{"id":41415,"date":"2017-07-17T00:30:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T03:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=41415"},"modified":"2017-07-17T00:45:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T03:45:38","slug":"those-with-gender-dysphoria-can-find-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/17\/those-with-gender-dysphoria-can-find-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Those with Gender Dysphoria Can Find Healing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Last month, it was my privilege to attend the annual conference of the Restored Hope Network (RHN) in San Diego. The Restored Hope Network is the nation\u2019s largest umbrella organization for Christian organizations engaged in \u201ctransformational ministry\u201d with those who suffer from unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I was struck, however, by the sharp disconnect between what the protesters assumed was actually happening in the conference and what was actually happening there. As just one example, critics of \u201csexual orientation change efforts\u201d (SOCE)&#8230;often charge that such programs damage participants by instilling \u201cshame\u201d in them. The truth is the exact opposite\u2014participants come into SOCE with shame, and a key goal of the counselling is to overcome and remove that sense of shame&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Our maleness or femaleness, and <!--more-->the complementarity of the two, is part of the \u201cimage of God\u201d with which each of us is created by God. Linda Seiler, who struggled with gender identity issues growing up, said this means that \u201cgender is sacred\u201d and that \u201crejecting one\u2019s God-given sex is rebelling against the Creator.\u201d Speaker Nate Oyloe applied the concept to marriage, saying, \u201cDivorce is the image of God, masculine and feminine, being torn apart.\u201d Another speaker, who formerly lived a lesbian lifestyle and is now living a life of chastity, gave a personal testimony in which she declared, \u201cI was born with a sinful and rebellious nature, but I was reborn in the imago dei (image of God).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more by <a href=\"http:\/\/frcblog.com\/2017\/07\/Gender-dysphoria-find-healing\/\">Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-size=\"small\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, it was my privilege to attend the annual conference of the Restored Hope Network (RHN) in San Diego. 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