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To: TheBigIf
You are partly mistaken in your definition of "orientation." It is not a made-up left-wing term.

Most of us who atrongly oppose the "gay agenda" nevertheless make a distinction between "orientation" and "behavior". Correctly used, "orientation" refers to a persisting pattern of sexual interest or arousal response, independent of the question of what causes it. The word "orientation" does not imply that homosexuality is a "natural inborn quality."

An arousal pattern is called an "orientation" whether it's influenced by genetics, prenatal/maternal factors, childhood emotional development, having a negative emotional relatioship with one's father, endocrine issues at adolescence, having been molested, seduced or assaulted, or any other factors at any stage in life.

Agreed, natural healthy sexuality is always heterosexual. That's the tendency any normal member of a sexually reproducing species will develop, by definition. But some people have to struggle with abnormal tendencies all their lives. They are not responsible for involuntary feelings. They ARE responsible for controlling their behavior.

As are we all.

71 posted on 08/16/2011 11:38:01 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Justice and judgment are the foundation of His throne." Psalm 89:14)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

that is the myth of involuntary.

it is not involuntary, it is conditioned like an adiction or a fetish. Conditioned from the normal. How many tortured children were conditioned by abusers and have deviated from the norm in order to “survive” the experience?

There is no involuntary, there is only do or not do. Normal or not normal as demonstrated by conduct.


72 posted on 08/16/2011 11:43:38 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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