Lone protest at gay-cure church talk

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

A lone protester made her opposition known as she stood outside a Northland church seminar offering to help people overcome “same-sex attraction issues”.

The talk, hosted by Paihia’s Baptist Church yesterday, was advertised in community newspapers last week, and sparked a furore on social media and in the gay community.

The ad invited anyone who had problems with same-sex attraction, or a loved one who did, to hear the life story of a man who had overcome his issues.

He and his wife had helped many others, the ad said. Continue reading

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Tags: Baptist Church, Gay, Homosexuality

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