Think gay sex is wrong? Then you’re not right in the head, claim scientists

Lifesite ^ | 10/30/15 | Eric Metaxas

[markomalley]

This summer, the Supreme Court narrowly redefined marriage and handed the gay-rights movement a major victory: full “equality” and recognition by the government. With that box checked, the gay-rights movement can now focus on its ultimate goal: silencing those who disagree.

One new and troubling strategy has emerged from the scientific community. Instead of vilifying those who believe in natural marriage, suggest some researchers, we should diagnose them.

It’s an ironic reversal. Years ago, homosexuality was listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s manual of disorders. But in 1986 it was removed, followed by a concerted push from Association members to normalize homosexual behavior.

In just thirty years, America went from a country where homosexuality was a diagnosable disorder to one where you can be fined for refusing to bake a gay “wedding” cake. Now things are going a step further. New research published in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” suggests that homophobia, not homosexuality, is the psychological disorder.

“Live Science” reports that researchers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata asked 560 university students to report their feelings about homosexuality, then gave them a standard psychiatric evaluation.

Participants who exhibited what the researchers called “healthy attachment styles” tended to show less animosity toward homosexuals. They also showed more “mature coping mechanisms” in “scary or unpleasant situations,” and were generally less angry. But those who showed the highest animosity toward homosexuals exhibited a host of warning signs like inability to trust others, passive-aggressive behavior, and denial.

Lead researcher Emmanuele Jannini concluded, “After discussing for centuries if homosexuality is to be considered a disease, for the first time we demonstrated that the real disease to be cured is homophobia.”

Well, this was red meat for progressive websites and news outlets, who gladly trumpeted the results.

I can’t help but think of C. S. Lewis’ chilling and prophetic essay, “The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment.” Lewis believed that persecution in the future would look less like jack-booted thuggery, and more like therapy: “…certain schools of psychology already regard religion as a neurosis,” he wrote. “When this particular neurosis becomes inconvenient to the government, what is to hinder the government from proceeding to ‘cure’ it,” with mandatory re-education or other forms of treatment?

Jannini’s willingness to label homophobia as “the real disease to be cured” shows just how quickly we’re moving down this path. But we can respond: First, there are a lot of problems with how this study is being analyzed, even by its authors. For example, should it surprise us that those who show animosity toward people in general also show animosity toward gay people? Bad psychological traits probably don’t discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

Secondly, and more importantly, a “phobia” is “an irrational and debilitating fear” of something, and Christians don’t feel this way about those who identify as gay, or they certainly shouldn’t. Ours is a rational stance based on human flourishing and God’s created order, not “irrational animus.” It’s entirely possible to object to sin, refuse to dignify it, and still love those caught up in it. In fact, that’s what Jesus commanded us to do.

So no, we don’t need a checkup from the neck up for believing what Christians have always believed. And no matter how crazy it sounds to some folks, we have got to point out the true disease, and the only cure.

[dhs12345]

Exactly. I don’t understand them. At minimum, they should be agnostic about it.

For a scientist to suggest that it is “normal” is nonsense. And most importantly: they are not helping the individual by claiming that it is normal.

There is also a fact about gays and AIDS. The problem is that most gay males have hundreds or even thousands of partners. Hey, scientists — what the surest way of catching a disease? And when there is a nasty life threatening virus, what is the best way to prevent it from spreading.

Yet, scientists and the gay community are mum about it because a “morality issue” and gays continue to die. Well, morality sometimes saves lives and guides us to do the right thing.

[G Larry]

How to address this nonsense:

1- There is no “gay gene”, so the “born this way” excuse has no basis.

2- Most homosexuals were molested as children.

3- They want to mainstream the behavior so they can molest your children.

[lakecumberlandvet]

Driving the wrong way on a one-way street is dangerous. You’ve got to be mentally unbalanced to do it.

[PA-RIVER]

That is the key issue. Children.

When a boy is learning about sex, what parent would tell him that it is normal to give oral sex to another boy? Or have another boy hump him in the butt?

All these libs promoting this crap, I bet a million bucks that they would not dare tell their own child to give it a try to see if they like it. They are full of crap.

[SkyPilot]

Many, in not a majority, of psychiatrists, psychologists, and those involved in the "mental health" profession are no better that witch doctors. In fact, in many cases, they are worse.

They overwhelmingly approach issues of the human mind and heart without acknowledging God, the demonic realm, and the therein of our souls. As it is been accurately stated: you don't have a soul. You ARE a soul, you have a body.

Almost every "solution" they give is a cocktail of drugs, most of which have side effects that are sometimes worse than the condition. By not invoking prayer or acknowledging the battle of good vs. evil, they often times leave the "patient" in a much worse state than they initially found them.

Not to mention the profession is now infiltrated with evil individuals with their own agendas, as pointed out in the article.

Not every case of mental illness is demonic oppression, but I believe a great majority of it is. Yet, the psychiatric profession will not even admit this, much less help treat the cause.

Here is the bottom line: most of these people have no idea what they are really doing.

They will invent some new category of a "syndrome" or apply some half baked theory, and then stupefy the poor soul with drugs or ridiculous "therapies."

[Buttons12]

I became convinced then and nothing has changed my mind since that Psychology is a fraudulent science and psychologists are frauds.

Totally agree. Recently I expressed this opinion on a message board -- the theme of which had nothing remotely to do with psychology, it just came up -- and my typically mild manner of expressing myself did not save me from getting promptly banned for hurting feelings.

Psychology is a belief system with nonsense at its roots and lunacy in its flowers. Unfortunately it's as vigorous as kudzu.

[Dr. Pritchett]

It also used to be that the mental disorder and personal behavior of homosexuals would jeopardize one’s security clearance in the military and government. Now, immediately after Bradley Manning created the largest security breach ever, we celebrate LGBTQ pride month in the Pentagon...

Welcome to bizarro world.

[windsorknot]

You're not "right in the head" if you think that gay homosexual sodomy is normal.

[IronJack]

Think gay sex is wrong? Then you’re not right in the head, claim scientists

Think gay sex is normal? Then you're statistically (and morally) impaired, claim sane people.

[tbw2]

We should bring up the Romans’ morality.
In their case, homosexuality was wrong unless it was with an immature boy or slave. So you had to be a pedophile or slave owner (dominant) to engage in homosexuality - both of which are unacceptable today.

We need to bring up to these idiots that while morality does vary with the society, even the argument “the Greeks and Romans were OK with it” makes two adult men equal partners was immoral by their standards.

[high info voter]

“Sh&t on a stick”..... ISH!

[butlerweave]

You buy a Lab coat at Goodwill and you think you’re a Scientist

[Gritty]

It is stunningly obvious after the Gay Planes (piloted by the Leftists on the Supreme Court) hit the Twin Towers of 'Morality' and 'Reason' that America has jumped out the window of the burning buildings and is headfirst in a dive to the sidewalk eighty stories below.

This can't end pretty...

[generally]

Based on what I’ve read, the homosexuals basically hijacked the psychiatric community and a small number of them got control of the panels who decide what goes into the DSM. They foisted their agenda on the psychiatric community which then foisted it on the public. This did not start recently. It goes at least as far back as Kinsey, a major pervert who tried to “normalize” his perversions.

[generally]

They feel enormous guilt for their depravity and they think the way to alleviate that guilt is to force everyone else to say it’s ok. Forcing the public or the courts to say it’s ok does not make it so and sadly, does nothing to alleviate their guilt feelings, either.

[Darksheare]

Exactly.

[arthurus]

Psychology is a belief system with nonsense at its roots and lunacy in its flowers.

You just put it all in a short sentence. I will keep that.

[mom of young patriots]

My mom and two of my stepfathers were psychologists and I tend to agree. A lot of my childhood was spent around psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists and other psych types in private practice and on wards in the local State mental hospital where my mother worked.

They were arrogant and felt superior to other humans because they thought their “knowledge” and degrees gave them the power to get inside of another person’s head and “fix” them. They tended to casually study people in conversation. Creepy when you know the skinny on how screwed up the person is who is doing the “studying”.

Back then I thought every psych professional I knew was crazy and was drawn to that field as a means of denial. I still feel that way in large part, but I have to admit to meeting a very small handful throughout my life that I felt were there for the right reason and able to help people with their problems.

The profession of psychiatry is truly broken and probably was flawed from the beginning.

[exDemMom]

Basically these “scientists” look at exit signs and say they are wrong.

This article is not about scientists, it is about psychologists. And psychology has perfected the art of taking predetermined conclusions and "proving" them correct. Whereas scientists formulate hypothesis and do their darndest to demonstrate them wrong.

[Darksheare]

Yes, that’s why scientists was in the air quotes.
Psychiatrists claim the label of scientist at times.
Laughable, if it wasn’t so serious the influence they have.