Apple has come under fire for approving an “app” that offers guidance on how homosexual people can be “cured” and convert to heterosexuality. The “gay cure” application, designed to be used on Apple’s hand-held devices, was created by and named after Exodus International, a religious organisation which believes in teaching “freedom from homosexuality through prayer and practicing conversion therapy”.
The app is offered free on Apple’s iTunes online shop and was given a “4+” rating by the company, meaning it is not considered to contain objectionable content. A description of the app on the online shop said: “With over 35 years of ministry experience, Exodus is committed to encouraging, educating and equipping the Body of Christ to address the issue of homosexuality with grace and truth.”
Gay activists quickly gathered more than 37,000 signatures for an online petition persuading Apple to drop the software. The petition on the website change.org said the Christian group was using “scare tactics, misinformation, stereotypes and distortions” of gay life, and promoting “the use of so-called ‘reparative therapy’ to ‘change’ the sexual orientation of their clients, despite the fact that this form of ‘therapy’ has been rejected by every major professional medical organisation”.
Insulting the bulk of your customer base would appear to be a bad idea. OK, that was a joke…
Dallas==your argument is that the “cure gay” app does injury to other innocent parties who need protection from the app or the application of that app.
Please name the harm to innocents that you see.
Pedro
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#61 Yes, I see a preponderance of stores telling young, impressionable gay kids they have something to “fix” by brainwashing contributes to teenage suicides – whether they’re gay or not.
Dallas–I think that is “fair.” More “tenuous” than the other two categories, but still fair. I would be accused of blathering if I delineated the types of kiddie porn I think should and should not be illegal. bomb making?–fair enough to make people go to an actually library for that info.
Gee, if we follow the kiddie porn examle far enough, the Catholic Church should be under indictment for fostering the injurious material. In theory, I’m not against that. Hateful BS no matter how much incense you burn.
put this app in the same pile as “A Note to God”
#64 I argue the Apple branded store is no place for Taliban voodoo apps harmful to young kids. Not in Apple’s better judgement.
The Internet? No problem.
Vatican.com store or their brick and mortar stores? No problem.
“Conversion Therapy” as developed by DR MENGLE ??? Electric Shocks to the genitals and injections of vomit-inducing poison ??? Some “Therapy” !!!
By the way, I recognize the PC Guy, but why is the Religious NUTTER on the right showing us what he wears under his “Ecclesiastical Robes” ???
#62 When did you took that self-portrait?
#67 You’re so correct. mac is a religion. Ask god steve for the reason.
You might cure them but they’ll be back on their knees in no time.
The gays really screwed this up. They should have gone the “accept me I’m disabled” route but instead went with “accept me I’m normal”. Guys in wheel chairs figured it out. Even alcoholics figured that one out. It must have something to do with why gays decide to be gay in the first place. See what I did there? No ADA violation in what I just did there. Unbelievable!
Apple pulled the App today. Sorry. No “cure” available from Apple
So no more cure for being a macfan. Sad.