▁and ▁that ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁would ▁un ra vel ▁families , ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁human ▁society . ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁– ▁The ▁church ' s ▁Family ▁Services ▁published ▁the ▁manual ▁" Under standing ▁and ▁Hel ping ▁Ind ividual s ▁with ▁Hom osex ual ▁Problem s " ▁advis ing ▁pract ition ers ▁how ▁to ▁prevent ▁and ▁treat ▁hom osex ual ity ▁saying , ▁" There ▁is ▁sufficient ▁scientific ▁research ▁and ▁clin ical ▁evidence ▁to ▁conclude ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁treat able ▁and ▁prevent able ." ▁The ▁guide ▁states ▁that ▁male ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁" the ▁motiv ation ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁father - son ▁relationship ▁cre at [ ing ] ▁sexual ized ▁father - hung er ▁or ▁re par ative ▁drive ", ▁and ▁that ▁" in ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁male ▁this ▁core ▁gender ▁identity ▁has ▁become ▁confused ". ▁The ▁manual ▁c ites ▁" the ▁roots ▁of ▁les bian ism " ▁as ▁" a ▁d ys function al ▁family ▁relationship " ▁and / or ▁" phys ical , ▁sexual ▁and ▁emot ional ▁ab use " ▁which ▁causes ▁women ▁to ▁" have ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁develop ▁over ly ▁dependent ▁or ▁en mes hed ▁emot ional ▁relationships ". ▁The ▁guide ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁" lo ve ▁between ▁hom osex uals ▁is ▁pseudo - lo ve ". ▁ ▁January ▁– ▁The ▁church ' s ▁newspaper ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁BY U ▁professor ▁Daniel ▁Jud d ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated