{"id":5025,"date":"2021-04-20T15:45:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T19:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soaringeagleradio.com\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2021-04-20T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T19:45:16","slug":"ser-212-freedom-realized-finding-freedom-from-homosexuality-stephen-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soaringeagleradio.com\/index.html\/podcasts\/ser-212-freedom-realized-finding-freedom-from-homosexuality-stephen-black\/","title":{"rendered":"SER 212 &#8211; Freedom Realized: Finding Freedom From Homosexuality &#8211; Stephen Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stephen-Black.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5027\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stephen-Black.png?resize=696%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stephen-Black.png?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stephen-Black.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stephen-Black.png?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stephen-Black.png?resize=696%2C388&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stephen-Black.png?resize=754%2C420&amp;ssl=1 754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no such thing as a single &#8220;gay gene&#8221; that drives a person&#8217;s sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue. Nearly half a million genetic profiles from the United States and the united kingdom found no causality between genetics and same-sex attraction.<\/p>\n<p>While LGBTQ advocacy groups have been pushing the &#8220;born this way&#8221; theory for decades, they are now left with no science to back up their claims that have largely been accepted and mainstreamed in culture.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Black is an outspoken advocate for the possibility of change. He is the author of Freedom Realized, which is the subject of our conversation. He is the Executive Director of First Stone Ministries (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firststone.org\">www.firststone.org<\/a>) and one of the founders of the Restored Hope Network. He serves on the board of Parents and Friends of Ex-gays and gays.<\/p>\n<p>You may support The Transforming Word Ministry by sending your gifts to:<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mike Spaulding<br \/>\nPO Box 3007<br \/>\nLima, OH 45807<\/p>\n<p>Online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetransformingword.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.thetransformingword.com<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nOr by PayPal\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:support@drmikespaulding.com\"><strong>support@drmikespaulding.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"SER 212 &amp;#8211; Freedom Realized: Finding Freedom From Homosexuality &amp;#8211; Stephen Black\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-04-20T15:45:16-04:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT25M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\r\n\r\nThere's no such thing as a single &quot;gay gene&quot; that drives a person's sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue. Nearly half a million genetic profiles from the United States and the united kingdom found no ca...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.drmikespaulding.com\/Completed-Interviews\/Stephen-Black-040621.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"11.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7991\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drmikespaulding.com\/Completed-Interviews\/Stephen-Black-040621.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('7991','http:\/\/www.drmikespaulding.com\/Completed-Interviews\/Stephen-Black-040621.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png?w=696&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drmikespaulding.com\/Completed-Interviews\/Stephen-Black-040621.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/soaringeagleradio.com\/index.html\/?powerpress_pinw=5025-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drmikespaulding.com\/Completed-Interviews\/Stephen-Black-040621.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Stephen-Black-040621.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/soaringeagleradio.com\/?feed=podcast&amp;mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/soaringeagleradio.com\/index.html\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Soaring-Eagle-Radio-p834228\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/soaringeagleradio.com\/index.html\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no such thing as a single &#8220;gay gene&#8221; that drives a person&#8217;s sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue. Nearly half a million genetic profiles from the United States and the united kingdom found no causality between genetics and same-sex attraction. 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