As reported by the Colorado Springs Independent, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) today sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning demanding that Dr. Mike Rosebush be immediately dismissed from his position at the Air Force Academy.
The full article about Dr. Rosebush, the subject of an extensive report by Pam Zubeck, will be out in tomorrow's edition of the Independent, but, due to the story leaking elsewhere earlier today, the Independent has posted a preview of MRFF's demand letter, and I am posting the full letter here.
MRFF Demands the Immediate Dismissal of 'Ex-Gay' Counselor from Air Force Academy | Chris Rodda
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Air Force Academy employs Focus alum and 'conversion therapy' champion | Local News | Colorado Springs Independent
When Lt. Josh Seefried recently learned that a conversion therapy practitioner works at the Air Force Academy, he picked up the phone.
"I called to ask him [about] his past with ex-gay therapy and his current teachings with cadets," says Seefried, a 2009 academy grad who helped found OutServe-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, an association of LGBT active-duty personnel, veterans and military families."I was directed to his book and told of ways to deal with my struggles with same-sex attraction."
That book, Sanctification Coaching: Sexual Purity and Peace for Christian Men with Same-Sex Attractions, was self-published under the Xulon imprint for Christian books by Dr. Mike Rosebush in 2009. That's the same year the academy hired the former Focus on the Family vice president to work in its "plans and programs directorate," which develops institutional policy, plans and assessment strategies for commanders.
It's also the same year the American Psychological Association debunked conversion or "reparative" therapy, saying not only that it's unproven, but that it can cause depression and suicidal thoughts.
Air Force Academy employs Focus alum and 'conversion therapy' champion | Local News | Colorado Springs Independent
"I called to ask him [about] his past with ex-gay therapy and his current teachings with cadets," says Seefried, a 2009 academy grad who helped found OutServe-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, an association of LGBT active-duty personnel, veterans and military families."I was directed to his book and told of ways to deal with my struggles with same-sex attraction."
That book, Sanctification Coaching: Sexual Purity and Peace for Christian Men with Same-Sex Attractions, was self-published under the Xulon imprint for Christian books by Dr. Mike Rosebush in 2009. That's the same year the academy hired the former Focus on the Family vice president to work in its "plans and programs directorate," which develops institutional policy, plans and assessment strategies for commanders.
It's also the same year the American Psychological Association debunked conversion or "reparative" therapy, saying not only that it's unproven, but that it can cause depression and suicidal thoughts.
Air Force Academy employs Focus alum and 'conversion therapy' champion | Local News | Colorado Springs Independent
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
'Ex-Gay' Therapist Leading Air Force Academy's Cadet Counseling | Advocate.com
LGBT advocates are calling for the removal of a therapist set to lead the Air Force Academy's cadet counseling program, citing the shrink's two-decades long advocacy for the unscientific and harmful practice of "reparative" or "ex-gay" therapy, which aims to turn gay people straight.
John Aravosis at AmericaBlog broke the news today that the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., had hired Mike Rosebush, Ph.D, to serve as the chief of character and leadership coaching at the academy. Aravosis and other LGBT advocates were quick to highlight Rosebush's long-standing advocacy of so-called reparative therapy. In the position, which he has held since 2011, Rosebush oversees a team of counselors who work with cadets to develop strong character and leadership attributes.
'Ex-Gay' Therapist Leading Air Force Academy's Cadet Counseling | Advocate.com
John Aravosis at AmericaBlog broke the news today that the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., had hired Mike Rosebush, Ph.D, to serve as the chief of character and leadership coaching at the academy. Aravosis and other LGBT advocates were quick to highlight Rosebush's long-standing advocacy of so-called reparative therapy. In the position, which he has held since 2011, Rosebush oversees a team of counselors who work with cadets to develop strong character and leadership attributes.
'Ex-Gay' Therapist Leading Air Force Academy's Cadet Counseling | Advocate.com
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