“[God] puts a new spirit within [homosexuals], and gives them a new heart with new desires. Thousands of ex-gays attest to the power of God to change lives.”

—  Ray Comfort

Source: You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think (2009)

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New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist 1949

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