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Homosexuality: Nature vs. Nurture
Homosexuality has become quite the conversation in the news and media these days. From homosexual marraiges to whether or not homosexual couples can adopt, this situation is becoming very conotroversial in politics and the media. The biggest discussion about homosexuality has been going on for years and it is whether or not homosexuality is caused by biological factors or by enviromental factors. I believe that homosexuality is influenced by strictly the enviroment. Homosexuality is a sexual preference and by saying that I mean it is a choice. The majority of the reason I believe homosexuality is caused by the enviroment, is because of my religion; Christianity. In the bible, God put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. For some reason, one is a male and one is a female. God knew that if he put two women or two men, that there would be no way to continue on the human race. In Genesis 35:11 God says, "And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins." To be specific I take the part out where he says,"Be fruitful and multiply," which also means, have sexual intercourse and have kids to multiply the amount of people on the earth. It is very hard to have children or even get pregnant, if two of the same sex commit in homosexual acts with eachother. Another verse where the bible states very plainly about homosexuality is Leviticus 18:22, it states,"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." This verse recognizes homosexuality as a sin and more importantly a perversion of the gift of sex which God gave to mankind. Homosexuality is caused by lust, which is very much a choice and can be controlled. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 it says, "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." All of these sins in this quote are all sins of the world and we are supposed to set are selves apart from the worldly ways and set our standards by what the Holy Bible says. Sex is God's idea and its purpose is not only for procreation, but also for recreation and the development of a deep relationship between man and woman. Nothing is wrong or dirty about sex when it is engaged in the bonds of marriage as the Lord commanded in the Bible. Some of the issues facing the world today are not talked about in the bible, but homosexuality is, and through this we know that it is wrong and can be prevented. Another reason I believe homosexuality is influenced by the enviroment is because of other issues that proclaim to be caused by nature. Lets just say there is a family, and alcoholism runs throughout the family. To be classified as an alcoholic you have to have drank alchohol. You also have to be addicted to alcohol and drink it in excess habitually. If you do not take a drink of alcohol, then you will not be an alcoholic, and therefore not have the disease of alcoholism. Proving that if you have a gene that causes alchololism to run through the family, it can be stopped by not drinking. This totally relates to homosexuality. If homosexuality is passed down as a gene, then you should never be able to turn away from homosexual ways. On the other hand if you never commit a homosexual act than you will not be considered a homosexual, regardless if you have the "gene" or not. Being called a homosexual or an alcoholic is because of the actions we commit, not because of the genetic dispostion which supposedly caused it. Therefore we associate homosexuality as being a choice, if you have the gene to do something or be someway, you can make the choice to not do it or be that certain way. You choose your lifestyle.