep on going�The main battleground of the homo movement is not the wedding aisle of a nice church, but the nasty schoolyard�� (Persky, June 29, 2000). ******* There are other examples of the increasing radicalism of the gay movement. Gay protesters in Vancouver, upset with a meeting of traditionalist parents opposed to the promotion of the gay agenda in the public school system, drowned speakers out with chants of �Ten percent is not enough. Recruit, recruit, recruit!� (O�Neil, October 9, 2000). ******* In the spring of 2000, a Vancouver group called the Rainbow Coalition blanketed the province with letters to all city councils in the province demanding that each municipality declare a gay pride day (Rainbow Coalition, June 15, 2000). The letter threatened legal action if city councils didn�t comply, specifically mentioning the previously targeted mayors of Kelowna and Oliver, BC as examples of what could happen. Most cities complied, but others simply stopped making proclamations altogether to avoid lawsuits. The mayor of London, Ontario was fined $10,000 in 1998 by the Ontario Human Rights Commission for refusing to proclaim a pride day, which was announced in the middle of her 1997 re-election campaign. In dismay, she stopped campaigning, but was re-elected by an overwhelming majority anyway (Campbell, Spring, 2004). ******* And on April 17, 2004, a fund-raising meeting for Stephen Boissoin, a Calgary youth pastor accused of hate speech by a University of Calgary professor, held in a meeting room rented at the Coast Plaza Hotel, was crashed by masked men and women in military garb, who chanted angry slogans while the clearly frightened participants prayed in tight circles. The entire incident was caught on videotape. They identified themselves as the �Gay Militia�, and had to be forcibly evicted by the police when hotel staff were unable to persuade them to leave. Charges have yet to be laid for disrupting a religious gathering (Boissoin, April 18, 2004). ******* THE GROWING MODERATE VOICE ******* This paper is not primarily about heterosexual or religious opposition to gay extremism. The above examples were cited to give a context for the following discussion. There appears to be growing opposition to gay extremism from homosexual conservatives and moderates, who are clearly tired of the in-your-face tactics employed by Swift, Persky, the Rainbow Coalition, and the Calgary �gay militia�. It is a movement that has found a voice�articulate, reasonable, and willing to cut through the rhetoric to deal with the substantive issues. They are confronting the gay left�s long unchallenged position as the spokespersons for the entire gay community. This paper is a summary of their views, collected from a variety of sources, primarily opinion pieces in moderate and conservative magazines. ******* Many of the sources for this paper are American, but there are some courageous public positions being taken by Canadian moderate gays as well. The most prominent is Toronto�s John McKellar, a journalist and national director of a group called Homosexuals Opposed To Pride Extremism (HOPE). McKellar is quite scornful of the gay left: The activists are noisy caterwaulers, and their organizations have impressive acronyms like EGALE and GALA, but they could hold their monthly meetings in a phone booth. They�re caught up in their shallow, narcissistic sexual self-expression, so they demand the right to make the whole world their closet. But they don�t really speak for most homosexuals (in Woodard, May 11, 1998). ******* McKellar�s organization rejects the agenda of the radical, militant homosexual fringe, and decries attempts to seek special rights based on sexual orientation as socially subversive. HOPE also holds that marriage remain closed to same sex relationships in order to protect the traditional family unit. Other declarations in their founding charter assert that �gay propaganda not be allowed in schools, that the final authority in sex education be parents, that the age of consent for sex be raised to 16 (18 for anal sex), and that HIV and Hepatitis C carriers be monitored by the government� (in Woodard, May 11, 1998; Campbell, Spring, 2004). ******* McKellar regards the gay left�s mania for stamping out homophobia as a �contrived slander�. �It doesn�t insult me, as a gay man, to say our society needs to protect and nurture the heterosexual family. Children need mothers and fathers, and anything else is child abuse. The survival of civilization depends on its children. And I�d prefer to see our civilization endure� (in Woodard, May 11, 1998). ******* Other gays are objecting to the wholesale adoption of the gay left�s agenda in education policy by the BC Teachers Federation (BC Teachers Federation, February, 1998). Lesbian Gail Hunt believes parents should have the right to choose how their children are raised, including the moral values they are taught. �Teachers are paid to teach, not propagandize� (in Parker, March 30, 1998). Ms. Hunt believes that the BCTF�s one-sided approach could foster a backlash against homosexuals. �By insisting that teachers know better than parents, their arrogance will increase opposition to the homosexual community (in Parker, March 30, 1998). ******* A CALL FOR MATURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ******* Washington DC attorney John Berresford, gay himself, wishes gay activists would shut up and grow up. He argues that gays should stop feeling sorry for themselves. Even if gays are victims, no one really cares, and no amount of legislation can force people to care. He also posits that gays should stop seeing AIDS as anybody else�s problem. �The sad fact is that every gay man who got AIDS by sex got it from another gay man, and by doing something he chose to do. People with AIDS deserve sympathy, but it is the sympathy one extends to a chain smoker who comes down with lung cancer� (Berresford, June 11, 1995). ******* Berresford also argues for greater accountability in moral behaviour: As long as our primary image is one of gleeful promiscuity�an image promoted not only by our enemies but also by our own magazines and our own bars�we will be ostracized. Until we start imposing honesty, fidelity, and emotion on our lives�in other words, until we are willing to talk about moral standards� we will make little real progress in social acceptance. (Berresford, June 11, 1995). ******* Berresford hits the nail on the head here. One of the most objectionable stances of the gay left is the demand for social acceptance and moral equivalence of their relationships, when there is little evidence of a willingness to be accountable for their promiscuous sexual behaviours, or accept any limitation of their sexual �freedoms�. A cursory glance at the personal ad section of any gay periodical is ample evidence. ******* Frankly, the personal ads in Xtra West I have perused are much too pornographic to quote verbatim. Incredibly, this newspaper was recommended to the author at a Ministry of Education conference on at-risk youth, as a suitable classroom resource for BC public schools. Here is what I found listed: advertising for casual sex partners outnumber ads for long term relationships by four to one; individuals graphically describe their genitalia; requests for sado-mashochism, sex involving urine and feces, and bestiality are represented; pornographic cartoons; and mostly nude ads for bathhouses, notorious as venues for orgies, abound throughout (Xtra West, October 16, 1997). It�s refreshing to know that someone with Berresford�s stature in the gay community recognizes that those who wish to be respected are obliged to behave with restraint and self respect first. ******* FORCED ATTITUDE CHANGE IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE ******* Phoenix, Arizona writer Jonathan Rauch argues that gays should abandon legislated attempts to change attitudes. Firstly, he correctly argues that forced re-education in principle rarely works and is an anathema in a democratic society. Secondly, he believes that prejudice and homophobia are simply not the most pressing social issues. Fat people and short people endure more frequent abuse than gays. He asserts that it is violence in society that is the real problem: Personally, being both Jewish and gay, I do not expect everybody to like me. I expect some people to hate me. I fully intend to hate those people back. I will criticize and excoriate them. But I will not hurt them, and I insist that they not hurt me. I want unequivocal, no-buts protection from violence and vandalism. But that�s enough. I do not want policemen and judges inspecting opinions. (Rauch, October 7, 1991) ******* Rauch also believes that life is not that terrible for most gays and is becoming less so every year. Moreover, the �gays as oppressed victims� position has lost its utility given the substantial recent successes in human rights and clear evidence of success in many aspects of social life. He writes, �The standard political model sees homosexuals as an oppressed minority who must fight for their liberation through political action. But that model�s usefulness is coming to a close. It is ceasing to serve the interests of ordinary gay people (Rauch, May 10, 1993). ******* Certainly, �oppressed� gays do not appear to be taking advantage of taxpayer funded avenues of redress made available after strenuous lobbying from the gay left. A widely advertised gay complaint hotline in Alberta (often typified as a hotbed of homophobia) received 31 calls in three months, of which only two were deemed worthy of investigation. And in Toronto, a �hate crimes� unit of the Toronto police department set up to alleviate supposedly widespread gay bashing received only 16 complaints in an entire year (1993), three of which were judged worthy of investigation. Ironically, two of the three complaints turned out to be assaults between homosexuals (Woodard, April 20, 1998). Nevertheless, gay radicals continue to allege pervasive and endemic homophobia, and lobby for more dollars and programs to combat this persistent �social injustice� (BC Teachers Federation, February, 1998). ******* The rejection of social norms by the gay left is more a statement about radicalism than about homosexuality. Rauch asserts, �the religious right is not wrong about everything. The values of stability and family, hard word and education and thrift and honesty, are bedrock values for society� and should be supported by the gay movement (in Lochhead, August/September, 1993). ******* ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUCCESS FOR GAYS UNDENIABLE ******* Homosexuals as a group are doing quite well in economic, cultural and educational venues. Pro-gay themes are proliferating in the popular media (e.g. Philadelphia, In and Out, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Ellen, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and an entire channel (Pride TV) devoted to gay entertainment). Network TV had a record 29 openly gay characters in the 1998 season (Leland & Miller, August 17, 1998). ******* Incomes for gays are dramatically above the rest of the general population. The Simmons Market Research Bureau of Chicago found in a 1991 survey that homosexual households in the U.S. average an income of $55,430, 42% higher than the national average household income of $32,144. And given their general lack of dependent expenses, gays have three times the disposable income per capita compared with heterosexual families, according to University of Maryland lesbian sociologist Deborah Blodgett (Woodard, April 20, 1998). ******* Gays� higher incomes can partly be explained by their higher overall education levels�15.7 years versus 12.7 for the population as a whole (Rauch, May 10, 1993). Real oppression means systematic denial of opportunities to succeed. Clearly that is not the case for gays in North America. ******* OPRESSION WITHIN THE RANKS ******* Oppression and prejudice between members of the gay community appear to be altogether too common. Gay white males are routinely derided by the feminist factions in the lesbian community as being part of the �oppressor patriarchy�. Rigid racial and gender quotas, often with weighted voting towards women, are common in the radical gay and lesbian organizations (Miller, November/December, 1994). ******* Even surgically altered men are vilified. At the 1993 Michigan Womyn�s Music Festival, primarily a lesbian event, four post-operative male to female transsexuals were ejected from the festival for violating the �womyn born-womyn only� policy (Miller, November/December, 1994). Thus, even those who had sacrificed their genitals to become women were discriminated against because of their offensive Y-chromosome laden cells! And black writer Eric Booth asserts that the bigotry of the upper middle class white gay community is no better that its straight counterparts (Miller, November/ December, 1994). Clearly, hypocrisy is a factor in all orientations. ******* RADICALISM AS SOCIAL SUBVERSION ******* Andrew Sullivan, the erudite editor of New Republic magazine, believes that the �queer fundamentalists� defeat themselves with their radical in-your-face guerrilla tactics such as throwing condoms at priests and parishioners during communion, or simulating fellatio in Pride parades. Political action for them is �essentially an exercise in theatre and rhetoric, in which dialogue with one�s opponent is an admission of defeat� (Sullivan, May 10, 1993). In other words, the goal of gay radicals is performance, not persuasion, a kind of self-expressive therapy with no real strategy beyond shock and six o�clock news soundbites. Writes Sullivan: ��the notion of sexuality as cultural subversion distances it from the vast majority of gay people who not only accept the natural origin of their sexual orientation, but wish to be integrated into society as it is. For most gay people, a �queer� identity is precisely what they want to avoid� (Sullivan, May 10, 1993). ******* Like Rauch, Sullivan dislikes the politics of victimhood, and feels that designating gays as a disadvantaged group is self-defeating and fallacious. Race is always visible, but sexuality can be disguised by choice. �For lesbians and gay men, the option of self-concealment has always existed and still exists, an option that means that, in a profound way, discrimination against them is linked to their own involvement, their own acquiescence� (Sullivan, May 10, 1993). ******* Unlike blacks or native Indians, who have suffered systematic communal economic deprivations, openly gay individuals already operate at the highest levels of society and enjoy the economic and political benefits of that influence. Elton John, Rosie O�Donnell, Ellen Degeneres, Scott Brison, Bill Graham (both federal cabinet ministers) and Svend Robinson are all testament to the widespread acceptance enjoyed in modern society by gays and lesbians. ******* Lawyer John Berresford writes, �After I come out to them, I find that most conservatives are perfectly tolerant (and not as cloyingly condescending as my liberal straight friends) (Berresford, June 11, 1995). Toronto moderate John McKellar appears to concur: ��the only people that irritate me more than gay activists are all the gay positive heterosexuals� (in Woodard, May 11, 1998). ******* Advocate columnist and best-selling author (A Place at the Table) Bruce Bawer believers that the gay rights movement needs to move toward maturity in activism, and eliminate the ideology that rejects and ridicules everything the average heterosexual citizen believes in. He also considers the activist tendency to treat as heresy any attempt to breach the left wing party line as counter-productive and divisive (Bawer, January 24, 1995). ******* Political satirist Daniel Mendelsohn wonders what will happen after gays win all the rights they are clamouring for. He believes gay identity politics is limited and ultimately cannot solve the problem of gay happiness. In his mind, part of the problem is gays� reliance on their bars as social institutions. Those who are tired of being identified by their sexuality still find themselves congregating in places where being gay is all that identifies them. �Our bars are just the flip side of our closets�crowded and badly lit, but cozy in a way�the real test will be to see whether they will leave the former as willingly as they do the latter. You can�t pursue happiness in the dark� (Mendelsohn, 1996). ******* John McKellar is scathing in his criticism of the radical gay left: �As a homosexual male, my dignity and worth is constantly demeaned by the infantile whining, the undemocratic tactics, the belligerent arrogance, the politics of victimology and persecution, the toilet stall behaviour and the compulsive promiscuity of a microscopic minority, who purport to represent me. With relentless monomaniacal determination, the homosexual lobbies marginalize, mock and subvert Canada�s longstanding traditions, institutions, principles, statutes and values in their never ending quest to normalize and institutionalize all manner of lifestyle and conduct. (McKellar, July 15, 1998) ******* McKellar was responding to a Human Rights complaint filed against him and Evangelist Rev. Ken Campbell, for an allegedly discriminatory ad in the Toronto Globe & Mail on April 18, 1998. The complaint was dismissed, as was a similar one for the same ad filed with the BC Human Rights Commission (Campbell, Spring, 2004). ******* THE TYRANNY OF OUTING ******* One of the biggest bones of contention between gay radicals and moderates is over the issue of �outing� or publicly revealing someone else�s sexual orientation when they do not wish it. Radicals believe that if one is a gay person in a position of prominence, they have a duty to be �out� in the name of political conformity. Andrew Sullivan writes cogently of what outing really is: They have attacked the central protection of gay people themselves. They have assailed the ability to choose who one is and how one is presented, to control the moment of self-disclosure and its content. They have declared that the bonds of common sympathy must be sacrificed to ideology, that the complexities of love and loyalty and disclosure can be resolved by the uniformity that is the classical objective of terror. The gleam in the eyes of the outers, I have come reluctantly to understand, is not the excess of youth or the passion of the radical. It is the gleam of the authoritarian. (Sullivan, September 9, 1991) ******* MODERATE GAY GOALS ******* So what is it that gay moderates want? In a word: marriage. They want full societal recognition and blessing for their relationships. In fact, 85% of gays consider the right to legally marry �somewhat important or very important� (Leland & Miller, August 17, 1998). Registered domestic partnerships, already a fact in Denmark, Sweden, and a handful of American cities, are not adequate, at least according to John Berresford: It creates a special class of rights for a small class of people. The real beneficiaries would be the lawyers who would litigate the differences and similarities between domestic partnerships and marriage� domestic partners legislation makes us an officially sanctioned class of oddities and freaks. By seeking marriage, we demonstrate our wish to be part of the great American middle-class way of life. (Berresford, June 11, 1995) ******* As of this writing, the provinces of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, and Yukon Territory in Canada have granted gays and lesbians the legal right to marry. The same has occurred in Massachusetts, and �civil unions� are permitted in Vermont. Holland, and Belgium grant the right to marry to its citizens and the matter is being seriously considered in Germany, Norway, Spain and Slovakia. The U.S., however, is proposing a constitutional amendment to forbid the option. Hawaii has already ruled that �marriage is a basic civil right for same sex couples (Pinkerton, June 3, 1993). Pinkerton, a former policy advisor to former President Bush, quotes Andrew Sullivan to bolster his argument for gay marriage: �It would foster social cohesion, emotional security and economic prudence.� ******* Jonathan Rauch echoes this view in an essay in the Wall Street Journal. He argued that �family values� advocates and moderate gays are actually reading from the same song sheet: We openly welcome homosexuals who play by the rules of monogamy, fidelity, and responsibility. And we frown on heterosexuals and homosexuals who do not play by those rules. We believe that marriage and fidelity are crucial social institutions that channel lust into love and caprice into commitment�And we support extended these norms to all American, gay and straight. (Rauch, November 29, 1994) ******* John McKellar of HOPE appears to be the dissenter among the group in not pressing for the right to marry. For Bruce Bawer, a practicing Episcopalian, marriage, and particularly church-blessed marriage, however, is the ultimate goal. He laments the church�s unwillingness to recognize gay unions: For me, my happiness at the weddings of straight friends is always mixed with a constant awareness of the difference between the church�s view of my relationship and its view of theirs. From the moment that couple walks back up the aisle together, they�re viewed as a couple by the church and the state. Their relationship is official. From that moment on, they take for granted a universal acceptance of their membership in each other that to a gay person in a loving relationship seems beyond one�s wildest hopes. Yes, there are gay people who have wedding ceremonies, and some Episcopal priests are even willing to perform them. But it�s not the same: the church and state don�t recognize it, and neither do most Episcopalians. (Bawer, September 18, 1994) ******* In 1998, Anglicans from around the world completed their decennial Lambeth conference in Canterbury, England, where the issue of blessing same sex marriages was debated. It followed a 179 to 170 vote by church leaders in the New Westminster diocese to bless same sex unions (Vancouver Sun, August 8, 1998). Delegates to the Lambeth conference did not endorse the concept (actually it was overwhelmingly defeated) and still hold that homosexual practice is not biblical. That position did not stop Bishop Ingham of New Westminster from holding another vote on the matter and deciding to approve the blessings. And this year, the annual meeting of Canadian Anglicans in St. Catherines voted to call same sex relationships �sanctified� or holy. The sister church in the US recently endorsed an openly gay Bishop in New Hampshire as well. These actions have been considered schismatic by the larger Anglican community, and have led to widespread condemnation, withholding of dues, refusal of donations from North American churches by African Anglicans, the rejection of bishops by individual congregations, such as Rev. Ed Hird�s in Deep Cove, BC (a suburb of Vancouver) who wish to remain orthodox and replacement by �flying� orthodox bishops from Africa, and eviction notices to some congregations by those �snubbed� bishops (Hird, June 24, 2004). ******* Clearly, the widespread acquiescence by senior members of the Western clergy of homosexuality has led to a very disruptive situation in certain Christian denominations. ******* SUMMARY ******* It seems that gay moderates are not interested in �special rights� per se, just the same rights as heterosexuals. They do not wish the forcible re-education of heterosexual children, nor do they wish to gyrate down main street on a gaudy float in their jockstraps and feather boas. They acknowledge that such radical antics do nothing for their standing in society and provide considerable fuel for those already inclined towards bigotry. They realize that in order to be perceived as respectable members of society, they will have to seriously address their moral behaviours. ******* Moderate gays do appear to cling to the belief that orientation is an inherent, immutable condition, with only 11% believing they can change their orientation through therapy, willpower or religious conversion (in Leland & Miller, August 17, 1998). Recent secular research, however, shows that treatment for orientation reversal is quite successful and permanent (Schwartz & Masters, 1984; Spitzer, October, 2003). Moreover, replication studies fail to support the genetic argument for inherency of orientation. Dr. Alan Sanders, a colleague of Dean Hamer who claimed to have found chromosomal similarities between gay brothers in 1993, was unable to replicate his results. �Although the original study found evidence for genetic linkage, ours does not� (in Byfield & Byfield, June 15, 1998). ******* They also ignore the considerable weight of evidence on the correlations between child sexual abuse and dysfunctional socialization on subsequent orientation development (Van Wyk & Geist, 1984: Doll et al, 1992: Abel et al, 1987) [delineated at length in the author�s previous research paper, Kempling, Autumn, 2003]). ******* Gay moderates appear to believe that evangelical and Catholic opposition to homosexuality is based on biased interpretation of certain Bible passages. Writes Bawer, �Few things have been more widely taken out of their historical and textual context and more dishonestly and maliciously misused that those passages (Bawer, September 18, 1994). ******* But frankly, this is the type of moral relativism and self-serving revisionism that was predicted by several New Testament writers. In his second letter to his prot�g� Timothy, the apostle Paul writes, �For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear (in Shelley, 1994). ******* The Apostle Peter�s second letter to the Christian church warns against false teachers and those who would pervert the truth of God�s word. The quote is from Eugene Peterson�s earthy modern translation: God decreed destruction for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. A mound of ashes was all that was left�grim warning to anyone bent on an ungodly life. But that good man Lot, driven nearly out of his mind by the sexual filth and perversity, was rescued. Surrounded by moral rot day after day after day, that righteous man was in constant torment�God is especially incensed against these �teachers� who live by lust, addicted to a filthy existence. They despise interference from true authority, preferring to indulge in self-rule. (Peterson, 1995). ******* There is simply no escaping the spiritual truth that the God of the Judeo-Christian tradition regards homosexuality as sinful behaviour. No evangelical or Catholic true believer is likely to compromise on that tenet of the faith, nor should they. As Spitzer (October, 2003) found, many former homosexuals from faith communities chose to change their orientation to return to congruency with their beliefs rather than remain unorthodox to justify behaviour condemned as sinful by Scripture. ******* Moderate gays like Bawer, though, are right about one thing. Gay rights in general are not the biggest threat to heterosexual families. It is divorce, poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, family violence, adultery, selfish consumerism, and the tolerance of the morally bankrupt values promoted in the popular media that are the greatest threats to our society. Heterosexuals have a great deal of work to do to clean up our own house. We need to take the �log out of our own eye� before we can self-righteously point our fingers at the moral failings of the gay community. ******* Nevertheless, there is an implacable gulf between homosexuals who wish to be portrayed as normal and those who practice orthodox Christianity (and other mainstream religions as well). They want complete acceptance and blessing of their relationships, but orthodox Christians will never accept or affirm sexual relationships clearly designated as sinful by the revealed Word of God. ******* Gays who are so inclined can find a spiritual home with the �ear-scratching� churches, such as the Metropolitan Church, or the United Church of Canada, which began ordaining openly gay ministers in 1988. Or they can gain solace from the public positions of spiritual renegades like New Westminister Anglican Bishop Michael Ingham, or Episcopalian Bishop Spong of New Jersey, who has ordained openly gay priests in defiance of the position of worldwide Anglicanism (Parker, July 27, 1998). And they may be able to convince all the jurists and legislators in the land to grant them full social rights, including marriage. But that does not make their behaviour acceptable in God�s eyes, even if they embrace �monogamy, fidelity, and responsibility� (Rauch, November 29, 1994). ******* CONCLUSION ******* So what should be the Christian community�s response to moderate gays? Frankly, it is quite easy to derail the radical, outrageous positions of the gay left, with their shallow and unsubstantiated arguments. The moderates, however, are much more thoughtful, reasonable and convincing, particularly to Canadians who are prone to slightly left of center liberalism in social policy. ******* In 1995, the general synod of the Anglican Church of Canada condemned �bigotry, violence and hatred directed toward anyone due to their sexual orientation (Vancouver Sun, August 8, 1998). I agree. There is no place in a Christian community which extols compassionate love as a paramount virtue, for this type of un-Christian thinking or behaviour. We will simply have to agree to disagree about the moral acceptability of homosexuality, with compassion, and without rancour, and acknowledge that the vast majority of homosexual people simply want to live happy, fulfilled lives without harassment like the rest of us. ******* We do need to remain vigilant, though, to protect our school system and our churches from the insidious moral relativism advocated by radical homosexuals and their politically correct heterosexual supporters. In a pluralistic society like Canada, no one has the right to impose their view of morality against the wishes of parents, particularly in the public school system. And given the BC School Act�s declaration (Section 95, 2) that �the highest morality shall be inculcated�, there is no room whatsoever for allowing the �gleeful promiscuity� practiced by many gays, and shamelessly advertised in their newspapers, to be portrayed as acceptable moral behaviour in public school classrooms. ******* The BC Court of Appeal, in overturning Supreme Court Justice May Saunders� decision to oblige the Surrey School Board to allow gay kindergarten teacher James Chamberlain to use pro-gay materials in his classroom, ruled that �the exclusion of people of faith [in this case school board members] from the public square was not only unjust but unconstitutional� (O�Neil, October 23, 2000). The unanimous ruling declared that parental views about sexual orientation should be respected, and that while specific religions may not be inculcated, moral views based on religion should not be excluded. ******* Justice Kenneth Mackenzie rhetorically asked: Are only those with a non-religiously informed conscience to be permitted to participate in decisions involving moral instruction of children in the public school? Must those whose moral positions arise from a conscience influenced by religion be required to leave those convictions behind or otherwise by excluded from participation while those who espouse similar positions emanating from a conscience not informed by religious considerations are free to participate without restriction? A religiously informed conscience should not be accorded any privilege, but neither should it be placed under a disability. (in O�Neil, October 25, 2000) ******* Nevertheless, both religious and social leaders have an obligation to ensure that the homosexual minority is treated with decency, and to restrain or confront those who would promote intolerance or hatred. ******* Christianity requires compassion, not condescension or condemnation towards those whose behaviours we disagree with. It is not only our challenge, but the challenge of gays, both moderate and radical, in their attitudes toward people whose sincerely held religious beliefs will not allow them to accept homosexual behaviour as morally honourable. For gays, above all, know how distressing intolerance, stereotyping, and narrow-minded prejudice can be. When it comes right down to it, the only true barrier to a just society is the hardness of our own hearts. ******* Chris Kempling, July, 2004, Quesnel, BC ******* Dr.� Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C. 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May integrity and uprightness protect me, Because my hope is in you. Amen ******* Brothers and sisters in Christ. It does my heart good to see you all here today. On May 9th of this year I was convicted of conduct unbecoming a member of the BC College of Teachers. The reason was because I expressed my opinion in my local newspaper. Between April 1997 and July 2000, I wrote one freelance column and six letters to the editor in the Quesnel Cariboo Observer, which questioned the wisdom of promoting the homosexual agenda. I provided factual information on rates of promiscuity and disease infection which had been previously published in scholarly journals. I quoted from members of the homosexual community such as John McKellar, the president of an organization called Homosexuals Opposed to Pride Extremism, who do not share the radical agenda espoused by the Gay and Lesbian Educators of BC (GALE) and the BC Teachers Federation. I said that many religions consider homosexuality to be immoral, that it may be caused by negative psycho-social influences, and that it was nothing to be applauded. Perhaps that last line was unkind and I do regret saying that. I said this not in my classroom, or my staffroom, but on the editorial pages of my local newspaper, primarily during the summer months. I had thought that the editorial page was a place where all Canadians have the right to express their points of view, whether other people like them or not. ******* I have been a freelance journalist for over 20 years and I highly value the freedom of the press. All points of view should be represented in our newspapers. But a man by the name of Hayward Broun once said, "Everyone favours free speech in the slack moment when no axes are being ground." And how true that is. ******* The editor of the local newspaper made the decision to publish my letters and believe me, he does not personally support the Christian point of view. He published four letters from members of the Christian community who were supportive of me. He published more than twice as many letters from people who were opposed to my point of view. They criticized me very harshly, calling me homophobic and undeserving of being a teacher in the public school system. That I am allegedly homophobic is absurd. I have yet to meet a gay person with whom I do not get along, and certainly am not afraid of them. In fact, I have been the guest of an openly gay man, a colleague whom I befriended during my Masters degree program of U of Victoria. Homophobic? I don't think so. In fact, I have yet to encounter anyone in my 16 years of being a mental health therapist, who has an irrational fear of homosexuals, although I'm sure that there are some out there. According to GALE if you are opposed to homosexuality on moral grounds you have a mental illness. The gay lobby is misusing a mental health term for propaganda purposes. Orientation bias is a more accurate term and one that ethical educators ought to be using. ******* A woman in my community, who is not gay herself, and who has no connection whatsoever with the school system, collected all these newspaper clippings and sent them to the College of Teachers. When they asked me to respond in my defence, I sent them copies of private letters I had written to Quesnel city councilors, as well as confidential memos to my Director of Instruction. I also sent them two unpublished research essays I had written as part of my doctorate in psychology. All of these documents clearly showed that my views were based on scholarly research and my Christian beliefs. None of the recipients of these private letters had any concerns over their contents that they expressed to me. ******* The College's response was to add these documents to their list of evidence against me, and declared that "everything you have written in its entirety is discriminatory and derogatory". When I pointed out that the Human Rights legislation in BC forbids the use of private documents as evidence of public discrimination, and that my Christian beliefs are protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, they simply repeated their claim that everything I had written was derogatory and discriminatory in its entirety. If their verdict stands, teachers will not be able to write privately to their own supervisors or their own elected officials on a controversial matter which concerns them, nor will they be able to address the topic of homosexuality in post graduate research papers. This is an unacceptable restriction of freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and freedom of intellectual expression. ******* They then sent an investigator to Quesnel to speak to community members and to my colleagues and supervisors. They did not even ask to interview me, and to this day I have yet to speak directly with anyone from the College of Teachers. The investigator did not find any evidence of a "poisoned atmosphere" at my school. She did not find any evidence that students, gay or straight, were negatively impacted by what I had written. They ignored the 14 letters of commendation in my personnel file, as well as the letter from my former Vice Principal William Fowkes who declared that in his seven years of supervising me, my publicly expressed views had no impact whatsoever on the learning atmosphere at my school. There were no complaints about what I had publicly written from teachers, students, parents, and most importantly, none from any member of the gay community. Not one, not ever. The people who disagreed with me did so by writing their own letters to the editor, and I fully support their right to do that. ******* In their verdict the College of Teachers compared me to White Supremacist Nazi hatemongers like James Keegstra and Malcolm Ross. That really hurt. I have dedicated my entire adult life to supporting children. I am a Big Brother, and am on my third match in 10 years. I was president of the Quesnel agency of Big Brothers for four years. I have been a member of the Quesnel Child and Youth Support Society for twenty years and was president for 14 of those years. Currently, I am a part-time children's therapist for that society. To have the College of Teachers declare that I am somehow a danger to children is dismaying. In my view, they are simply repeating the groundless accusations they laid against the Christian student teachers of Trinity Western University. ******* Some people have wondered if I am getting any support or if I am considered a pariah in my community. The College of Teachers has already received dozens of letters of protest. I have had e-mails and letters of support from almost every province and many U.S. states. The Catholic Civil Rights League and the Canadian Alliance for Social Justice and Family Values Association have pledged their support. I recently received character references or letters of support from my mayor, my MLA, the president of Big Brothers, the president of the Child & Youth Support Society, the CEO of the hospital, the chair of the Quesnel Christian Ministerial Association, my current principal, my former principal, two former vice principals, a school trustee, Psychologist Dr. Christopher Montoya, Psychiatrist Dr. William Glutowski, and the Anglican Bishop of Victoria. A group of nuns in Alabama e-mailed me to say that they would be praying for me for 30 days for 24 hours per day. I cried when I read that. I am receiving a great deal of support. ******* The Supreme Court case that is to come in the new year will be about whether my Charter rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religion have been violated. The College of Teachers has told my lawyer that they do not need any evidence of actual harm to discipline a member, only the possibility that harm could occur. This position is so alarming that even the BC Teachers Federation lawyer Susan Charlton stated that, and I quote, "This a very bad decision for teachers." ******* Think about it. Is our respect for freedom of speech so frayed that no one employed as a teacher is permitted to express a controversial opinion? Why do I not have the same right to express my point of view as a Christian, when gay activists who are teachers not only have total freedom to say whatever they want, but also have the financial backing of the BCTF? It is patently unfair. ******* The School Act of British Columbia states that the highest morality must be inculcated. To inculcate means to emphasize by repeated teaching, I ask you - why is Christian morality not considered to be part of the highest morality? Why is it that a very small cohort of a small minority can dictate to the rest of us that our version of morality is not acceptable? According to Murray Mollard, the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, highest morality means secular morality, and for that reason he has refused to offer any assistance to protect freedom of speech and freedom of religion. According to the gay lobby, highest morality means we are obliged to celebrate homosexuality. There is only one highest morality and that is the revealed Word of God, and I for one will not accept a lower standard of morality for my children and neither should you for your children and grandchildren. ******* But this case is more than about my personal Charter freedoms. This is also about whether the Gay and Lesbian Educators of BC and their allies in the BC Teachers Federation have the right to indoctrinate Christian children, and children of other faith communities such as Sikhs, Jews and Muslims, with the pro-gay agenda and do whatever they wish with impunity. ******* A little history. In 1997, the BCTF launched a campaign to eliminate homophobia and heterosexism. To that end they published and distributed to every school district, lesson aids written by the Gay and Lesbian Educators of BC. In these lesson aids, GALE implies that everyone who does not support the pro-gay agenda is homophobic and needs to change their views. When I wrote to them saying that it was wrong to accuse people who happened to believe that homosexuality was morally wrong due to their religious beliefs, and wrong to declare that they had some sort of mental illness, a phobia, or irrational fear, they ignored me. ******* In their lesson aid Counselling Lesbian and Gay Youth, the authors state that "we must dishonour the prevailing belief that heterosexuality is the only acceptable orientation". I pointed out to them that it was unprofessional and unethical to attempt to dishonour the religious beliefs of Christian children, and the moral teachers of Christian parents. They ignored me. ******* In their lesson aid Challenging Homphobia in Schools, GALE states that homosexuals make up 10% of the population. That is false. The most recent comprehensive and valid study done by researchers at the University of Chicago in 1994 found that it is between 2 & 3%. They blame the high suicide rate among homosexuals on homophobia. There have never been any studies which show that. They state that homosexuality is inherited and unchangeable. That is not true, either. The origins of homosexuality have never been proven by any current research, and anyone who claims there is definitive proof of homosexuality as an inherited condition is talking through their hat. Furthermore, there is plenty of evidence that homosexual individuals who wish to change their orientation can do so, and some of them do so with no therapy whatsoever. I have met and spoken with some of them and they are very happy to be ex-homosexuals. ******* They state in a lesson called Famous Gays and Lesbians in History, that David, the author of the Psalms, and the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who was called the son of David, was the gay lover of Jonathan. How dare they insult and slander one of the most revered figures of our faith? This document was endorsed by the then president of the BC Teachers Federation, David Chudnovsky and MP Svend Robinson. Why am I not surprised? The resource is unprofessional, unethical, inaccurate, and in my opinion, meets the definition of propaganda. It is both insulting and insensitive to members of the Christian faith. ******* The BCTF passed a resolution in 1999 that calls for pro-gay themes in every grade from Kindergarten to grade 12 and in every curriculum area. This policy has greatly confused our woodwork teacher. They have devoted thousands of dollars of union funds to publish and distribute the GALE resources. ******* I am in trouble, because I publicly stated that these policies were wrong and that I would refuse to implement them. I will not teach lies to children. I am a Christian seven days a week, both on the job and off the job, and I will not compromise my faith to deliver these union directives. ******* So what can we do? THE BCTF Code of Ethics also requires that teachers be mindful of the rights and sensibilities of their students. Now that means that I cannot preach the gospel in my classroom, or refer a student for orientation reversal therapy if they or their parents have not requested it. But it also means that Christian students should not be indoctrinated with false teachings about sexuality which directly contradict the Word of God. It means that teachers should not use biased, inaccurate and propaganda-like teaching resources. It means that their religious views should not be defined as evidence of mental illness. It means that no teacher should be trying to dishonour the teachings of the Word of God. ******* There is another point in the Teachers' Code of Ethics which says this: The teacher recognizes that a privileged relationship with students exists and refrains from exploiting that relationship for material, ideological, or other advantage. That means that using biased resources to implement BCTF policies hostile to Christian beliefs is unethical, because it exploits children for ideological advantage. To combat heterosexism, which is the belief that only heterosexuality is appropriate moral sexual behaviour, means that Christian children must be taught the opposite of what we teach them in our homes and in our churches. ******* We do not have to apologize to anyone for believing that heterosexuality is the only orientation approved by God, and our children should not be subjected to this insidious radical gay ideology. Jesus said that if anyone causes these little ones to fall, it would be better to have a millstone tied around their neck and to be cast into the sea. If you are a Christian teacher, will you be able to stand before our Lord and declare that you did everything you could to protect our little ones? ******* The gay lobby wants everyone to join with them in being proud of homosexuality. Scripture says, however, that pride comes before the fall. We must shun prideful attitudes, but we are part of a pride -- a pride of lions, for we are the spiritual heirs of the Lion of Judah. Ariel means God's lion in Hebrew, and scripture declares that the righteous are as bold as a lion. We are all Ariels. We are all God's lions and lionesses, and it is about time we did a better job of protecting our cubs. ******* You will not be applauded by the world for doing this. But the Lord has provided us with armour for times like these. With God's armour we will stand our ground. We have the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, sandals ready with the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. We are not defenceless, but fully equipped by the power of the Holy Spirit to engage in this spiritual battle and the gates of Hell will not prevail against us. ******* Hear the Word of the Lord from the prophet Jeremiah, who was also tasked with delivering politically incorrect messages: ******* I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. I hear many whispering ... Report him, Let's report him! All my "friends" are waiting for me to slip, Saying, "Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will Prevail over him and take our revenge on him." ******* But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; So my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fall and be thoroughly disgraced; Their dishonour will never be forgotten. O Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, Let me see your vengeance upon them, For to you I have committed my cause. ******* Brothers and sister in Christ. Do not leave me like Uriah to face the enemy alone, but join with me, in writing letters to the College of Teachers and the Education Minister, in material support, in prayer and above all, in direct action. I know that some of you have already done so and I thank you sincerely for that. But when we take direct action, we must do it in a way that protects not only our own children, but children who are indeed confused about their orientation. They need to be protected from harassment and name-calling, and I call upon Christian boys and girls to stand up in defence of those who are, or appear to be gay. They deserve our compassion and support, because I am convinced that most of them cannot help how they feel. The research shows that large numbers of children who have homosexual feelings have been molested or seduced by gay pedophiles before the age of 14, the legal age of consent. Christian parents, talk to your children as I have done with my own, and tell them that you expect them to intervene to protect those who are subjected to name-calling and harassment. Scripture calls for us to pray for those who persecute us, and do good to those who consider themselves our enemies. Besides, who among us is without sin? ******* There is a middle ground, where children who need support and protection from harassment can receive it, while Christian children are also protected form false teaching about orientation issues. But some children and their parents need to hear a message of hope that orientation is indeed changeable, and that there is help for them if they wish to change. Thank you for inviting me to speak, and may God bless you all. ******* Chris Kempling M.Ed. M.A. R.C.C. Registered Clinical Counsellor 250-747-3239 Quesnel BC V2J 5R5 [email protected] ******************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 3 WHY I JOINED THE CHRISTIAN HERITAGE PARTY ******* by Dr. Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C., Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada ******* Early in June of 2004, I decided to join the Conservative Party of Canada. The polls were looking good, the PC's and Alliance had finally managed to pull off a merger, and Stephen Harper appeared able to handle himself well on the national stage as leader of that merger. Furthermore, the local candidate, Dick Harris, was an experienced incumbent. ******* But as the (June 28, 2004)election unfolded, my sense of comfort began to dissolve. It started with Robert Merrifield's resignation as family affairs critic, after suggesting that women seeking abortions should have impartial counselling available to them. The social liberal media pounced on him as a wild-eyed reactionary and ardent enemy of "women's rights". ******* This situation disturbed me for three reasons. It was no surprise that the SoLibs would attack him. What was surprising was that firstly, Merrifield would feel obligated to offer his resignation, and secondly, that Harper would accept it. That the federal leader of the most prominent political social conservative movement would not stand up and defend such an eminently reasonable position made me realize that perhaps the Conservative party was not really the place to park my vote and my allegiance. ******* Thirdly, as the election unfolded, Harper repeatedly stated that his party, if elected to government, would not introduce any legislation to limit access to abortion. In other words, he was prepared to allow the on-going holocaust of more than 100,000 babies per year to continue without lifting a finger, if that position would make him more electable. To take a public position to protect the unborn takes moral courage, and Mr. Harper demonstrated that political opportunism outweighed doing what was right. ******* The last straw for me was when deputy leader Peter Mackay wrote a reference letter for Svend Robinson, to help him escape the full consequences of his grand theft. Providing a character reference to the arch-enemy of social conservatives is hardly appropriate for the second in command of the Conservative Party of Canada, and evidence of poor judgment. ******* As I considered my options, I took a closer look at the Christian Heritage Party. Unabashedly pro-life, fully committed to Biblical principles of honesty, integrity, justice, and good stewardship of taxpayers� funds and environmental resources, preserving and strengthening traditional families, elimination of government-sponsored gambling, and most importantly, a pledge to uphold the principle of acknowledging the supremacy of God in all acts of government. ******* Principled, uncompromising, and no waffling on critical moral positions � this was a party I could support. ******* So I sent the Conservative Party a letter notifying them of my intention to resign from the party. I also contacted Ron Gray, national leader of the CHP, and over lunch, made plans to start a constituency association in the riding of Cariboo-Prince George. In the next federal election, there will be a Christian Heritage Party candidate in this riding to take a principled position on critical moral issues. ******* It's high time for the faithful to speak boldly, assertively, and with conviction in every riding in the land. ******* I'm convinced that the Christian Heritage Party is the best way to achieve principled, God-fearing government. ******************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 4 SEXUAL ORIENTATION CURRICULA: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATORS ******* Dr. Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C., July, 2004 ******* Abstract ******* Programs to eliminate heterosexism recommended for use in the BC public school system curricula would require educators to teach children that homosexuality and bisexuality are normal, safe and acceptable forms of sexual expression in human relationships, equivalent to heterosexuality. This paper will demonstrate that the data supporting homosexuality as a normally occurring, inherent condition are inconclusive, and that data supports the concept that homosexuality results from abnormal psychosocial development. Treatment success for those wishing to change their orientation is high with a variety of therapeutic techniques. ******* Introduction ******* On March 16, 1998, delegates to the BC Teachers� Federation Annual General Meeting affirmed a comprehensive set of guidelines designed to implement programs to reduce so-called homophobia and heterosexism. The initiative was endorsed in principle at the March, 1997 AGM after lobbying from the Gay and Lesbian Educators of BC (GALE-BC). The measures included having gays or lesbians instruct teachers and students in the area of homosexuality, asking universities and the BC College of Teachers to require that student teachers have anti-homophobia/ heterosexism instruction as a requirement in all teacher education programs, lobbying government to enact legislation to prevent school boards from vetoing curriculum materials related to alternate forms of sexuality, and lobbying to have sexual orientation issues as a curriculum item in all subject areas from kindergarten to grade 12 (BC Teachers Federation, February, 1998). ******* While most people would agree that reducing harassment or hatred of any minority group is a good goal, presuming that all of society is ready to agree that homosexuality and bisexuality are healthy, normal, acceptable, and morally equivalent to heterosexuality is controversial to say the least. This paper will demonstrate that the improved social image of these forms of sexuality are due more to effective lobbying and misuse of questionable research, than to conclusive evidence as to the normalcy of homosexuality. ******* HIV/AIDS and STD Infection Risks ******* Teaching children that the homosexual lifestyle is normal and healthy would be highly irresponsible and would contradict curriculum requirements to teach children to avoid risks of acquiring STD�s. The tremendous health risks associated with homosexual behaviours are well documented. For example in the U.S. only 9% of AIDS cases are due to heterosexual contact or blood transfusions (2%), while the balance of infections are from homosexual/bisexual activity and intravenous drug abuse (Centers for Disease Control, 1994). In Canada, over 90% of male AIDS cases are due to homosexual or bisexual activity (Health Canada, December, 1996). ******* Men who have sex with other men (MSM) are four times as likely to become infected with HIV as any other group (Strathdee et al, 2001). Over 260,000 American homosexual men have died of AIDS, a total greater than for all other groups combined (Wolitski et al, 2001). Wolitski also found that 18% of the gay men in his study were HIV positive, versus 1% for the population as a whole. Another serious health concern is that of anal cancers. Gay men are 24 times as likely to acquire this deadly disease, likely due to the immuno-suppressant properties of semen deposited in the rectum combined with genital warts, a known pre-cancerous agent (Koblin et al, 1996). ******* A 1999 health survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth in British Columbia found that LGBT youth were more than three times as likely to have ever had an STD (McCreary Centre Society, 1999). Infection rates for gonorrhea, syphyllis, genital warts, hepatitis A, B & C, herpes, chlamydia, and enteric parasites associated with sexual-oral contact with fecal matter, are all higher for MSM (Cameron, Cameron & Proctor, 1989). ******* Promiscuity and High Risk Behaviours ******* Health Canada (2000), in study of the high risk behaviours of young gay men in Vancouver, found that 40% of them had engaged in �barebacking� or unprotected receptive anal intercourse in the past year. This is alarming given the evidence found by Dr. Bill Darrow of the US Centers for Disease control. In a study conducted in south Florida, Dr. Darrow found that 75% of HIV positive men, who knew they were infected, engaged in unsafe sex anyway (in Jonas, August 27, 1997). Another study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that only 7% of HIV positive men were voluntarily notified of their infection by a sex partner (in Gairdner, 1992). This statistics make it clear that homosexual men are not acting responsibly in their sexual behaviour, despite millions of dollars of public education in the past 20 years promoting �safe� sex. ******* Anal sex and multiple sex partners, which are common features of male homosexual behaviour, are very high risk activities and have led to high rates of HIV infection among the gay community. Indeed, gay people with AIDS average more than 1100 lifetime partners accord to a 1982 study by the US Centers for Disease Control. A comprehensive study done prior to the AIDS epidemic found that the average gay man had 500 different �lifetime� partners, while 28% reported more than 1000 partners. Moreover, 79% of gay men in the same study said more than half their partners were total strangers (Bell & Weinberg, 1978). ******* One study asked gay men to keep sexual diaries of their partners and activities for a year. The study, published in the NewEngland Journal of Medicine, showed that these men averaged 100 sexual partners annually (Corey & Holmes, 1980). Homosexual men are four times more likely than heterosexuals to have had more than 100 sex partners (Patterson & Kim, 1991). Similarly, gay youths in British Columbia were four times as likely as heterosexual youths to have had three or more sexual partners in the past three months (McCreary Centre Society, 1999). ******* While studies have confirmed that a majority of asymptomatic gays are changing their behaviours in response to the risk of AIDS, 70% still admitted a continuation of sexual practices that would expose them to HIV infection (Siegel et al, 1988). What is more disturbing is that Siegel found that for every two men changing to safer practices, one respondent shifted from safer to riskier sexual behaviour. ******* High risk behaviours are those which cause fissures or tears in an orifice, thus providing the HIV virus, or other microbial agents access to the bloodstream. The risk is particularly high in the rectum, where there is only a one cell layer between the inner surface and the blood supply. Thus, HIV is most prevalent in people who engage in unprotected receptive anal intercourse, receptive fellatio, analingus (termed �rimming� by the gay community), and receptive fisting (insertion of the entire fist into the rectum), and those who do so with muliple partners (Allgeier & Allgeier, 1995). ******* Even gay men who choose safe sex in their voluntary relationships can�t always count on being safe. Date rape, a serious problem in the heterosexual community, appears to be even more prevalent among gays. In a nationwide (US) anonymous survey, 20% of women reported a date rape, but over 37% of gay or bisexual men revealed that they had been raped by men they knew (Patterson & Kim, 1992). ******* A high number of multiple anonymous partners may be evidence of a sexual addiction. Sexual addictions have been successfully treated with 12-step programs similar to those used by Alcoholics Anonymous (Carnes, 1984). A variant of this program, 32 weeks in duration, is used by Exodus International, an organization operated by former homosexuals to assist those with unwanted same sex attractions to revert to heterosexuality (Hopper, May 2, 1997). ******* Orientation and Mental Disorders ******* Although it has been over 30 years since homosexuality has been removed from the manual of psychiatric disorders, there is increasing evidence that mental disorders are much more highly correlated with non-heterosexual orientations. J. Michael Bailey, in a commentary on the mounting research data finding that correlation noted, �These studies contain arguably the best published data on the association between homosexuality and psychopathology, and both converge on the same unhappy conclusion: homosexual people are at substantially higher risk for some form of emotional problems, including suicidality, major depression, anxiety disorder, conduct disorder, and nicotine dependence� (Bailey, 1999). ******* A New Zealand study followed a large group of young people from their birth to their early twenties. This highly regarded longitudinal study showed a significantly higher occurrence of depression, anxiety disorder, conduct disorder, substance abuse, and suicidality among those of homosexual or bisexual orientation (Ferguson et al, 1999). Ellis et al (1995), found that 38% of the homosexual men seeking service at an STD clinic showed evidence of antisocial personality disorder, far above the 2% rate for the general population. A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry (Carlat et al, 1997), found that 43% of a bulimic sample of men were homosexual or bisexual�15 times the rate in the general population. ******* But one of the most significant recent studies was conducted in the Netherlands by Sandfort and his colleagues (2001). The study showed elevated rates of mental illness for homosexual men and lesbians, including depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and substance abuse addictions. The study is significant because gay lobbyists have alleged that negative social attitudes towards homosexuality are a prime causal factor for mental problems among gays and lesbians�yet Holland is arguably among the most gay positive countries on the planet. Furthermore, cross cultural studies have shown that the admittedly higher levels of hostility towards gays in the United States does not lead to a corresponding higher incidence of mental illness in homosexuals, compared with incidence rates in more tolerant societies in Denmark and the Netherlands�the rates are similar (Ross, 1988). In other words, concluding that �homophobia� is a cause of mental health problems among gays is simply not warranted. ******* Relationship Instability and Attitudes towards Monogamy ******* How common is monogamy or even �faithfulness� among homosexuals who live together? Gay researchers (The Male Couple) David McWhirter M.D. and Andrew Mattison M.S.W. Ph.D., a couple themselves, found that less than 5% of gay men could be classified as monogamous and not one of the relationships in their study group had maintained fidelity for more than 60 months (Marcus, 1988). Bell & Weinberg (1981 in Marco, 1996) found that only 3% of gay men had had fewer than 10 �lifetime� sexual partners and could class only 2% as monogamous or �partially monogamous�. ******* The majority of heterosexuals in permanent relationships are rarely promiscuous. Approximately 60% of married are exclusively monogamous, while an additional 25% are primarily monogamous. Fifteen per cent report regular extramarital liaisons (Carter, 1990). A University of Chicago study (1990) determined that the estimated number of lifetime sexual partners since age 18 for the U.S. population as a whole is 7.15 and only 8.67 for those who never marry. ******* Indeed, the monogamy held as an ideal in heterosexual relationships appears to be �culturally unacceptable� to gay men. When researchers in San Francisco recommended to their study group participants that restricting themselves to one partner would reduce their health risks, they demurred, saying monogamy �lacked creativity and showed a lack of understanding of an outsider to the gay lifestyle� McCusick et al, December, 1985). ******* Suicide Risk ******* The high suicide rate among gay youth is a prime rationale for implementing homosexual-friendly programs in schools. This conclusion is based in part on questionable data reported by gay San Francisco social worker and activist Paul Gibson as part of a 1989 report of a special federal task force on suicide prevention. Gibson claimed that over 30% of youth suicides are committed by gay youth, that it was their leading cause of death, and that their suicides were caused in part by �internalization of homophobia� (Gibson, 1989). ******* Gibson collected data from gay-run drop-in centers for homeless youth in large U.S. cities, then used the dated and discredited Kinsey data on the number of gays in the population to extrapolate his figures to the whole population (LaBarbera, 1996). He did not submit his data to rigorous peer review and his �essay� contained more �hocus pocus� that new research data, according to David Shaffer, a Columbia University psychiatrist and specialist on adolescent suicide (Shaffer, May 3, 1993). Bell & Weinberg (1978) found that the most common reported cause for a suicide attempt (47%) was a dispute with a lover. ******* The most common reason listed among gay youth in British Columbia was �feeling lonely and isolated�, followed by �problems with parents� [unrelated to orientation issues]. Rejection by school friends due to orientation tied for last place in a list of 10 reasons for a suicide attempt (McCreary Centre Society, 1999). ******* It is not surprising that some distressed and homeless gay youth would be feeling despondent and suicidal, but Gibson�s statistics alleging a causal relationship between homophobia, internal or external, have not stood up to any scrutiny by experts in suicide research. Naturally, it is difficult to determine precisely which combination of causes lead to a completed suicide, but the impact of relationship instability, failure to establish a long term emotionally nurturing relationship, clinical depression, and the impact of chronic health problems due to HIV or hepatitis infection, are certainly worthy of further research. ******* A 1991 survey by Gallup of 1152 teenagers showed that 15% had attempted suicide, but in an open-ended question, not one stated it was due to issues related to sexual orientation (Gallup, January, 1991). An unpublished study of 64 high risk youth in Seattle by University of Washington researcher Leona Eggert found only one respondent who gave his sexual orientation as the prime motivator of his suicide attempt (in LaBarbera, 1996). Patterson & Kim�s (1991) survey of 2000 anonymous respondents revealed that 32% of heterosexuals versus 37% of homosexuals had contemplated suicide. Given the 3.1% margin of error in the figures, there was statistically no difference in suicide ideation between the orientations. ******* Other studies have found a higher prevalence of self-harm inclination and other psychological problems among homosexuals, though. A recent study of 946 men and women in New Zealand, conducted over 23 years, found that self-harm and suicidal behaviour was higher among same sex attracted individuals. The greater the level of same sex attraction, the higher the levels of depression, increased substance abuse, and intentional self-inflicted harm (Skegg et al, March 2003). ******* A British study comparing heterosexual men and women to their homosexual counterparts (n=2,179) was recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry (King et al, 2003). It is a significant study because no previous European study had recruited over 1000 homosexual men and women. The researchers found that homosexual men and women consulted mental health professionals more, that lesbians were more prone to be victims of violence and physical intimidation, and to drink excessively, and that both genders tended to score higher on scales of psychological distress. The authors commented that �gay men and lesbians may have lifestyles that make them vulnerable to psychological disorder. Such lifestyles may include increased use of drugs and alcohol� (King et al, 2003). ******* Interestingly, the study found that school bullying was experienced no more often by gay men than heterosexual men, calling into question one of the primary rationales for gay-friendly school programs, i.e. that gays are disproportionately targeted for bullying (King et al, 2003). Nevertheless, gay and lesbian young people are more prone to have poorer mental and physical health, and engage in higher levels of sexual risk taking than self-identified heterosexual adolescents (Lock & Steiner, 1999). ******* Longevity ******* A major Canadian study found that the lifespan of homosexual men was 8 to 20 years less than that of heterosexual men. The authors noted that gay men have about the same life expectancy of Canadian men in 1871 (in Daily, 2003). ******* Another study examined the actual obituaries from 18 American homosexual periodicals for a 13-year period, and compared them to the obituaries from regular newspapers. The median age of age of married, never divorced men was 75 and 80% of them died old (i.e. age 65 or older). For unmarried or divorced men the median age of death was 57 and 32% of them died old. Married, never-divorced women died at age 79 on average and 85% died old. Unmarried and divorced women averaged age 71 and 60% of them died old (Cameron et al, 1994). ******* The median age of death for homosexual men, if the death was due to something other than AIDS, was 42 (9% died old). If AIDS was the cause of death, the average age was 39. It wasn�t much more for lesbians: the median age was 44 (20% died old). 18% of lesbians died of murder, suicide or accidents, a rate 456 times higher than white heterosexual females aged 25-44 (Cameron et al, 1994). Evidently, the lifestyle practiced by many in the homosexual community puts them at high risk for a shortened lifespan. ******* Overall Incidence of Homosexuality in the Population ******* The homosexual movement�s assertion that 10% of the population is homosexual is simply false. This figure is based on the dated (1948) study by Alfred Kinsey. Kinsey asked his subjects if they had participated in any homosexual activity in the past three years (1945-1947). Incredibly, 26% of Kinsey�s 5300 subjects were male prison inmates, including sex offenders (Pomeroy, 1972). Other subjects were recruited from less than neutral locations, such as gay bars in Chicago. His statistics were not valid in 1948, and are certainly not so 50 years later. ******* A highly regarded nationwide sexuality survey by Laumann et al (1994), conducted at the University of Chicago, found that the incidence of recent homosexual activity among men was 2.8% and 1.4% for women. �Full time� practitioners of homosexuality formed between one and 1.3%. In adolescents, rates for homosexuality are even lower (0.7% for boys, 0.2% for girls), according to a study in Minnesota public schools with a massive sample size of 36,741 (Remafedi et al, April, 1992). ******* Findings with almost identical percentages have been ascertained in other countries such as Britain (Johnson et al, December 3, 1992) and France (Spira et al, November 22, 1990) as well. A study of over 5000 Canadian college students reported homosexuality rates of 1.7% (McCormick in Social Action Commission, 1993). A survey of over 15,000 British Columbia adolescents found that less than 1% identified themselves as homosexual (McCreary Centre Society, 1993). And the 2001 Canadian census, which asked citizens to identify their orientation for the first time, found that only 1.3% of men and 0.7% of women listed themselves as homosexual or bisexual. The combined amount for people aged 18-59 was 1.0% homosexual and 0.7% bisexual (Statistics Canada, June 15, 2004). Despite this overwhelming international data, publications endorsed and distributed by the BC Teachers Federation for use as teaching resources still reference inflated and unattributed figures (GALE-BC, 1995; GALE-BC, 1998). ******* Homosexuality: Nature or Nurture ******* The belief that homosexuality is an inherited, immutable behavioural trait has not been convincingly demonstrated. The study cited most often was one where neurologist Simon LeVay (1991) found that the hypothalamus of 19 men who died of AIDS were measurably different than 16 �assumed heterosexual� brains. A gay newspaper reporter uncovered LeVay�s sloppy research methods, however, when he had to admit that he did not know for certain the sexual orientation of any of his control group subjects�he simply assumed that their orientation was heterosexual (Botkin, September 5, 1991). ******* While this should have invalidated the study, which had an extremely small sample size in any case, the popular press (Newsweek, February 24, 1992), announced the discovery of �homosexual brains� (in Marco, 1996). Moreover, since approximately 25% of those who die from AIDS suffer neurological dementia, hypothalamus anomalies could be attributable to the disease itself (Marco, 1996). ******* The identical twin studies which purport to show a correlation between homosexuality and X-chromosome markers (Hamer et al, 1993) have been criticized for the lack of a control group of identical twins reared apart, and an inadequate number of subjects to extrapolate the conclusions to the general population. ******* In fact, other genetics research experts at Columbia University (King & McDonald, 1992) and Harvard (Billings & Beckwith, July, 1993), who found evidence similar to Hamer�s, concluded that identical twin studies actually provide strong evidence of the influence of the environment rather than genetics in homosexual development. Billings & Beckwith rather caustically call Hamer�s research �molecular phrenology� (in Satinover, 1996a). And an attempt to replicate Hamer�s results by his colleague, Dr. Alan Sanders, failed. Stated Sanders, �Although the original study found evidence for genetic linkage, ours does not� (Byfield & Byfield, June 15, 1998). ******* Ironically, even the Journal of Homosexuality now does not support �gay-gene� theory or �gay-brain� theory (Socarides, 1996). Gay activists are now moving to have homosexuality viewed as a celebration of personal empowerment and freedom rather than a biological imperative. Sociologist Ira Reiss advocates for a sexual pluralism to root out the narrowness of heterosexism in all of society�s institutions, including schools, families and churches (Reiss, 1990 in Marco, 1996). Lesbian activist Donna Minkowitz write, �Homophobes�are right when they say that we threaten the family, male domination, and the Calvinist ethic of worth�that has paralyzed most Americans� search for pleasure (April 1, 1996). Clearly, this is a hedonistic philosophy whose goals run contrary to what many heterosexual families value. ******* A number of studies support the concept of �malleability� of erotic attraction, especially for lesbians (Rosik, January, 2003). The studies have reported that 31% to 50% of lesbians consider their sexual orientation to be the result of a conscious, deliberate choice (Rosenbluth, 1997; Whisman, 1996). Apparently, fluidity of attraction is more a factor among lesbians than homosexual men, however. ******* Psychosocial Influences ******* Sexual identity has been shown to be highly influenced by cultural learning. �That we are sexual is determined by a biological imperative towards reproduction, but how we are sexual�where, when, how often, with whom, and why�has to do with cultural learning, with meanings transmitted in a cultural setting (Fracher & Kimmel, 1992). ******* The dynamics of human psychosexual development appropriate to gender have been studies in considerable depth with much emphasis played on positive self esteem and the development of the capacity for intimacy and ego strength in childhood (Freud, 1953/1981; Miller & Simon, 1980). How sexual feelings and interests are expressed is a result of the young person�s inherited temperament, gender, their impact on members of their family, including extended family, the feelings, attitudes, experiences and behaviours of family members towards �significant others� outside the family, the nature of the family system, and the interaction of all family members with the larger environment (Chillman, April, 1990). ******* Gender role non-conformity in childhood has been indicated to have a strong correlation with adult homosexual behaviour by a number of researchers, (Baily, Miller & Willerman, 1993; Bell, Weniberg & Hammersmith, 1981: Green, 1987; Nicolosi, 1997; Phillips & Over, 1992; Whitam, 1977). As children, homosexual men were much more likely to have been involved in behaviours stereotypically female, such as cross-dressing, preference for the company of female friends, adoption of female roles in sex play, and preference for girls� games and activities (Whitam, 1977). Nicolosi has found in his work with gender identity disordered boys that they tend to become infatuated with role playing female Disney characters, such as Little Mermaid or Cinderella (Nicolosi & Nicolosi, 2001). Indeed, Whitam (1977) found that 97% of homosexuals in his study reported one or more of these experiences, while most heterosexuals (79%) did not. ******* The role of early sexual experiences has also been demonstrated to influence orientation. A detailed analysis of Kinsey�s 11,000 subjects (1938-1963), showed that intense sexual experiences, feelings of arousal, pleasure or discomfort associated with early experiences, were the strongest correlates of adult sexual orientation (Van Wyk & Geist, 1984). Van Wyk also found that those boys who learned to masturbate by being masturbated by another male were much more likely to be attracted to men in adulthood. A similar correlation was also found for those whose first orgasm occurred through homosexual contact. ******* While homosexual contact for boys appears to influence adults homosexuality, the reverse appears to be true for adult lesbians. Bell and Weinberg (1978) found that while only 20% of gay men engaged in heterosexual intercourse prior to adopting a primarily homosexual identity, 85% of lesbians had prior heterosexual experience. Van Wyk & Geist�s data (1984) offer support for the concept that adults lesbians were much more likely than heterosexual women to have had pre-pubertal sexual contact with adult men. ******* One significant item for counselor educators from Van Wyk�s research was the correlation between the age of learning about homosexuality and adult orientation. The mean age of learning about homosexuality for females predominantly homosexual as adults was 13.9 years, while who were primarily heterosexual was 19.4 years (which sounds �late�, but is understandable given that the data is from Kinsey�s 1938-63 subject base). For boys, adult homosexuals� mean age of learning about homosexuality was 12.0 years, while the mean age for adult heterosexuals was 16.4. Basically, the data suggests that the earlier a child learns about homosexuality, particularly through experiential learning, the greater the likelihood of adopting homosexuality as an adult orientation (Van Wyk & Geist, 1984). ******* Impact of Pedophilia ******* Childhood sexual experiences that are abusive also appear to be correlated with development of orientation. Finkelhor et al (1990), in a national phone sample of 1145 men, reported that 9.5% confirmed being the target of unwanted completed or attempted sexual intercourse prior to age 19, and that 80% of the perpetrators were of the same sex as the victim. However, Dell et al (1992) found that 37% of 1001 homosexual and bisexual men reported being abused as children, 94% of them by older males. Their median age of abuse was age 10, while their abusers averaged 11 years older. Doll�s results appear to support the findings of Van Wyk & Geist (1984), that same sex experiences in childhood are correlated with adult orientation. Forty per cent of gay youth surveyed indicated that they had been sexually abused, versus 12% for heterosexual youth (McCreary Centre Society, 1999). While further research is clearly warranted, these statistics appear to implicate pedophilia as a factor in the psychosocial development of youth and adult homosexuality. ******* The incidence of adult homosexuals who were childhood victims of pedophiles is strongly supported by data showing that those of homosexual or bisexual orientation are much more likely to commit child molestation. A review of 19 separate studies exploring the ratio of heterosexual-to-homosexual molestation of children found that those who practice homosexuality are 12 times more likely than heterosexuals to sexually assault a child, and bisexuals were 16 times as likely to do the same (Cameron, 1985). ******* This statistic is also support by data in the Report to Members of the British Columbia College of Teachers. The issues from 1990-1996 were examined by the author with permission in October, 1997. In this period, 54 teachers were disciplined for sexual misconduct with children. For female teachers, four were disciplined: three were same-sex incidents, and for one the gender of the victim was not identified. For male teachers, 33 were heterosexual offenses, 13 were homosexual, and four were not identified. Thus, out of a total of 49 cases where the gender of the victim was identified, 16 were homosexual (33%), which is approximately 15 times their incidence in the population, using incidence data from Laumann et al (1994). ******* This data is further supported by two studies of adult sex offenders conducted by Kurt Freund, a psychiatrist at the Department of Behavioral Sexology at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto (Freund et al, 1984; Freund & Watson, Spring, 1992). In the 1984 study (which examined only males), Freund found that the pedophilic predilection is more likely to be found in those of homosexual orientation and that they had the highest rate of recidivism. A related study (Abel et al, 1987) determined that the self reported number of male victims of non-incarcerated male pedophiles averaged an astonishing 150.2 (the corresponding rate for heterosexual pedophiles was 19.8). ******* In his second study, Freund examined the offense records of 457 sex offenders and found that the proportional prevalence of homosexual offenders was 36% (Freund & Watson, 1992). Other researchers have noted that 23% of gay men and 6% of lesbians admitted to sexual interaction with youth under the age of 16, when the respondent was aged 20 or older (Jay & Young, 1979). The preponderance of evidence clearly indicates that persons of homosexual orientation are much more susceptible to pedophilic tendencies. ******* Paternal Deprivation/Parental Mental Health in Transgenderism ******* Other researchers have zeroed in on the role parental deprivation plays in the sex role learning process. George Rekers, a recognized expert in gender identity disorder who has authored or co-authored over 60 studies on the question, writes �The impact of paternal deprivation on psychosexual development is most conspicuous in the retrospective clinical studies of homosexual and transsexual men (Rekers, 1996). The most seriously gender disordered boys had 100% paternal deprivation. Rekers also noted that 80% of the mothers and 45% of the fathers of his study group had a history of mental health problems or psychiatric treatment (Bentler, Rekers & Rosen, 1979). It is generally accepted that approximately 80% of children diagnosed with gender identity disorder later identify as homosexual in adulthood (Nicolosi & Nicolosi, 2002). Sexual identity is a tremendously complex interaction of psychosocial forces, and is particularly influenced by the absence of a paternal figure, the mental health of the parents, especially the mother, childhood sexual experiences, and non-conforming gender behaviour. ******* Sexual Preference Reversal Therapy ******* Can someone who thinks they are homosexual change their orientation to heterosexuality? The answer is clearly yes, but many gay support groups have lobbied hard to have the American Psychological Association make it unethical for psychologists to assist gays with conversion therapy, even if they asked for it (Satinover, 1996b). They assert that reparative or conversion therapy is ineffective at best, and harmful at worst (Forstein, 2001). This position has been vigorously opposed by the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, headed by clinical psychologist Dr. Joseph Nicolosi. The situation came to a head at the APA�s annual convention in Chicago in 1995 (Sleek, October, 1997). ******* The APA�s Council of Representatives, after carefully weighing all the evidence presented by both sides of the issue, determined that there was no evidence that conversion therapy was harmful, and that making the ethical change requested by �gay affirming� lobbyists would constitute an unwarranted intrusion into the client-therapist relationship, and could be construed as �restraint of trade� (Sleek, October, 1997). The Council reaffirmed, however, the APA�s position that a homosexual or bisexual orientation alone did not constitute a mental illness or a requirement for treatment. The APA has even published reparative therapy research in their own journal (Throckmorton, 2002). ******* The current position of the American Psychiatric Association is that it �encourages and supports research to further determine �reparative� therapy�s risks versus its benefits� (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). In his own investigation, Robert Spitzer, the psychiatrist who orchestrated the removal of homosexuality from the DSM in 1973, found that ��there was no evidence of harm. To the contrary, they reported that it was helpful in a variety of ways beyond changing sexual orientation� (Spitzer, October, 2003). ******* Those who are experiencing unwanted same-sex attraction and have sought therapy to convert to heterosexual functioning have had considerable success with existing therapeutic methods. Behavioral therapy has been found to have permanent sex identity reversal success rates of between 65% after a five year follow-up (Schwartz & Masters, 1984), and 71% after a six year follow-up (Masters & Johnson, 1979). Even Kinsey reported more than 80 cases of successful �revision therapy� (Pomeroy, 1972). ******* Dr. Jeffrey Satinover notes that in an eight year period (1966-1974), over 1000 articles on the treatment of homosexuality were listed in the Medline database. Moreover, a representative cross-section of these treatment modalities recorded an average success rate of 52% (Satinover, 1996b). Dr Judd Marmor, past president of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, reports that �between 20 and 50 per cent of patients with homosexual behavior seek psychotherapy in order to change their orientation�and they deserve the help of psychiatry to achieve it� (Marmor, 1975). ******* There is considerable evidence that people can experience orientation change even without treatment. Kinsey Institute researchers Bell and Weinberg found that 84% of homosexuals and 29% of heterosexuals shifted their orientation at least once in their lifetime, and 32% of homosexuals and 4% of heterosexuals reported a second shift in orientation. A significant 13% of homosexuals and 1% of heterosexuals claimed at least five orientation changes in their lifetimes (Bell & Weinberg, 1978). Thus, the claims that orientation is ingrained at birth and immutable throughout a person�s lifetime does not seem to have the support of empirical data. ******* Homosexuality and Social Politics ******* Until 1973, the American Psychiatric Association labeled homosexuality as a psychological disorder. It was dropped from the DSM, not because of a preponderance of new research and scholarly debate, but because of intense political lobbying from the homosexual community (Bayer, 1981). Apparently, they threatened to continue demonstrating at every APA convention and block research until it was dropped from the manual (Zustiak, February 14, 1993). ******* Joseph Berger, a Canadian psychiatrist who was at the 1973 convention reported that the APA was bombarded with letters petitioning for the removal of homosexuality from the manual, ostensibly from concerned individuals. The campaign was later found to have been orchestrated and financed by gay activist groups (Berger in Social Action Commission, 1993). ******* Charles Socarides, past president of NARTH, wrote that psychiatrists who continued to believe that homosexuality was a disorder, were �soon silenced at our own professional meetings, our lectures were cancelled inside academe, and our research papers were turned down in the learned journals� (Socarides, 1996). This says more about the effectiveness of the gay lobby than a change in professional thinking. ******* The effectiveness of the gay lobby may have been enhanced by high level influence from within the APA Board of Trustees. A former gay man told psychiatrist Jeffrey Satinover at a 1994 conference in England, that he and his lover celebrated the 1973 victory in the apartment of an officer of the APA Board of Trustees. Satinover regards this as evidence that the leadership of the APA could have been suborned in this decision (Satinover, 1996b). ******* Significantly, four years after homosexuality was relabeled from a disorder to a �condition�, akin to handedness, a National Institute of Mental Health survey of 2500 psychiatrists found that 69% of them still believed that homosexuality �usually represents a pathological adaptation� while only 18% were sure it did not (in Bayer, 1981). Moreover, in 1980, the American Psychiatric Association affirmed a new form of psychopathology after considerable research, entitling it Gender Identity Disorder, with subcategories for children, adolescents, and adults (Rekers, 1996). ******* The DSM-IV (APA, 1994), also contains diagnostic categories for transvestitism and category 302.9(3) �persistent and marked distress about one�s sexual orientation�, often used for applying a diagnostic label to unwanted same-sex attraction. Indeed, gay adolescents in British Columbia rated �worries about my sexual orientation� as the third most common reason for a suicide attempt (McCreary Centre Society, 1999). Clearly, if anxiety about orientation is causing distress and dysfunction, and the desire of the client is to overcome unwanted same sex attractions, it is only ethical to offer appropriate therapeutic assistance, or refer the client to a qualified reparative therapist who will. ******* Writes Christopher Rosik, Ph.D.: �Assuming clients are provided with informed consent in a non-coercive environment, the recognition that some individuals with homoerotic attraction will still want to pursue change-oriented therapy upholds the ethical assumption that clients make autonomous choices that [marriage and family therapists] must respect. In addition, because many of these clients are motivated to attempt change because of deeply held religious convictions, allowing them to pursue such therapy supports the AAMFT ethical pledge not to discriminate on the basis of religion, respecting religious diversity even when members may hold different moral beliefs regarding homosexual behavior and sexual identity� (Rosik, January, 2003). ******* Conclusions and Recommendations ******* It is apparent from the data cited in this paper that it would be highly inappropriate for public school educators to provide instruction that implies there is no qualitative difference between the orientations in terms of physical and mental health risks, suicide risks, STD infection, or longevity. Parents and educators need to be aware that the research evidence that homosexuality is innate and immutable has not been validated, and may be employed in a manipulative fashion. ******* Reparative therapy for adults with unwanted same sex attraction has been shown to be effective and accrue positive benefits in other areas of life. To accept the notion that nothing can be done to change sexual identity, especially prior to self initiated sexual activity, would be professionally irresponsible. Parents ought to be aware that there are treatment options, and recognized diagnostic categories. Moreover, given the much high incidence of childhood abuse among homosexuals, and the astounding rate of victimization of boys at the hands of homosexual pedophiles, counselors should be alert to undisclosed and untreated sexual abuse among students presenting with issues related to orientation. ******* The data cited in this paper has shown that the homosexual lifestyle is characterized by high levels of relationship instability, promiscuity, high risk of acquisition of deadly STD�s and mental illnesses, suicidality, substance abuse, and shortened longevity. It is clear that this issue requires much more dedicated research before wholesale implementation of anti-homophobia and heterosexism programs in the public school system to �normalize� homosexuality. 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An earlier version of this paper (March, 2000) was published in the German Institute for Youth and Society Bulletin (Autumn, 2003). ******************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 5 LETTER ON INDOCTRINATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN B.C PUBLIC SCHOOLS By Dr. Chris Kempling [email protected] to [email protected] ******* From: Robert Jason ******* Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 ******* Editor, Vancouver Sun ******* Sir: ******* As the Christian parent of a public school student, I was interested to read about Mr. Corren's attempt to force the Ministry of Education to amend it's curriculum to include "queer studies" in all grades and curriculum areas. Mr. Corren is a member of Gay and Lesbian Educators of BC (GALE-BC), who also advocate, according to their website, the removal of gender boxes from all school forms, and eliminating the "myth" that there are only two genders. They have produced resources for teachers, such as Challenging Homophobia in Schools, which declare that the Biblical King David and his soulmate Jonathan were actually gay lovers. This is an egregious insult to both Christians and Jews. Another resource, Counselling Lesbian and Gay Youth, urges teachers to "dishonour" the concept that heterosexuality is preferred sexual behaviour, and that even those who tolerate homosexuality are guilty of homophobia and need to be re-educated. Mr. Corren's suit is not about increasing tolerance but the leading edge of a wedge to indoctrinate all BC school children with homosexual propaganda. The materials his organization has produced for use by public school teachers are innacurate, biased, offensive to religious groups, and intolerant of other points of view. ******* I believe that students should be taught about orientation issues at the appropriate age. But it should be balanced and cover a variety of perspectives. Students should know, for example, that those who practice homosexual behaviour have much shorter lifespans, higher risks for communicable diseases, alcoholism and drug abuse, suicide, depression, anxiety disorders and relationship instability. They should know that orientation is changeable. The more ex-gays I encounter, the more I am inclined to agree with Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, president of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, that there is no such thing as a homosexual, only heterosexuals with same sex attraction issues. For example, Ellen Degeneres' mother stated in her biography of her daughter that her behaviour was totally heterosexual until she was molested at age 17 by her step-father. And everyone knows that her former partner Anne Heche, is now married to a man. Research has failed to confirm that orientation is an inherent condition, contrary to the claims of GALE-BC resources that it is, and students should know this. ******* Given that we have an upcoming provincial election, perhaps it would be good to ask your political candidates how they stand on this matter. I certainly intend to. ******* Dr. Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C., Registered Clinical Counsellor ******************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 6 DR. CHRIS KEMPLING ON CANADA'S PERSECUTION OF PRO-LIFE PRO-FAMILY CHRISTIANS ******* From: "Peter Hoogendam" ******* Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 ******* Dear Friends:From a Friend, Peter. ******* I was grateful and delighted to receive this speech shortly from Dr. Chris Kempling. In his typically self-effacing, humble, gentle, eminently Christian way, he asked me if I would like to post it to my list. Sure, I would - with pleasure. So, here it is: in two parts. One is the speech itself, "Religious Freedom in Canada", at the U.N; the other, his engrossing account of his trip to New York. ******* Religious Freedom in Canada-by Dr. Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C. March 4, 2005, United Nations Commission on Human Rights Delegate Briefing, New York City ******* Canada is a country which prides itself on religious freedom and religious tolerance. And in many respects that is true. Citizens are free to practice their faiths according to their traditions, generally without interference from the government. And even when someone�s religious beliefs conflicts with a long established Canadian tradition, great tolerance can be shown, as was the case with the first Sikh Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer permitted to wear a turban instead of the regulation hat. That constable started his career in my home town of Quesnel, and he was accepted and appreciated by the community. ******* Unfortunately, there are two primary areas of conflict between religious freedoms and government policy in Canada: abortion and homosexuality. A group of eight Christians, members of a group called Operation Rescue protesting abortion were arrested and sentenced to jail terms for peacefully protesting outside an abortion clinic. I met one of the men, Donald Spratt, who was incarcerated in British Columbia�s maximum security Oakalla prison for his crime--he was holding a sign outside an abortion clinic. Currently, he is awaiting trial in the BC Court of Appeal for violating the �bubble zone� of an abortion clinic. Once again, he was simply holding a sign with a Bible verse on it�Thou shalt not kill. ******* A man by the name of Bill Whatcott, an evangelical Christian who is a licensed practical nurse, was fined $15,000 by his professional association, for protesting against abortion on his own time, and also fined $20,000 by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission for speaking out against homosexuality. There is a great deal of intolerance shown towards religious people who express their views in public. ******* In May 2002, a Catholic high school in Whitby, Ontario, was forced by the Ontario Supreme Court to allow a homosexual student, Marc Hall, to take his boyfriend to the graduation prom, even though the church-run school has strict prohibitions against condoning any kind of homosexual behaviour. And marriage commissioners, who are public employees licensed to perform civil marriages, were told by Frank Quennell, the Saskatchewan Minister of Justice, to resign if they intend to refuse to perform same sex marriages. Several have already. The new legislation currently being considered by the Canadian government provides no protection for civic officials who for reasons of conscience or religious belief will not perform a same sex marriage. Just a few months ago, a lesbian couple in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam arranged to rent a hall for their wedding reception from the Knights of Columbus, a Catholics men�s service group. When the group discovered that the marriage was going to be between two women, they cancelled the rental agreement, stating that their religious beliefs prevented them from accommodating a same sex wedding. Even though they paid to reprint the wedding invitations and for the rental of a new hall, the couple is still suing the group in the BC Human Rights Tribunal. ******* Camp Arnes is a camp operated by the Mennonite Church, located on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. A homosexual choir called the Rainbow Harmony Project booked the camp for a weekend retreat. The Mennonites cancelled the booking after discovering that the choir was homosexual in nature, citing their faith, their mission statement and their code of conduct conflicted with the choir�s purpose. The choir filed a discrimination suit with the Manitoba Human Rights commission, where the decision is pending. The Winnipeg school district has now forbidden all school groups from using Camp Arnes as well as three other Christian camps. ******* My dictionary says that tolerance is "the disposition to adopt a liberal attitude towards the opinions or acts of others, especially those of other religions or ethnic backgrounds." One would think that tolerance would mean that social liberals would be tolerant about our religious beliefs. In the Newspeak of today, however, tolerance means everyone is obliged to take a liberal attitude towards immoral sexual behaviour, but those who practice that immoral behaviour do not have to tolerate Christian beliefs which oppose such behaviour. ******* Then there's the term "hate". If Christians say publicly that they disapprove of homosexual behaviour because the Bible declares it to be immoral, then that is "promoting hatred". If they quote medical statistics about the HIV infection rates of homosexual men, that is "promoting hatred". If they object to their children being indoctrinated in kindergarten class with information about homosexuality, they are hateful people. Apparently Canadians can hold religious beliefs, but if they tell anyone else in a public forum, such as a newspaper, they are "promoting hatred". ******* How about "homophobia". It literally means an irrational fear, even terror, of homosexual persons. A phobia is a mental illness, which can be successfully treated. In Communist Russia, dissidents were sentenced to forced treatment in psychiatric hospitals, not because they were mentally ill, but because they had wrong thoughts. I believe it is no accident that the Gay Rights term for disapproval of homosexual behaviour is a mental illness term. In all my years as a mental health professional, however, I have never encountered anyone with an irrational fear of homosexuals. But the definition of homophobia, as defined by gay activists, is the unwillingness to approve of homosexuality. Even toleration without approval is defined as homophobic. So if you have a moral objection to homosexuality, you are "mentally ill" and require re-education. One homosexual activist, John McKellar, who opposes the Gay Pride movement, calls the use of the word homophobia, �a contrived slander� against religiously conservative people. But activists realize that religious people are unlikely to change, which is why they are focusing a tremendous amount of attention on re-educating children in public schools. ******* Let's take a look at some of the people who have been targeted by homosexual activists. ******* Mr. Hugh Owen is an evangelical Christian employed as a prison guard. He placed an ad in the Saskatchewan Star Phoenix. The ad was a picture of two stick men holding hands, with a red circle with a bar across, superimposed on them. Below were four scripture references, but not the actual Bible verses. In 2001 he was convicted of a hate crime by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal and forced to pay his three accusers $1500 each. The judge in the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench suggested that using Bible verses in a newspaper ad like this, could be construed as hate literature. So there is now legal precedent in Canada that the Holy Bible is hate literature. ******* Dagmar and Arnost Cepica, a Christian couple in Prince Edward Island who operated a bed and breakfast in their own home, refused to rent their bedroom to two homosexual men. In 2001, they were charged and convicted of discrimination, and rather than fight the matter in court, they closed their business down. Then there was the 1996 high profile case of professional printer Scott Brockie, who refused to print material for the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Archives, because he felt doing so would violate his religious beliefs. He was fined $5000 on February 24, 2000, and ordered to print the material anyway. Mr. Brockie took his case to the Ontario Supreme Court, then to the Ontario Court of Appeal and lost both times. The court has ordered Mr. Brockie to pay his opponents legal costs of $40,000. His total legal bills surpass $170,000. Like myself, he has set up a trust fund to help him with this burden, as he cannot afford it himself. A few years ago, Evangelist Rev. Ken Campbell of Hamilton, placed ads in a Toronto newspaper objecting to the promotion of homosexuality by governments and public schools. He had two complaints laid against him in the Ontario and BC Human Rights Tribunals by homosexual activists. He went to the tribunals, without any legal representation, and basically preached the gospel, outlining in detail what the Bible says about homosexuality. He was acquitted by both tribunals, one of the few victories Christians have had in disputes with homosexual activists. ******* Stephen Boissoin of Calgary, is an evangelical pastor who wrote a letter to the editor questioning the promotion of homosexuality in the public school system. A University of Calgary professor has charged him with discrimination under the Alberta Human Rights act. Last May, at a fund-raising dinner for him held in a Calgary hotel, masked homosexual thugs burst into the dining room and disrupted the meeting, chanting "Right wing bigots go away, Gay Militia is here to stay". They carried a banner saying "Liberation: Queer Invasion". Their tactics remind me of the Nazi Brownshirts of the 1930's. ******* Several mayors of Canadian cities have been taken to Human Rights Tribunals for refusing to declare Gay Pride Days in their cities. The most prominent one was Diane Haskett, mayor of London, Ontario. She was found guilty of discrimination in 1997 and fined $10,000. Her sentence was issued during her re-election campaign, and she stopped campaigning. She won re-election by an overwhelming margin anyway. Also targeted were the mayors of Fredricton, New Brunswick, Hamilton, Ontario,(Brad Woodard and Bob Morrow), Kelowna, BC and Oliver, BC, as well as Ernie Reine, the Chief of Police of Regina, Saskatchewan. In the year 2000 every city in British Columbia was threatened with a Human Rights Tribunal lawsuit if they did not proclaim a Gay Pride Day by a group called the Rainbow Coalition. Many cities did, but some cities stopped making proclamations of any kind just to avoid the whole controversy. The Mayor of my town, who is a devout Catholic, refused to sign the proclamation after the city council passed the Gay Pride Day resolution over his objection. ******* Another concern by religious Canadians who belong to unions is their inability to prevent the unions from using their union dues to support homosexual or abortion causes. Although some labour laws allow union dues to be redirected to a charity for reasons of conscience, the process is difficult and expensive, and some people chose to quit their jobs rather than hire a lawyer to make sure they don�t have to support causes they find morally offensive. My own union, the BC Teachers Federation, is an active supporter of the gay rights movement and has published their materials. One of the materials they published states that King David and Jonathan were gay lovers, and that all those who are morally opposed to homosexuality are homophobic and require re-education. Just last month the Ontario Elementary School Teachers Association publicly endorsed same sex marriage, even though many of their members are personally opposed to the concept. ******* Trinity Western University is a private Christian University in British Columbia which had permission to train elementary school teachers for the first four years of a five year program. As a Christian institution, they require all students to sign a pledge that they will not engage in immoral sexual conduct including homosexual behaviour, while on campus. In 1995, Trinity applied for permission to have their fifth year certified. The College of Teachers sent two committees to investigate, and both of them recommended approval of the program. But the College of Teachers overruled their own committees, and denied approval of the University's fifth year education program, arguing that the University's morality clause would produce discriminatory teachers. They presented no evidence of that position and lost all three court cases. Trinity had to spend $1.5 million on the case and only was able to recoup $168,000 from the College of Teachers. Trinity still has to prove to the College that they provide "anti-oppression pedagogy" courses to maintain certification of their education program. ******** Christians writing to Senator Laurier Lapierre to protest Svend Robinson's hate crime bill, Bill C-250 got this response on February 24th 2004. "You should be ashamed of yourself for reading such books" referring to the Bible. He continued, "If your god teaches you to hate and judge, then get another god. You people are sick. God should strike you dead." And in response to one writer who signed her letter, "in God's service", he said, "This letter is more in the devil's service." Senator Lapierre later apologized after receiving a storm of criticism over his hate filled comments. Just recently, Pierre Pettigrew, Canada�s minister of foreign affairs, suggested that churches had no business commenting publicly on the government�s same sex marriage law. Prior to the last election, Revenue Canada officials, the tax department, called in representatives of the Catholic and Evangelical Christian churches to warn them that they could lose their charitable status if they tried to influence their members to vote for parties which oppose same sex marriage. One of the most offensive incidents of anti-Christian discrimination was when officials from the Prime Minister�s office told two Christian ministers not to make any references to Jesus Christ, the cross, or the New Testament in their memorial prayers during the Swissair memorial in Nova Scotia in September, 1998. At first the Prime Minister�s office denied forcing the two ministers to delete references to Jesus from their prayers, but later admitted they did so because they thought that other religious leaders would be offended. Muslim and Jewish religious leaders were free to say whatever they wished, and were able to quote freely from the Torah and the Koran. ******* And last month, CBC Radio, the government�s broadcasting company, refused to accept a paid ad from the Maritime Christian College, because it was advertising a lecture that was going discuss family issues from a Christian perspective. No private broadcaster refused the ad. ******* The largest school district in the province of British Columbia in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey was sued by one of its own employees, a homosexual kindergarten teacher, so that he could use books promoting same sex families in his classroom. The Supreme Court of Canada eventually ruled that the school district�s decision to forbid use of the books was influenced by the religious beliefs of some trustees and parents, and ordered the school board to re-evaluate the books without any religious criteria. The gay kindergarten teacher was furious when the school board rejected the books again because two were out of print and the third had a grammatical error in it. But two lesbian women are now suing the school board again, because the board had allowed religious parents from Christian, Sikh and Hindu religions to explain their concerns about the books in a public meeting, and the lesbians didn�t like their statements. That case will be before the BC Human Rights Tribunal this summer. ******* Also before the BC Human Rights Tribunal at this time is a suit filed by another homosexual teacher. He is trying to force the British Columbia Ministry of Education to change the entire British Columbia school curriculum for all grades and subject areas to include �queer studies� and �queer role models�. If he is successful, even students in religious schools may be affected, as all private religious schools which accept government funding must prove that they are using the BC Curriculum. ******* Three children on Vancouver Island being home schooled, recently failed to graduate from high school, because their parents refused to teach them a small mandatory course which included sex education, on religious grounds. They regarded the course, called Personal Planning, as an attempt at social engineering and promoting immorality. The mother, Cheryl Howard of Courtenay, took the case to the BC Human Rights Tribunal but lost. Her children had straight A�s in every other course. ******* Then there's my case. On May 9th of 2002 I was convicted of conduct unbecoming a member of the BC College of Teachers. The reason was because I expressed my opinion in my local newspaper. Between April 1997 and July, 2000, I wrote one freelance column and six letters to the editor of my town�s newspaper, which questioned the wisdom of promoting the homosexual agenda. I provided factual information on rates of promiscuity and disease infection which had been previously published in scholarly journals. I said that many religions consider homosexuality to be immoral, that it may be caused by negative psycho-social influences, and that it was nothing to be applauded. I said that I would refuse to be a false teacher, compromising my faith to teach information which the Bible clearly says is immoral. I said this not in my classroom, or my staff room, but on the editorial pages of my local newspaper. I had thought that the editorial page was a place where all Canadians have the right to express their points of view, whether other people like them or not. I highly value the freedom of the press, and all points of view should be represented in our newspapers, including those opposed to ours. But a man by the name of Hayward Broun once said, "Everyone favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.� And how true that is. ******* I appealed the conviction to the BC Supreme Court, but lost in February of last year. If this verdict is upheld by the courts, teachers will not be able to write privately to their own supervisors to question a new curriculum resource, or write privately their own elected officials on a matter of public policy, nor will they able to address the topic of homosexuality in post graduate research papers. I was disciplined for doing all of these things. This is an unacceptable restriction of freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and freedom of intellectual _expression. ******* The College presented no complaints about what I had written publicly from teachers, none from students, none from parents, and most importantly, none from any member of the gay community. The people who did disagree with me did so by writing their own letters to the editor, and I fully support their right to do that. ******* The Catholic Civil Rights League, the Christian Legal Fellowship, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, The Christian Teachers Association have banded together to form the Canadian Religion Freedom Alliance to assist in my defence. My union is also supporting me. The case will be heard on April 21 and 22, this year. Joining the College of Teachers in opposing me is the BC Civil Liberties Association, who feel I should be suspended indefinitely unless I publicly recant, and the BC Public School Employers Association. ******* My school district supervisors have also decided to silence me. They have disciplined me repeatedly for speaking out, including for advertising my intention to offer orientation change therapy services through my private practice. On March 31, I must appear before a formal hearing of the Quesnel School Board to explain why I publicly criticized the government�s same sex marriage legislation. I am facing a lengthy suspension without pay, even though not one homosexual person has complained about what I wrote. I�ve filed a Human Rights complaint against the school district for religious discrimination. ******* I am a Christian seven days a week, both on the job and off the job, and I will not compromise my faith to teach falsehoods to children. As servants of the Most High God, it is our duty to speak up courageously for what is right. I do not know what may become of me, of my career. My lawyer has told me that my legal costs could reach a half a million dollars. I have a trust fund called The Christian Public School Teachers� Legal Defense Fund, but I do not currently have adequate funds to defend myself. I am trusting in God to help my defense. ******* Canada does have religious freedom, but that freedom is under assault. Thank you for inviting me to speak, and may God bless you all. ******* Dr. Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C. Registered Clinical Counsellor 250-983-3949 Quesnel, BC V2J 5R5 [email protected] *************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 7 DR. CHRIS KEMPLING'S SPEECH TO THE UNITED NATIONS ******* March 4, 2005 ******* by Dr. Chris Kempling ******* Early in February, 2005, I received a surprising call from Anna Marie White of Focus on the Family Canada. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was holding a Delegates� Briefing on March 4, and she was hoping I could represent Canadian Christians by speaking on the topic of religious freedom in Canada. Anna Marie explained that UN ambassadors and NGO (non-government organizations) representatives were aware of the official Canadian government position on religious freedom, but that the delegates wanted to hear from someone who had actually been subjected to persecution because of their religious beliefs. They were preparing for a major Human Rights conference to be held in Geneva in April. ******* I readily agreed and started making travel arrangements. I had never been to New York City and was delighted when Anna Marie stated that Focus would be happy to cover my hotel costs for an extra day if I wanted to do a little sight-seeing. ******* I flew on Cathay Pacific Airlines for the five hour flight and booked into the Grand Hyatt Hotel on 42nd and Lexington Streets, just a few blocks from the United Nations. On Friday morning, I met with American Focus on the Family officials, who were the hosts of the briefing, in the Helmsley Hotel. Two of the other speakers, constitutional lawyer Gerry Chipeur of Calgary, and lawyer Pers Karlson of Sweden, also attended. We then headed as a group to get our security passes in a separate building not far from the UN. Security is very tight at public facilities in New York. Thomas Jacobson, Focus on the Family�s UN representative (Focus is an accredited NGO to the UN) was pulling a small rack with a couple of boxes of hand-outs. He was stopped by security, who radioed for the bomb detection unit to check his boxes. ******* The UN building is situated on the riverfront, with an adjacent park holding several impressive sculptures. The building itself was crowded with school tour groups, plus 6000 delegates attending a UN Women�s conference. There were many delegates in their colorful national costumes walking the hallways and speaking a cornucopia of exotic languages. The Africans and South American delegates were quite flamboyant in their flowing robes and distinctive headgear. ******* We peeked into the General Assembly room and saw where the Canadian delegation was sitting. It looks pretty much like it does on TV. Our guide explained that simultaneous translation is done in the six official UN languages, but all UN delegates must have a working knowledge of English to be posted to the UN. ******* At the breakfast, Thomas Jacobsen said they were delighted to learn that they had received 98 confirmations of delegates wishing to attend the luncheon, three times what they were expecting. Furthermore, one-third were full rank ambassadors to the UN. They didn�t invite the Canadian representatives, who are very strident in their support of abortion and gay rights causes. I spent the morning fine tuning my speech with Anna Marie White, Focus� representative for Family Policy and Community Impact, and the representative from the British Focus equivalent, which is called CARE. ******* I was seated next to the Korean ambassador. Sichan Siv, who just finished his term as the US ambassador to the UN, was also at the table, along with the ambassadors from Ireland, and an NGO representative from Belgium. The food was excellent and included Mesculn Salad in a basil lime vinaigrette, with Sugar Cane and Cocoanut Glazed Chilean Sea Bass, Malanga Puree with Mango Salsa as the entree. Dessert was a Chocolate Raspberry Ganache. (They gave us a souvenir menu, which is why I have all the details.) ******* Ambassador Siv spoke first, and related his very impressive "rags to riches" story as a Cambodian refugee who escaped the Pol Pot's killing fields in the 70�s. His first job was picking apples in Connecticut, followed by a stint as a New York City cab driver. He eventually became the first Asian American refugee to join the American administration as part of President Bush Sr.'s cabinet, and finished his career at the Ambassador to the United Nations. ******* Gerry Chipeur spoke next, highlighting the various constitutional cases that he has been involved with at the Supreme Court level, including the Vriend and Egan cases. He told me privately that the only way to reverse Canadian policies is to defeat the Liberals in the next election. ******* I spoke next, outlining my particular struggles with the BC College of Teachers and my efforts to defend freedom of speech and freedom of religion for public school teachers. My talk was well received as there was a standing ovation. Janet Parshall, who hosts a national US radio talk show, invited me to speak on her show, while another woman, a Canadian lawyer working in Manhattan, said she was so upset at my treatment she wanted to return home to practice human rights law in Canada. ******* Pers Karlson, the Swedish lawyer, detailed the Ake Green case. Pastor Green was arrested and sentenced to one month in prison for preaching a sermon outlining what the Bible says about homosexuality. The Swedish Court of Appeal overturned that sentence, stating that the Swedish law forbidding any criticism of homosexuality went too far in penalizing pastors who perform their religious duties by explaining what the Scriptures say about behaviours deemed to be sinful. Mr. Karlson stated that Swedish embassies around the world had been flooded with protests. Nevertheless, Swedish prosecutors have now appealed the case to the Swedish Supreme Court. Pastor Green has been invited to speak at the UN Human Rights conference in Geneva. ******* Overall, it was an excellent experience, and an honour to be invited to speak at the UN. The following day, I spent seven hours at the very impressive Metropolitan Museum situated in Central Park. I wasn�t able to see it all, despite my best efforts, and missed the entire Egyptian wing. The medieval armour and renaissance art was most impressive. On Sunday, I had the privilege of worshipping with the First Alliance Church congregation. This church is descended from the original Christian and Missionary Alliance Church founded in Manhattan in 1888 by A.B. Simpson (a Canadian from Prince Edward Island). They meet on the second floor of a commercial building on E26th Ave, and share space with a Messianic Jewish congregation. ******* Afterward, I took the bus towards Wall Street and boarded the ferry to Liberty Island. The ferry terminal is in Battery Park and houses an old fort, the original immigrant screening facility prior to the establishment of Ellis Island. It would have been the facility my great grandfather Joseph Kempling passed through in 1879. Security was intense, as all passengers were required to remove watches, belts, shoes, and jackets, plus pass through bag inspections and metal detectors. But I wanted to see the statue which is the worldwide symbol for freedom, something which we in Canada are beginning to lose a grip on. Unfortunately, it was not possible to climb up inside the interior of the statue, but it was pretty impressive just seeing it up close. ******* I�ll close with a quote from Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), a Dutch Christian politician who founded the Christian Democratic Party in that country: "When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must, at the price of dearest peace, lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith." We no longer have the luxury of assuming that our country�s leadership shares Christian principles and will uphold Godly values. As is clearly obvious, they are quite prepared to make laws which run counter to the principles upon which this country was founded, and are attempting to silence or marginalize anyone who would protest against them. Kuyper's call to arms rings true for today. But who will answer? Ghandi said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." It means a commitment to action-and the time for action is now. ******* Dr. Chris Kempling Psy.D. R.C.C. ******* Quesnel, British Columbia, March 9, 2005 ********************************************************************************************************************

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