Colorado Springs, Colo., Sep 19, 2007 / 09:06 am
A new study has found that it is possible to change one's sexual orientation through religious mediation.
Study findings were first released last week in a book, "Ex-Gays? A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation."
The researchers, Stanton Jones of Wheaton College and Mark Yarhouse of Regent University, tracked men and women who had undergone a program of group discussions, counseling, journal writing, Scripture reading and prayer to change their gender orientation.
Focus on the Family has lent their support to the study’s findings, in which 67 percent of participants reported a change toward heterosexual orientation or ... successfully continuing to work towards that goal.