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Title: APA Says Pedophilia is Not a Mental Disorder
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URL Source: http://godfatherpolitics.com/578/ap ... ilia-is-not-a-mental-disorder/
Published: Aug 22, 2011
Author: Giacomo
Post Date: 2011-08-22 15:44:37 by CZ82
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Views: 5063
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APA Says Pedophilia is Not a Mental Disorder
Giacomo
Yesterday, I posted a blog where I talked about moral absolutes and used an argument about pedophilia being defended today by a number of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. (See “Why Does Tampa Student Bomb Plot Surprise Anyone”) I also stated if anyone didn’t believe the argument I used, then they needed to do some research over the past 10 years and they would find a number of articles where professional psychiatrists have even defended pedophilia.
As if it were meant to be or just perfect coincidental timing, I found a newly posted article claiming that some members of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) want to remove pedophilia from the list of mental disorders.
Matt Barber with the Liberty Counsel Action group attended the meetings where the announcement was made and reported that the discussions were concerned more with the public perception of pedophilia than with the victims, focusing on:
“Destigmatizing pedophilia … removing the stigma, and [getting] the public to stop demonizing pedophiles,” and that, “The entire focus of the event was on the victimhood of the pedophile,” Barber accounts. There was “very little concern for the children who are the victims of these individuals when they are raped, who these individuals lust after.”
The proceedings were a step toward officially declassifying pedophilia as a mental disorder, just like the organization did with homosexuality back in the 1970’s. It should also come as no surprise that the group voted 157 to 0 in favor of endorsing same sex marriages.
Mental disorder or not, anyone convicted of pedophilia needs to be surgically fixed to make them like a eunuch and then throw their sorry butts in jail. And I don’t know about you, but I’m in favor of running these wacko nut job head shrinkers out of town on a rail and never letting them near any of my relatives.
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Pedophilia is Not a Mental Disorder
That'll be good news for Woody Allen and Roman Polanski.
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HA! The tea-party, INDEED! They're so . . . ah . . . common
#2. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#1)
Pedophilia is Not a Mental Disorder
I guess neither is being gay......
When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
#3. To: CZ82 (#0)
The title doesn't match the story, but that's nothing new for you.
In case you can't figure it out, "some members" does NOT equal the APA.
I'm always happy to help you out. You need a lot of it.
#4. To: Skip Intro (#3)
The title doesn't match the story, but that's nothing new for you.In case you can't figure it out, "some members" does NOT equal the APA.
I'm always happy to help you out. You need a lot of it.
Why don't you send an e-mail to the author of the article and discuss it with him, I'd bet he would love to hear from someone like you.....
Oh by the way thanks, you helped me get my laugh for the day......
And just for you......
When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
#5. To: Skip Intro (#3)
Here, maybe you will like this article better........
Report: APA wants to destigmatize pedophilia Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 8/19/2011 3:35:00 AM
Several well-known researchers recently made unexpected arguments on pedophilia at an academic conference in Baltimore.
Liberty Counsel Action's Matt Barber attended the conference and says he felt he was on a different planet, as the presenting professionals aimed to remove pedophilia from the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). That would mean that pedophilia would no longer be considered a mental disorder.
"The entire focus of the event was on the victimhood of the pedophile," Barber accounts. There was "very little concern for the children who are the victims of these individuals when they are raped, who these individuals lust after," he adds.
And he says the experts' discussions were focused on "destigmatizing pedophilia ... removing the stigma, and [getting] the public to stop demonizing pedophiles."
But the attorney reports that the APA is already moving toward declassifying pedophilia as a mental disorder "by saying that a pedophile is only a pedophile in their latest DSM ... if they are distressed by their attractions or behaviors."
So Barber decides that would bring the APA one step closer to de-classifying pedophilia as a mental disorder, as they did homosexuality in the 1970s.
Concerning that issue, the APA board has also voted unanimously to endorse homosexual "marriage," which comes as no surprise to one traditional marriage activist, since the organization has contributed to 11 amicus briefs since 2004 in court cases that favor same-sex marriage. (Listen to audio report)
"The fact that the vote was 157 to nothing shows the liberal groups think that's at work in the APA," suggests Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH). "I mean, these guys are like on another planet. In the real world, same-sex so-called 'marriage' is very controversial, and society is divided over it. But in the APA, at least in this vote -- 157 to nothing -- everybody's for it."
But he is not convinced that all members would agree with the vote, so he is certain politics is at work within the organization.
"For them to say that opposition to same-sex marriage is causing psychological distress among lesbians and gays, I mean these guys have it completely backward," LaBarbera contends. "The reality is that self-described homosexuals and lesbians, they do have psychological problems because homosexuality is a perversion."
The AFTAH president adds that organizations like the APA "are ideologically and liberal left, and they're now at war with traditional and conservative America."
When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
#6. To: CZ82 (#4)
Why don't you send an e-mail to the author of the article and discuss it with him, I'd bet he would love to hear from someone like you....
Why should I? You're the idiot who posted it.
You do it.
Try working on that reading comprehension. You might be able to get all the way to third grade level if you try.
#7. To: Skip Intro (#6)
Why should I? You're the idiot who posted it.You do it.
You're the one who is pissed off about it, not me....
Why don't you complain to Stone about some the articles content that are posted on his website while you're at it, I need another good laugh.....
When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
#8. To: CZ82 (#7)
It took you 24 hours to come up with that?
Sad.
#9. To: Skip Intro (#8)
It took you 24 hours to come up with that?Sad.
No, some people have to work for a living and only get on here periodically.... Unlike others who spend their whole life on here..... which is even sadder....
When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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