Al Mohler criticises gay conversion therapy, says Christians have sinned against gays
Leading Southern Baptist Albert Mohler has criticised therapies that attempt to turn people from gay to straight. Mohler said homosexuality cannot be turned on or off like a switch. But he continued to argue that gay behaviour is sinful and said only by turning to the Bible could it be addressed.
He was speaking at a press conference at the start of the Southern Baptist theological seminary's three-day conference, "Homosexuality - compassion, care and counsel for struggling people".
"In the case of many people struggling with this particular sin, we do not believe that some kind of superficial answer whereby they can turn a switch from being attracted to persons of the same sex to being attracted to persons of the opposite sex," he said.
"By God's grace, that might happen over time as a sign of God's work within the life of that individual. But ... for many, many people struggling with these...
