A Mormon congregation at Brigham Young University-Idaho decided to cancel a conversion therapy event after `negative publicity.'

You'd be hard pressed to find a venture drenched in more snake oil than conversion therapy. Attempts to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity are opposed by virtually every leading medical association and are illegal in four states.

So why was a congregation at a Mormon-owned university planning an event promising that "people can and do overcome same-gender attraction" and encouraging attendees to "bring [their] friends" along?

On Sunday night, a flyer surfaced on Reddit for an event planned for Nov. 22 at Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I), which is owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). The original poster noted that his friend had received the flyer in a sacrament meeting program, a leaflet distributed to Mormon congregants before weekly worship services.

"Confused about the confusion about same-gender attraction?" the header said. Same-gender attraction is a popular Mormon euphemism for homosexuality.