Gay Exorcism

A pastor in Stamford, Conn. is defending her usage of "gay exorcisms." "Manifested Glory Ministries is not against homosexuality. We do not hate them. We do not come up against them. We do just not believe in their lifestyle," stated McKinney- the pastor. Just because someone says they do not hate (insert whatever here) does not mean they love them; the absence of hate is not love. As many who have worked with young members of the GLBTQI community can attest, that it is common (especially those who are religious, have family/friends/loved ones or live in a community that are religion/un-informed) that they often "wish to go straight. They just want to be like everyone else, they want to be loved and accepted for who they are. They hear the negative comments that are made by even those who they love more than anything. People who have not been in those shoes cannot even begin to imagine the hurt and sorrow the person goes through. Having your mother, the one person who is supposed to be there for you- no matter what, the one person that endured the pain of delivery, the one person that is supposed to have such a deep bond with you- say that your lifestyle is wrong, immoral, and that you will go to hell.
First, we had to worry about being called mental- because until 1973, homosexuality was considered a psychiatric disorder by the DSM-3. Now, we have to worry about being called possessed. I guess now, people will look around- to see if someone’s head is spinning around and they are levitating in order to determine their sexual orientation.
It is no wonder there is such hatred in this world when you have people preaching that a group or individual is immoral, destined to go to hell, for whatever reason. ” Unknown to you they will be listening as you echo "amen" and that will soon silence their prayers. Their prayers to God for understanding and acceptance and for your love but your hatred and fear and ignorance of the word gay, will silence those prayers. So, before you echo "amen" in your home and place of worship. Think. Think and remember a child is listening.”—M. Griffith