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Related: About this forumRaymond Bell: 'cure' gays by making them ride horses
Story hereRaymond Bell is pastor of something called the Cowboy Church of Virginia. Uh-huh. And he says he can 'cure' gay people by letting them ride horses at a ranch. No, really.
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Raymond Bell: 'cure' gays by making them ride horses (Original Post)
shenmue
May 2015
OP
The Cowboy Church is all over Texas too, how their individual leaders act is telling of
AuntPatsy
May 2015
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Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)1. Hmmm. Fascinating. Does it work with women, too?
Riding around on those horses?
immoderate
(20,885 posts)3. Side saddle.
--imm
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)9. Ha! LOL.
Of course!
okasha
(11,573 posts)10. Didn't "cure" me.
Or my cousin.
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)2. The Cowboy Church is all over Texas too, how their individual leaders act is telling of
It's members...inane rhetoric is nothing new from far too many religious leaders, their day in the sun thankfully is beginning to wane...
Behind the Aegis
(53,987 posts)4. He obviously didn't take this mantra into consideration...
That will certainly put a hitch in their giddy-up!
Fearless
(18,421 posts)5. There are just so many good headlines for this story...
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)6. oh dear
Some of the Olympic level riders are gay. They must be riding all wrong.
xfundy
(5,105 posts)7. Yeah, gay guys are never gonna be back to nature types, or ranch hand types.
Wahh hoooo! OK, bunkmates, let's talk about Jaysussss!
He'd definitely attract more women if he was promoting bareback horse riding. They tend to get into that. No idea why.
Just sayin'.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)8. Funny you should say that.
I was JUST watching an old video clip in which Al Parker and his co-star were portraying ranch hand types.
Initech
(100,102 posts)11. I take it he hasn't seen Brokeback Mountain.