Exposing the facts of homosexuality [Freeper Polycarp published on World Net Daily]

World Net Daily ^ | 12/13/03 | Dr. Brian Kopp

[ckca]

Exposing the facts of homosexuality

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Posted: December 13, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern

By Dr. Brian J. Kopp
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

In the recent pro-life victory on partial-birth abortion, graphic images illustrating its barbaric reality were arguably one of the decisive factors in its ban. Ultrasound views of the fetus juxtaposed with images of mutilated and discarded aborted babies are involuntarily burned into subconscious memory, changing hearts and minds. Christian activists see the lengths to which pro-abortion groups and the mainstream media go to censor this harsh reality from the view of the public; both sides know that when the average citizen witnesses the horrific images behind the fuzzy rhetoric of "choice," they come to oppose abortion.

Now some Christian activists are attempting to apply similar methods in the battle to protect marriage. A current grass-roots effort illustrates the uphill battle facing them, with opposition coming from unexpected quarters. As reported by the Associated Press, the Rev. John Nesbella of Prince of Peace parish in Northern Cambria, Pa., has organized the "Catholic Crusade to Defend Marriage and the Family." Working quietly with approximately 50 lay Catholics, Father Nesbella has distributed several thousand educational packets in a half dozen parishes of the rural western Pennsylvania diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Consisting primarily of promotional flyers asking Catholics to support the effort and pre-printed letters and envelopes addressed to U.S. representatives and President Bush urging their support for the Federal Marriage Amendment, the effort has caused a firestorm of controversy over a pamphlet included in the packets.

"Medical Consequences of What Homosexuals Do," a seven-page pamphlet by Paul Cameron, Ph.D., a psychologist who chairs the Family Research Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., is a frank clinical discussion of the diseases and disorders attendant to homosexual behavior. In the current cultural debate over the legalization of homosexual marriage, such data obviously must be readily available, widely disseminated and seriously studied.

As the mainstream media has successfully censored most attempts to publicize the graphic reality of abortion, likewise Dr. Cameron's research has been harshly criticized and the data he provides censored from public view. Unfortunately in this case, Father Nesbella's own diocese is doing the censorship. On Nov. 24, the diocese sent him a letter ordering him to cease distribution of the pamphlets. Citing possible risk to the diocese's tax-exempt status, the letter also states:

"It also invites legal action against you, the parish, the diocese and the bishop for various prohibited action that you are bordering upon, such as discrimination, pornography or defamation. These could be construed when the message is too negative, or too graphic."

A subsequent memo to all diocesan clergy stated, "When the support of our clergy and laity is needed, our representatives will inform you about what appropriate action is called for … pastors are cautioned to wait for information from the Chancery or check with Chancery officials before calling upon the faithful to support or oppose any particular piece of legislation that deals with this issue."

After witnessing the diocesan appraisal of his research, Dr. Cameron's Family Research Institute issued a terse response.

"Health officials are always proclaiming the need for explicit and detailed information about homosexual activity," said Cameron, "but when scientific facts reveal its very real dangers, then gay-rights supporters do whatever is necessary to repress it."

"The pamphlet is nothing more or less than a summary of scientific studies, thoroughly documented," Cameron said. "Facts don't discriminate. The material – which concentrates on diseases that proceed from homosexual behavior – is anything but pornographic. And it is absurd to suggest that you can defame homosexuals as a class, particularly when you are quoting scientific authorities."

The evangelical American Family Association of Pennsylvania also weighed in on the controversy. In a faxed statement to Bishop Adamec, the group expressed concern about the bishop's apparent lack of support for the efforts of Father Nesbella. The statement also requested that the bishop remove the "cease and desist" order.

"This situation is totally bewildering. In July we applauded the Vatican's statement strongly opposing same-sex marriage and we hope that all in the Catholic Church would agree on the wisdom of the pope's document," said Diane Gramley, president of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania.

"Homosexual activists are following the plan laid out in the 1989 book "After the Ball," which directed them to divert Americans' attention away from homosexual sex acts. The idea is to gain the nation's approval by pulling the victim card and claiming theirs is a civil-rights issue. This is in the hopes that we will not concentrate on the unnatural sex acts that are part of their lifestyle," Gramley asserted. "To be compassionate is to be honest about the dangers of any lifestyle. Father Nesbella is showing compassion by working to preserve marriage as between one man and one woman. He knows that legalization of same-sex marriage is not for the common good of our society."

Obviously, homosexual activists comprehend that when presented with a frank discussion of the lethal medical realities behind the fuzzy rhetoric of "gay marriage," the public will support the Federal Marriage Amendment and oppose further special rights for same-sex couples. Fortunately, while poorly informed church officials can gag clergy, lay Christians who have learned the lessons of years of pro-life trial and error are free to apply similar tactics in the fight to preserve marriage.

Lay Catholic ministries in a dozen other states have already begun efforts to spread the "Catholic Crusade to Defend Marriage and the Family." They grasp the enormity and import of this battle, and do not fear expected opposition to distribution of "Medical Consequences of What Homosexuals Do" pamphlets or other similar resources.

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Brian J. Kopp, DPM, is vice president of the Catholic Family Association of America, officer of the board of the Polycarp Research Institute, a member of the Catholic Media Coalition, and freelance Catholic writer.

[NeoCaveman]

Congrats on getting published Polycarp.

[ckca]

pinging Polycarp's (Dr. Kopp's) ping list

Sinkspur,

It would appear that Dr. Kopp's nefarious disciples now include World Net Daily's editors and readers. Cool, huh?

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Congratulations Brian!

[TheSpottedOwl]

Big Bump!!!

Congratulations PolyCarp!

[George W. Bush]

Mega-bump to Polycarp on getting published by WND.

FR could hardly be better represented on this topic.

Is this something of a FR milestone?

[little jeremiah]

Way to go Polycarp!!!

May hundreds of thousands of people read this and become educated and motivated!

[txzman]

"...rectal intercourse is probably the most sexually efficient way to spread hepatitis B, HIV, syphilis and a host of other blood-borne diseases."

Gee, imagine that!

[ppaul]

"It also invites legal action against you, the parish, the diocese and the bishop for various prohibited action that you are bordering upon, such as discrimination, pornography or defamation. These could be construed when the message is too negative, or too graphic."

Same sort of thing they said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles.

[ppaul]

ping.

[Askel5]

=== rectal intercourse is probably the most sexually efficient way to spread hepatitis B, HIV, syphilis and a host of other blood-borne diseases.


Vaccines and plasma derivatives, however, still outstrip anal sex if the number of infected and dead hemophiliacs in America are any indication.

[VRW Conspirator]

"The pamphlet is nothing more or less than a summary of scientific studies, thoroughly documented," Cameron said. "Facts don't discriminate. The material – which concentrates on diseases that proceed from homosexual behavior – is anything but pornographic. And it is absurd to suggest that you can defame homosexuals as a class, particularly when you are quoting scientific authorities."

Facts? Facts? It is about recruitment. It is about lowering the age of consent. The gays are coming after the children, folks.

Christianity is the biggest impetus against them. The perverts want to, obviously, pervert what society regards as sacrosanct. That would be the coup d'etat. NOTHING would be sacred after that. Gays would muscle in on PTA's, adoption agencies, school boards, government sponsored after-school programs, etc. Little sweet berries ripe for the picking (I hope that last statement inflames thee).

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Congratulations, Polycarp! -- a brave warrior on the frontlines of God's righteous army.

And you can write, too!

[Chad Fairbanks]

Congrats, PolyCarp! Way to go!

[Malcolm]

Christians are the ONLY opposition to homos and their agenda. Who else really opposes them? Nobody! Everyone else is ignorant of the health and non-health dangers that they pose. I will not vote for anyone who supports the gay agenda. And friends, let me make this unmistakably clear; you either oppose them, or you support them, period. The maxim, "I don't like that but I don't care what they do" is to encourage that disease to spread. Don't lie to yourself about this one. You can't stop a fire unless you throw water on it. It will not be stopped unless true efforts are made to thwart their legal agenda. (That's the foremost reason I could never vote LP; they are conservatives stripped of any religious values, if you can even call them conservatives; they more closely resemble Dems who believe in the 2nd Amendment; we all know that you could count the number of Dems who really oppose the homo agenda on one hand, if that).

[Marauder]

The militant gays seem determined to sodomize themselves into oblivion while blaming everyone else.

Good riddance.

[redhead]

Good work! Congratulations. Bumping...

[steve86]

Thanks, Brian, for your very important and insightful contributions!

[little jeremiah]

Ping! An excellent artilce by our own Polycarp.

[Palladin]

You go, Brian. Tell it like it is!

Too bad some Pennsylvania bishops don't agree with you, and have banned the informational pamphlet from their dioceses.

[ckca]

Suggestion: Why don't you ask them?

Maybe they'll publish your rantings in response.

[scripter]

Thanks for the ping. Indeed an excellent article. Updating the database for revision 1.2.

[Cap'n Crunch]

Way to go Doc! Sure miss ya around here. Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas...

[tinacart]

"Gays would muscle in on PTA's, adoption agencies, school boards, government sponsored after-school programs, etc..."

Ummm, they've already done that. Clinton furthered their agenda regarding adoption more than anyone ever could have, and look at the fight the Boy Scouts had to go through to TRY and keep them from taking over (but, the Girl Scouts don't have a problem with homos at all - you go Girl(s)!).

[B Knotts]

Excellent!

We miss ya, Polycarp!

[TEXOKIE]

bump for later read!

[don-o]

We miss ya, Polycarp!

Did he opus or get zotted?

[ckca]

neither...he just got tired of having articles deleted or censored.

He has a problem with (misuse of) authority, I hear.

[B Knotts]

He sort of opused. He posted the text from the pamphlet referenced in this article, which was subsequently pulled. He felt that this was unjust, and so asked to have his account deleted.

At least, that's the way I heard it...

[little jeremiah]

(but, the Girl Scouts don't have a problem with homos at all - you go Girl(s)!).

Unfortunately, you are wrong there. The Girl Scouts (at least at the national level) surrendered to the liberal agenda (icluding homosexual invasion) without putting up a fight. The GS of America are home to many a lesbian leader, there have been articles about this. One woman at GSA was fired because she wanted to let parents know that some leaders were lesbians. Have you see the pictures of Girl Scouts lately, or descriptions of their projects? Definitely not the organization they used to be, and worlds apart from the BSA.

[B-Chan]

Christians are the ONLY opposition to homos and their agenda. Who else really opposes them? Nobody!

Not quite. Mormons and Orthodox Jews also oppose sodomy.

[little jeremiah]

Traditional Buddhism opposes same sex acts, and traditional Hindus as well. In fact the scriptures that Hinduism is based on have very strict guidelines about sexual behavior. Homosexual acts are 100% condemned.

[Aliska]

Good for you, Polycarp.

The bishops are clamping down on the wrong priests.

[Flying Circus]

Two problems to abandoning the homosexuals to their disorders:
1. Abandoning a person to die in their disease is a inhumane and unchristian response to the brokenness we all share to some extent.

2. Homosexual behavior is a breeding ground for bugs that will through various pathways escape into the general population. For instance, antibiotic resistant super bugs are built up by the constant doses given to those given with AIDS weakened immune systems.

[Tax-chick]

Polycarp bump! A very well done article.

[Salvation]

Well written and factually supported. Just what the gay lesbian group do not want us (the general public) to know.

[wizardoz]

Wow. I followed the link. Man. I never heard the phrase "rectal encounter" before. ROTFL

[Maigrey]

BTTT

[Maigrey]

Someone needs to read up on their Roth Standards for Obscenity and Pornography. The phamplet isn't pornographic, just factual.

[philetus]

Legalizing homo lifestyles and teaching children that it is just another normal lifestyle WILL convince many of them to try it.
For how many will it be a death sentance?

[G Larry]

If the lay person passes out this material, and they are not in the employ of the parish, there can be no effective "ban".
Get to work out there!

[kitkat]

You write extremely well. Congratulations.

It's pathetic how times have changed. I remember a priest coming to our Catholic school and preaching about the hideous death of a VD infected prostitute. Today, he'd probably be sued for hate speech against a minority member.

The problem with the bishop, and even public schools, is their fear of law suits. Those damn laws HAVE TO BE changed.

[Barnacle]

That report was deemed too blatant for Free Republic and it was pulled when Brian posted it. It’s not surprising that a Catholic diocese would respond in a similar way.

Weather in culture or science and engineering, the credit for change ultimately belongs to those who push the envelope.

Brian, you left Free Republic to fight on other fields of battle. Indeed you have. Congratulations on this victory. May you have continued success in advancing God’s cause here on Earth.

[Itzlzha]

So, let me see...

Polycarp is gone because his anti-homo post was CENSORED...but the pro-buttslammin' "deacon" Sinkspur is still here?

Hmmm.....

[Barnacle]

OK folks, I'm taking bets on how long before that post is pulled.

[ItsJeff]

Who else really opposes them? Nobody! I will not vote for anyone who supports the gay agenda. And friends, let me make this unmistakably clear; you either oppose them, or you support them, period.

Seig heil!

[sinkspur]

His choice. Dr. Kopp was not banned.

The rest of your post is insanity.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Mega-bump to Polycarp on getting published by WND. FR could hardly be better represented on this topic. Is this something of a FR milestone?

I don't know that it's a "milestone", as Polycarp has been broadly-published in National publications for years. However, most have been of the "Conservative Roman Catholic" variety.

I do think that WND represents a "top 500 site on the entire World Internet" new level of broad world-wide exposure for our FRiend. So, kudos to Polycarp!!

[VOA]

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