Foundation for Attraction Research explained

Foundation for Attraction Research (FAR)
Formation:2005
Dissolved:2014
Type:Research Institute (homosexuality, religion, Latter-day Saints)
Purpose:Developing resources and conducting research supportive of LDS teachings on homosexuality
Headquarters:Lehi, Utah, US
Leader Title:Founder
Leader Name:Dennis V. Dahle[1]
Leader Title2:Founder
Leader Name2:Shirley Cox
Leader Title3:Founder
Leader Name3:A. Dean Byrd
Parent Organization:Brigham Young University
Affiliations:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Website:FoundationForAttractionResearch.org

The Foundation for Attraction Research (FAR) was a Utah-based research and publishing institute with the goal of providing literature and conducting research supportive of religious teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) on homosexuality, including asserting that sexual orientation change efforts were effective. One of the founders, A. Dean Byrd, was also in leadership of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).[2] FAR published a guidebook for therapists in 2009, and the LDS Church's counseling organization LDS Family Services held a conference based on the book in 2011.[3] The book advised homosexual readers to seek reparative therapy through Evergreen International and LDS Family Services.[3]

History

FAR was founded in 2005[4] and run by mostly professors from the LDS Church's largest university, Brigham Young University (BYU). These included psychology professor Dean Byrd and social work professor Shirley Cox.[5] The board of directors also consisted of BYU English professor Doris Dant,[6] law professor William Duncan,[7] religion professor John Livingstone,[8] and retired psychology professor Gawain Wells. In 2009 the organization published Understanding Same-Sex Attraction through the LDS Church's publishing arm Deseret Book.[9] It advocated therapy to change sexual attractions.[10] In 2012 FAR co-hosted the Reconciling Faith and Feelings conference with the Association of Latter-day Saint Counselors and Psychotherapists (AMCAP).[11] [12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dahle . Dennis V. . February 25, 2011 . Religion, science and same-sex attraction . . 2023-05-19.
  2. Staff . April 8, 2012 . Ex-gay movement leader A. Dean Byrd dies . QSaltLake.
  3. Book: Petrey . Taylor G. . Taylor G. Petrey. Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism . June 15, 2020 . . Chapel Hill, North Carolina . 978-1469656212 .
  4. Web site: About Us. https://web.archive.org/web/20111021053909/http://www.foundationforattractionresearch.org/about. dead. October 21, 2011. foundationforattractionresearch.org . Foundation for Attraction Research. Foundation for Attraction Research was founded by Dennis V. Dahle, JD; A. Dean Byrd, PhD, MBA, MPH; and Shirley E. Cox, DSW, LCSW in 2005 for the purpose of developing resources and conducting research supportive of traditional Judeo-Christian standards of morality. ... The members of the Foundation's board of directors, all of whom served as editors of Understanding Same-Sex Attraction, follow: A. Dean Byrd, PhD, MBA, MPH; Shirley E. Cox, DSW, LCSW; Dennis V. Dahle, JD; Doris R. Dant, MS, MA; William C. Duncan, JD; John P. Livingstone, EdD; M. Gawain Wells, PhD. June 15, 2019.
  5. Web site: Brigham Young University's School of Social Work Annual Newsletter 2015–2016. socialwork.byu.edu . BYU. 7. December 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042611/http://socialwork.byu.edu/Content/Documents/Documents/Newsletters/Winter%202016%20Newsletter.pdf. December 23, 2017. dead.
  6. News: 'Glory' author to speak at BYU. Deseret News. LDS Church. February 23, 1999. Internet Archive.
  7. Web site: Duncan. William. William C. Duncan. fairmormon.org. FAIR Mormon. July 2010.
  8. News: Dahle . Dennis. Livingstone. John. Wells. Gawain. Religion, science and same-sex attraction. Salt Lake Tribune. February 25, 2011.
  9. Web site: Understanding Same-Sex Attraction: Where to Turn and How to Help (LDS Edition). . LDS Church.
  10. Reid . Kimberly W. . Review: Understanding Same-Sex Attraction: Where to Turn and How to Help . . 2010 . 49 . 1 . 189–190 . Instead, the authors of this book assert the unpopular opinion, backed by scientific research, that same-sex attraction can be lessened or eradicated in those who desire change and are willing to try. Readers who empathize with the Church's position on homosexuality will likely find hope and useful ideas in this five-hundred-page compilation ... Here essayists recount how they emerged from homosexual lifestyles to find satisfaction in rejoining the Church mainstream, some even finding success in heterosexual marriages ... As some professional and state organizations frown on therapists who believe in reorientation therapy—seeking to ban their practice, in some cases—this book fills a void. . May 19, 2023 . November 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171109061545/https://byustudies.byu.edu/file/9818/download?token=JF9zBOb0 . dead .
  11. Web site: Video for AMCAP/FAR conference addressing same-sex attraction now available online. ldslights.org. . March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155120/https://ldslights.org/video-for-amcapfar-conference-addressing-same-sex-attraction-now-available/. September 15, 2018 . dead.
  12. Web site: Reconciling Faith and Feelings Conference 2012 Highlights . 2023-05-19 . . 2012.
  13. Book: Livingstone . John . Cox . Shirley . Duncan . William . Wells . M. Gawain . Reid . Kimberly . Dahle . Dennis . Byrd . A. Dean . Dant . Doris . Understanding Same-sex Attraction: Where to Turn and How to Help . 2009 . Foundation for Attraction Research . 978-1-932597-69-1 . 2023-05-20 . limited . Google Books.
  14. Dahle . Dennis V. . October 30, 2012 . An Invitation to Take a Stance with Faith, Hope, and Charity . . 9 . 2023-05-19 . Issuu.
  15. . January 1, 2010 . Understanding Same-Sex Attraction: Where to Turn and How to Help . . 49 . 1 . 2167-8472. 189–190.

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