"Courage is actually the opposite of a 'pray away the gay' ministry, since they make no claims to be able to change orientation, only to help people live their lives. In this way, and in their adaptation of 12-step language, they are like AA. See, not everyone suffering from same-sex attraction thinks it’s the bees knees. Some have chosen to walk a more challenging path."

Read more: Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine, Patheos