Comments on: Ex-Gay Boot-Camp Leader to Resign http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/ex-gay-boot-camp-leader-to-resign/ TruthWinsOut.org is a non-profit organization that counters right wing propaganda, exposes the “ex-gay” myth and educates America about gay life. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:04:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: George M Melby, Pastor http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/ex-gay-boot-camp-leader-to-resign/#comment-158 George M Melby, Pastor Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:39:13 +0000 http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/ex-gay-boot-camp-leader-to-resign/#comment-158 As a minister (and Baptist, I admit, with some embarrassment) with a legitimate M. Div. degree and enough Psychology credits to be a certified counselor. Never, ever, would I as a ordained/unordained minister take it upon myslef to professionally counsel a person with emotional problems, especually with an ex-gay ministry of any type. I cannot express strongly enough that GLBT persons are created by the same God that created the mis-fits who call themselves ex-gay practitioners. God made every creature and person in God's own image, and I just don't think we should try to improve on that, except for becoming more god-like, and less godless. GLBT folks...God loves you and so do I! GMMelby, Pastor/Chaplain As a minister (and Baptist, I admit, with some embarrassment) with a legitimate M. Div. degree and enough Psychology credits to be a certified counselor.

Never, ever, would I as a ordained/unordained minister
take it upon myslef to professionally counsel a person with emotional problems, especually with an ex-gay ministry of any type.

I cannot express strongly enough that GLBT persons are created by the same God that created the mis-fits who call themselves ex-gay practitioners. God made every creature and person in God’s own image, and I just don’t think we should try to improve on that, except for becoming more god-like, and less godless.

GLBT folks…God loves you and so do I!
GMMelby, Pastor/Chaplain

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