I'm Andrew Rodriguez, a Christian therapist, speaker, and former youth pastor. In my counseling, I specialize in sexual and relational issues. PsychoBible is my outlet for discussing ideas about the intersection of Christianity and psychology, especially regarding sexuality and cultural issues.
Some topics to expect: Theology of the Body, therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, and the culture war.
Here's my 2nd of two interviews with my friend and colleague, Daren Mehl, the president of Voice of the Voiceless (of which I am a board member), whose mission is to lift up the voices of ex-LGBT and honor Jesus Christ. And he's a minister with Agape First Ministries, which equips and supports the church and loved ones of sexuality strugglers, and disciples strugglers themselves. In this interview, we discuss the history of VoV and the work VoV has done, is currently doing, and his vision for the future. In particular, we discuss Daren's involvement in a lawsuit against President Biden and the legislators behind HR5, the so-called "Equality Act," showing how the bill would undermine the fabric of society and the church.
#DarenMehl #voiceofthevoiceless #equalityact #HR5 #AgapeFirst #changed #exlgbt #exgay #LGBTactivism
September 25-27, 2025, I had the immense honor of being at the American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference in Nashville, TN, and co-presenting with Dr. Christopher Rosik, one of my fellow board members on the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity! We presented on Censoring Christian Sexuality: Insights from the Trenches. In my portion, I outlined the Christian vision of sexuality and then the major factors why there is opposition to Christian sexual morality and Christian sexuality counseling, and why there are so many divisions within the church on the topic. For the sake of time, I had to chop a lot. So, here's a more thorough teaching, diving into philosophy, culture dynamics, and Moral Foundations Theory.
#ChristianSexuality #HonorShame #Sexuality #MoralFoundations #GenderIdentity #AACC #AllianceforTherapeuticChoice #LGBTQActivism
On Oct. 7th, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the Kaley Chiles v. Salazar case involving a Christian counselor challenging Colorado's ban against "conversion therapy" for minors. This is a huge case for those of us who have been fighting for therapeutic choice since the first state ban in California passed in 2012. Let's listen to the audio recording and I'll give my commentary as a therapist who specializes in helping people with unwanted same-sex attraction.
#ChilesvSalazar #ConversionTherapy #SOCE #TherapyChoice #TherapyEquality #FreeSpeech #ViewpointDiscrimination #ReparativeTherapy #SAFETherapy #SexualityCounseling #ChangeExploringTherapy #ChangeAllowingTherapy #GenderExploringTherapy #LGBT #AllianceDefendingFreedom
In wrapping up my discussion of the Chiles v. Salazar case at the Supreme Court, challenging Colorado's ban against "conversion therapy" (therapy to explore change in same-sex attraction and behaviors and gender identity/expression), I want to discuss two amicus briefs submitted in support of Colorado's ban. These briefs were written by ministers and counselors who claim to be "conservative, orthodox Christians" that advocate for the Side B "gay Christian" approach in the Church. They all claim to support the Church's historic understanding of sex and marriage, and yet they oppose therapy to help individuals better align with God's design and destiny for our sexuality.
#ChilesvSalazar #ConversionTherapy #SOCE #SOGICE #SexualityCounseling #SAFETherapy #LGBTactivism #LGBTtyranny #TherapeuticChoice #TherapyEquality #SideB #GregoryColes #BillHenson #JuliaSadusky
