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A previous housemate was a professed and practicing homosexual. I say the latter because I got to know him well and became convinced that he was not really a homosexual at all. He had been engaged to a woman who dumped him and his mother was a paranoid schizophrenic. He was a mess who hated himself and thought he was not worthy of a woman's love since his fiance had dumped him and his mom was crazy. He actually had a female friend who fell in love with him, and even got him to sleep with her. He was incredibly promiscuous and went to all the bars. He used to love to come home and tell me who he saw at the bar (we lived in Washington, D.C. and you might be quite surprised at some of the names.) But he was one of the unhappiest people I have ever met. He eventually died of AIDS.
I have eight former friends who died of AIDS. When I look back on them, they were all the same, unhappy men who hated themselves. I have a close relative now who claims to be gay. He is 45 years old and still will not tell his parents. He has a "partner," but since he came out to some of us in the family he has been even more unhappy than he was before. He has gained weight, developed ulcers, and is generally a mess. He jumps from job to job thinking that will make him happier. I think he just hates himself and the homosexuality is a form of self-abuse.
I have concluded that there is no such thing as "homosexuality." Many people have sexual attractions and feelings of love for people of the same sex from time to time. This does not make one "homosexual." God designed human sexuality for one reason, to result in procreation and propagation of the human race. All people can find true happiness in this way with a partner of the opposite sex. Fulfilling only the transitory sexual attraction does not lead to true happiness. This is why so many "homosexuals" are unhappy and unfulfilled. Others who call themselves homosexuals are engaging in sex with same-sex partners strictly as a form of self-abuse, because they have deeper emotional problems.
In some ways, the Catholic Church had it right back in the old days in Ireland, when it was a sin to have sexual relations outside of marriage, and a sin to have it even with your spouse unless you were making a baby. The mistake was that the Church used only punitive measures to enforce this, and was too embarrassed and puritanical to teach people frankly about sexual desire and the importance and Godliness of overcoming it.
Wow! What a powerful essay! God bless this man and his journey in faith.
This is a powerful essay!
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...which is what a reasonably intelligent person will arrive at if given enough room to grow and reason more than, unfortunately, the homosexual-activist culture refuses to individuals as to the subject of homosexuality.
Most excellent analysis I have ever read.
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Most of my experience has been with lesbians (sister and current neighbors), but I found this article to be interesting, particularly regarding promiscuity. One thing that was surprising to me was that both belong to groups in which there is much changing of partners. Most relationships seemed to be monogamous for a time, then broke up and each person moved on to another "single" group member. Not being closely involved, I have no idea how monogamous those temporary relationships are. Perhaps I simply assume so, incorrectly.
It must have been very difficult for Mr. Lee to write this piece. I wish the best for him.
Thanks for posting this. It was something of an eye-opener for me.
As distasteful as it is to see the liberal media continually push the homosexual lifestyle, it is more important to know that they are pushing a "sanitized" version.
People know there is a seedier side but, like me, I don't think they think that that side is what the homosexual lifestyle is mostly about. This article says that it IS more about serial sex than it is about life long, or even longterm, relationships.
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That was an uncommonly intelligent expose.
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Fascinating. I only know of one militantly orthodox Catholic church in Houston, and I'm going to it, soon as I get out of RCIA, if not before.
Another interesting but lengthy read;
http://www.parentsrightsusa.com/Overhauling%20of%20Straight%20America.htm
I just found out yesterday that Focus on the Family is supporting a gay rights bill in Colorado? WHAT??
listen here:
http://www.vcyamerica.org/crosstalk/event_popup.cfm?programid=1288
An incredible story, and an inspiration to all Christians to continue to fight our sinful natures.
This guy writes like Midge Decter: Laser-like.
If more conservative politicians had half the powerful craft of words as this, the hearts of people would be moved as well as the culture.
A really long way of telling people what most already know. Interesting nontheless. But kind of long.
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