A good counselor recognizes that there is more than one religion, or no religion, and no matter what spiritual belief a counselor holds, the spirituality of the client is utmost respected. People with closed belief systems who rely on stringent, unbending doctrine that demeans and makes attempts at demoralizing people just because their views are different than their own tend to feel insecure and threatened. It will do no good to address sexual orientation here. People with fixed belief systems, by that very fact, will not be open to hear anything else. I can understand, though, the confused nature of so many who identify themselves as Christians.
Christians receive so many mixed messages about sexual orientation.
The silence of Christians who know that our scriptures on homosexuality are few and murky in interpretation and far outweighed by the words of a savior whose only comment on human relationships was to call us to never judge but only to love. For whatever reason a person believes that homosexuality is wrong and should be changed, chooses to believe that, not because of a quoted Bible scripture, but because of one s own internalized fears of themselves and others who may be different, and their strong need to feel secure by pointing out something they believe is wrong in others. On a personal note, despite how the letter was couched, it was clear that you saw it fit to attempt a personal attack on me and my profession, and the university for which I work. I must tell you, I have never before received such a hateful message, and I was stunned that it came from a staff person from this university. I am deeply offended by the very hypocrisy that you displayed.