|
|
| Our Stories & Letters |
|
|
 "Our Stories" consists of autobiographies or essays written by women and men involved with JONAH who are willing to share their experiences as they journey out of homosexuality. This journey to wholeness is difficult - it takes courage to attempt to recover your God-given innate heterosexuality in the current politically correct climate (which unfortunately promotes homosexuality as merely an alternative life style and an unchangeable characteristic of the human personality).
You will note that not all these journeys are completed. Our criteria for inclusion in this section is not that the journey be over, but that the person has a sincere desire for freedom from same-sex attractions and has traveled a long way towards that goal. Some individuals have a longer road to travel, and some are content to have traveled part of the way and have decided to pause somewhere along the path to full heterosexual fantasy, arousal, behavior and identity. The primary goal of these stories is to feature individuals who were unhappy about their same-sex attractions, did not believe their feelings were innate, and had the "chutzpah" to try and become the person that God intended them to be.
JONAH is immensely grateful to the brave souls portrayed in "Our Stories." We will be continually adding to this section so please visit again. |
|
 "Coming Out" To Heal |
| Author / Contributor :: Written By Eric Rustman |
|
| A JONAH Man Talks About His Bi-Sexuality |
| "Ultimately, I always believed that only a wife and children can bring true happiness to a man; any man who claims to be happy otherwise is, I believe, simply coping (perhaps effectively) with a pathology." Read More...
(Posted Oct 2006) |
| Author / Contributor :: Written by Ari |
|
| A JONAH Wife Shares Her Husbands Healing Journey |
| A JONAH Wife Shares Her Husband's Healing Journey ( 6/07)
|
| Author / Contributor :: by A JONAH Wife | (Posted February 2008) |
|
| A Letter From the Wife of a JONAH Man Struggling With SSA |
| "Yet, there are many conflicting emotions that I have gone through and still go through. It is not easy for me. But, generally, I have a feeling of acceptance and most of all, love, for my husband. I always believed I was there for him but now that I understand the causes of his issues and his occasional distance (I have taken the time to read the literature and educate myself), I am even more supportive. All of us have issues. None of us are perfect. If we are aware of our issues and work together as a team, as G-d intended, then we are living a life which is true to our faith and ourselves."Read More...
(Posted Jan 2005)
|
| Author / Contributor :: Written by Rachel |
|
| A Struggler's Prayer |
| Author / Contributor :: Paul from England |
|
| An Open Letter to Rabbis from an Ex-Gay Jewish Man |
| "I belong to a group of men and women who very much need your help. We are a large group, but few know anything about us or even believe we exist. Who are we? We are Jewish men and women who feel homosexual attractions (and which many of us may have acted upon), but are very unhappy about having these feelings AND have come to understand that we were not 'born that way'." Read More...
(Posted May 2004) |
| Author / Contributor :: Written by Ryan-Meshoulam |
|
| An SSA Man Finds The Holiness Within |
| "I hope and pray to the Ribbono Shel Olam (Master of the Universe) that Jews and others who experience SSA will be spared the suffering that I have endured and will realize that the feelings and cravings for persons of the same gender can be a source of personal growth in Torah and Ahavat haShem (Love of G-d)." Read More...
(Posted Aug 2006) |
| Author / Contributor :: Written by An Anonymous Married Man |
|
| Before and After Letters to My Son's Therapist |
| My wife and I thought we should send an explanation of our reluctance to make additional follow up appointments with you for our son. . . At our last meeting, you mentioned that when our son first came to you, he expressed confusion about whether he was “gay” or not. Now that he identifies as gay seems to indicate to us that whatever treatment or counseling you gave to him sent him on this “gay” pathway. Your "gay affirmative" philosophy appears to have taken root.(Posted February 2008) |
| Author / Contributor :: Jose Schwartz |
|
| Cognitive Dissonance and Gay Activism |
| Author / Contributor :: Ari (Posted April 2008) |
|
| Desperate Teenager Doesn't Want to Be Gay |
| Author / Contributor :: By Neil from Florida |
|
| Page 1 / 3 | Next |
close
