A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality

Jun 2–3, 2008 - comments: 3

Most parents would do anything to be assured of raising emotionally healthy children. This is particularly true when we think about their sexual orientation. Today’s guest will provide valuable insight into the family dynamics that can open the door to homosexuality-and he’ll share with us ways to prevent that from happening.

Today Dr. Land’s special guest once again is Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of the Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic in Encino, California. He is also president of the National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, known as NARTH-which is an organization designed to educate the general public on the questions surrounding the causes and treatment of same-sex attractions. He has also written a book, with his wife, Linda Ames Nicolosi, titled A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality.

Just remember that knowledge is power. When we are talking about the treatment and prevention of homosexuality, that knowledge is critical. Dr. Nicolosi provides the information to equip and empower parents to raise emotionally healthy, heterosexual children.

We believe that this is a topic that we really need to talk about because our culture is constantly feeding us so many misconceptions about this subject. We are bombarded daily by the media with messages saying homosexuality is natural, acceptable, and praiseworthy. But do these messages line up all the scientific evidence we have on the issue or with the ultimate message we have received in God’s word. That is why I am so thankful that we are able to have Dr. Nicolosi on the broadcast today to help clarify some of these questions for us.

topic(s): Family, Parenting, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality

3 comments

1 On Jun 2nd, 2008, at 11:05pm, Kurtis Cullen wrote:

After listening to your program for the first time today on satellite radio, I found it mildly amusing.

I have one inquiry for you and yours, and that is what defines a “true Christian”? In your first broadcast, the speaker implored people to see “true Christian” counselors, not ones putting a steeple on a secular institution—or something along those lines.

Am I to understand, then, the most competent counselor for a sexually confused teen is the most Christian one? And if so, how can I discern how Christian one is? If he or she conforms the most to the ideals associated with the socio-political identity of the contemporary conservative Christian? Or is the most competent counselor one who adheres to teachings of Jesus Christ as described in the Bible,

“We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.” - John 4:20

-Kurt

2 On Jun 3rd, 2008, at 11:03am, Pamela wrote:

I sincerely believe that if one prays and ask the Lord to direct them to a good Christ-centered counselor, that He will be faithful to do it.  Ask the Lord to give decernment through His spirit.  A good counselor will line up with the true, living, Word of God.

Love, peace, and blessings

3 On Apr 13th, 2009, at 6:30am, Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed. wrote:

The premise of this book seems unsupportable, given the on-the-ground experiences and reports of people in the LGBTQ community.  All of the centered, loving, compassionate intelligent people I have spoken to and have heard speak on this issue assert something more fundamental about their homosexual lives - that (if we are all “created” as is so oft stated) homosexuals are also “created” by god.  There is no demonic or aberrant celestial intervention as is suggested by this nurture-over-nature argument except for the narrow template/filter laid down upon the lives of normal humans, albethey gay.  We can also see, in the gross mistakes and crimes of modern society, what an overdependence on ethnocentric and heterocentric science has wrought in the world and against this earth and its stewards.  This issue seems to be mostly a problem for and amongst Christians and only secondarily a problem then created for the LGBT community.  There is a story about a plank and an eye?

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