Gov. of NJ forbids it, making inaccurate claims. Here’s capsulization of what he says and what’s wrong with it, according to the National Assn. for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH):

(1) there is no evidence that people are born gay

(2) the APA [American Psychological Association]cites and reports no evidence that individuals are harmed by professional therapy for unwanted same-sex attractions and

(3) that there is absolutely no evidence that children who might be seen by a therapist – in some cases because of abuse or neglect – and are having confused or misdirected feelings of same-sex attraction experience any suicidal feelings or depression related to (SOCE [Sexual orientation change efforts]) therapy.

In fact, it is just as likely that any feelings or confusion surrounding same-sex attractions – confusions that could now receive only gay affirming therapy – are just as likely to be the cause of depression, and the professional help provided by NARTH clinicians the solution.

Think about it.

And if you never met Christie, here he is explaining things:

. . . he’s at it these days more than ever, influencing elections and bankrolling leftists coast to coast.

Happy Birthday, George! Won’t wish you favorable mainstream coverage. You’re the man who has everything in that respect.

The Documentary Citizen Koch Regains Money

By BRIAN STELTER

Published: August 12, 2013

Stelter churns out once-a-day stories for TV-industry coverage. He has this one about producers who lost funding because of “self-censorship” by people unwilling to offend a board member. (Fancy that.)

But to the producers: They are fresh from peeling away the layers of influence George Soros has through his widely cast money net.

NOT. They would be the ones offended, would never do such a thing.

The late Jean Bethke Elshtain cited “hardening of the categories of debate” in the U.S., where matters are discussed

. . . in a narrow language of rights and [we celebrate] an individualistic notion of “choice.”

The distinguished sociologist Robert Bellah, along with his colleagues, pointed out in the 1988 bestselling book Habits of the Heart that Americans have lost ways of talking about their commitments and what gives their lives meaning, except in and through a subjective kind of rights-talk.

Other “languages” central to the American political tradition—civic republicanism or a rich scripturally-inspired language (here all one need do is read Abraham Lincoln’s great speeches)—have faded as rights-talk has triumphed.

Commitments and what gives meaning to one’s life, yes.

Hartford Courant, city of Hartford.

What next? Passing on stories?

Yes and no:

“Guns cause crime like flies cause garbage.”

Hmmm?

“It used to be a teacher standing in front of the classroom knows things, tells them to students, they spit them back,” District 97 Data Administrator Harla Hutchinson said. “You can’t learn everything you need to know with that model of education anymore.”

Well when you put it that way, Harla, sure. But it also used to be — no more? — a teacher standing — or sitting or walking around, gesticulating, calling on kids, INTERACTING WITH THEM, FOR GOD’S SAKE, as when they are asleep or who knows what, providing a bit of humanity in the midst of data.

Ah, the data administrators to whom we give our children for becoming lifelong learners or whatever . . .

. . . without checking.