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Pat Robertson: Gays Can 'Un-acquire' Homosexuality

Televangelist Pat Robertson offered a simple solution Wednesday to gays who want to be straight: just 'un-acquire' homosexuality. A viewer named "Tommy" asked Robertson how he could show his gay son "the love of Jesus when you know his sexual

noted, Robertson's Regent University found (PDF) earlier this year that homosexuals did not stop being attracted to the same sex just because they engaged in heterosexual behavior as "reparative therapy" recommends.

"When we look at the sexual minorities specifical­ly, it is noteworthy that the findings from the Kinsey scale suggest that they did report significant behavioral change," the report said. "This likely reflected the commitment to their heterosexual marriage and the decrease in frequency of same-sex behavior."

"However, when the Kinsey expanded scale was administered, sexual minorities did not report a statistically significant change in the combination of behaviors, attraction, fantasy, and emo­tional attachment – the combination meant to convey sexual orientation rather than just behavior."

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