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Remember: Politics not science decided that homosexuals are 'normal'
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Posted on 11/23/2008 7:06:32 AM PST by JosephSmithNAW

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1 posted on 11/23/2008 7:06:32 AM PST by JosephSmithNAW
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To: JosephSmithNAW
"...In 1970, psychiatrists generally considered sexual desires toward members of one’s own gender to be disordered..."

In 2008, most sensible people still understand homosexuality is abnormal. Science has proved it is.

The politics of homosexuality is composed of groups of miserable people who are demanding that society declare them 'normal'. IMO

Having said that, and having known many homosexuals through the years, I do not believe they should be discriminated against in any area of society except adoption and marriage.
2 posted on 11/23/2008 7:19:03 AM PST by Islander7 (This Atlas is shrugging! ~ I am Joe!)
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To: JosephSmithNAW
I think their response would be that it was political to make it a sickness in the first place. In the Christian world view, it is/was a sin. Since the religious underpinning of the society gave way during the 20th century, any kind of law which took it's inspiration from a religious moral code was immediately attacked as being a kind of "oppression". If it could not be justified outside of the "old morality", it was free to be disposed of.

The homosexual propaganda continued with "I was born this way", the "gay gene", and so on. The whole story - that, whatever disposition may exist "genetically", it is by no means conclusive; that what happens during childhood or adulthood is of no consequence, rather of major consequence.

The rise of open homosexuality as a lifestyle was due to the breakdown of the moral consensus which existed prior to the rise of gay agitators. The gays pushed it along faster than it might have otherwise gone.

3 posted on 11/23/2008 7:25:19 AM PST by HondaCRF450
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To: Islander7
“Having said that, and having known many homosexuals through the years, I do not believe they should be discriminated against in any area of society except adoption and marriage.”
Discrimination is one thing that should be promoted in one aspect instead of protected against. The homosexual activist's agenda is dependent on promoting the false idea that all points of view are morally equivalent. The incremental nature of their attacks is to ensure that eventually every imaginable act of depraved behavior is no longer deemed unacceptable.
By indoctrinating the school kids with their pro homosexual tripe they are destroying the fabric of society.
4 posted on 11/23/2008 7:37:40 AM PST by bitterohiogunclinger (America held hostage - day 19)
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To: HondaCRF450

“WHY IT IS TRUE THAT SODOMITES ARE NOT A CLASS OF PEOPLE BUT A TYPE OF SINNER?”
The statement, “Some people are born homosexuals” is not true. It is true that ever person is born with a sin nature. That sin nature is capable of all kinds of vile affections. In order to practice them, however, a person must reject the moral laws of God which are written in his heart (See Romans 2:15) and then surrender himself to sensuality. (See Romans 1:24).
The false notion that sodomites are “born that way” leads to the political chaos described in the following quotes:
“It is no longer a matter of whether homosexuals will achieve political power, so much as what they will do with it. Will they demand absolute sexual freedom as in San Francisco? Will this challenge to traditional values stir still more hostility and controversy? (Commentator Harry Reasoner after research on San Francisco).
“Our message to city hall politicians everywhere is that they think it’s difficult to deal with homosexual influences now, they’ll be dealing with a total political monster if they pass they pass these bills. They’ll face pressures and agonies they never before dreamed of” (Dr, David Innes, minister in downtown San Francisco).

Copied from: SPECIAL REPORT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS
By: IBLP Ministries (1986)


5 posted on 11/23/2008 7:52:41 AM PST by LetMarch (If a man knows the right way to live, and does not live it, there is no greater coward--Anonymous))
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To: Islander7

What difference does it make whether or not it’s “abnormal”? Obviously something that is relatively rare is “abnormal.”

But so is being a genius.

“Normal” has no intrinsic value, and “abnormal” is not intrinsically bad.


6 posted on 11/23/2008 7:54:31 AM PST by NonZeroSum
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To: bitterohiogunclinger

Pedophiles are attempting to do the same thing. They want their perversion to be viewed as just another healthy sexual expression. If we think it cant happen, I fear that we are deceiving ourselves.


7 posted on 11/23/2008 8:01:16 AM PST by christianhomeschoolmommaof3 (I homeschool because I have seen the village and I don't want it raising my kids.)
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8 posted on 11/23/2008 8:02:06 AM PST by narses (http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)
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To: NonZeroSum

And so is being retarded.

We DO make such distinctions. There IS intrinsic “good” and “bad”.


9 posted on 11/23/2008 8:03:55 AM PST by Adder (typical basicly decent bitter white person)
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To: bitterohiogunclinger

WHY ARE LAWS AGAINST SODOMY VITAL AND BENFEFICIAL FOT ALL CITIZENS, INCLUDING SODOMITES?
The first purpose of a law is to give instruction to those who violate universal standards of conduct which bring destruction to themselves and to those around them.
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers. For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine” (1 Timothy 1:9-10).
Sodomy is a self-consuming passion which will not satisfy those who engage in it. Instead it will produce enslavement to ever-increasing cravings for fulfillment. If no law exists to probihit sodomy or, worse yet, if laws are made to protect it, thousands of unsuspecting citizens will be drawn into it without knowing of its dangers.

Copied from:”SPECIAL REPORT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS”
By; IBLP Institute (1986)


10 posted on 11/23/2008 8:12:51 AM PST by LetMarch (If a man knows the right way to live, and does not live it, there is no greater coward--Anonymous))
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To: NonZeroSum

“........“Normal” has no intrinsic value, and “abnormal” is not intrinsically bad........”

....“abnormal” is not intrinsically bad...really?

That is the sort of ‘thinking’ that emptied mental hospitals in the 70s. Look at the results.

Normal sexual desire and drive ensures procreation.

What does homosexual desire and drive ensure?


11 posted on 11/23/2008 8:19:41 AM PST by Islander7 (This Atlas is shrugging! ~ I am Joe!)
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To: JosephSmithNAW

>Remember: Politics not science decided that homosexuals are ‘normal’<

Remember: Politics not science decided that there is irrefutable proof of global warming and its destructive effect to the way of life in a Western culture.


12 posted on 11/23/2008 8:22:42 AM PST by 353FMG (The sky is not falling, yet.)
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To: Adder
And so is being retarded.

But being "retarded" isn't bad because it's abnormal, per se.

We DO make such distinctions. There IS intrinsic “good” and “bad”.

Assuming that's true, it misses the point. It's illogical, even nonsensical, to make such distinctions merely (or even at all) on the basis that something is "abnormal," as the examples show. If you want to argue that homosexuality is bad, you have to find a more rational basis for such an argument than the mere fact that it is "abnormal," at least if you want to convince rational people of your position.

13 posted on 11/23/2008 8:23:22 AM PST by NonZeroSum
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To: Islander7

“..I do not believe they should be discriminated against in any area of society except adoption and marriage.”

Totally sensible and acceptible opinion.


14 posted on 11/23/2008 8:25:33 AM PST by 353FMG (The sky is not falling, yet.)
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To: JosephSmithNAW

Intimidation, whining, violence seems to work in the USA. Which victim groups have NOT tried it to get special undeserved privileges from normal people?


15 posted on 11/23/2008 8:27:22 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (liberalism = serious mental deficiency)
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To: Islander7
....“abnormal” is not intrinsically bad...really?

Yes, really. Being a genius is abnormal. Having flaming red hair is abnormal. Being 6'5" is abnormal. Being capable of running a four-minute mile is abnormal. All of these things are abnormal, and none of them are intrinsically bad.

That is the sort of ‘thinking’ that emptied mental hospitals in the 70s.

Huh?

What does homosexual desire and drive ensure?

What difference does it make? I'm not arguing that homosexuality is good. I'm just pointing out that to call it so simply on the basis that it isn't normal makes no sense. There is no intrinsic value to normality.

16 posted on 11/23/2008 8:28:16 AM PST by NonZeroSum
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To: NonZeroSum
I wrote: I'm just pointing out that to call it so simply on the basis that it isn't normal makes no sense. There is no intrinsic value to normality.

Obviously, I meant "...to call it bad simply on the basis...

17 posted on 11/23/2008 8:32:42 AM PST by NonZeroSum
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To: NonZeroSum

Two words are being confused here. ‘rare’ and ‘abnormal’. These are two different words with two different meanings.

Being a genius is rare but it certainly is not considered abnormal.


18 posted on 11/23/2008 8:34:17 AM PST by JosephSmithNAW
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To: NonZeroSum

When i use the word ‘normal’, i use it in this sense

Normal : free from mental disorder
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Normal


19 posted on 11/23/2008 8:41:04 AM PST by JosephSmithNAW
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To: JosephSmithNAW; NonZeroSum
Being a genius is rare but it certainly is not considered abnormal.

I suppose it is abnormal in the statistical sense of the term, but as you say not in the sense of what is considered unhealthy.

20 posted on 11/23/2008 9:12:04 AM PST by freespirited (Honk to indict the MSM for treason.)
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