(I swear I'm not trying to drag you back into this, but I'm just now getting around to responding to comments.)
And the fact that it is no longer listed means that the Church should no longer find it to be a disorder.
See, now, from your POV, that's a perfectly valid statement/reason. However, your supposition takes for granted that the Church acknowledges the DSM-whatever-version-they're-on as a legitimate authority, which (I'm guessing) it doesn't.
I guess I'm just saying that there's no way this particular exchange would result in agreement, which at this point is more than clear. *g*
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Date: 2005-10-12 01:26 pm (UTC)And the fact that it is no longer listed means that the Church should no longer find it to be a disorder.
See, now, from your POV, that's a perfectly valid statement/reason. However, your supposition takes for granted that the Church acknowledges the DSM-whatever-version-they're-on as a legitimate authority, which (I'm guessing) it doesn't.
I guess I'm just saying that there's no way this particular exchange would result in agreement, which at this point is more than clear. *g*