Posted on 02/14/2005 12:32:30 AM PST by RWR8189
No, I discard entirely the notion that homosexuality is the result of abuse. Abuse or not, it is a conscious decision people make. They can just as easily make the decision NOT to be homosexual. Blaming "abuse" is just a cop-out.
And frankly, I can't see Dick Cheney or Alan Keyes abusing their daughters anyway.
Sorry, but there's no mileage to be gained from this for the anti-conservative crowd, though that won't stop them from trying.
You're sure of that, are you? Then maybe you ought to talk to His father, because in numerous places, He DOES tell me what's sin and what's not, and not on a case-by-case basis, but in general. That's okay. It's His world. He gets to make the rules.
And as to that "old book" with the dead authors, its laws and guidelines have defined our civilization for oh 4,000 years or so. I wouldn't be quite so quick to dismiss it. ON the other hand, the "acceptance" of homosexuality is a relatively new phenomenon, introduced at roughly the same time our culture began to go into the toilet.
In summary:
Bible = hallmark of civilization
Homosexuality = last gasp of a dying culture.
Study harder or you have no chance of passing the quiz.
And you've concluded that based on....?
I am. And family is not a trivial issue to me.
As I'm sure it isn't trivial to Keyes.
Let's just say that assuming all this is true then Dr. Keyes dropped significantly in my estimation.
Yeah, right.
No, but is there any reason not to conclude evangelistic homosexuality is trivial to you?
I have personally seen where families have written off offspring. Whether it is because of drug use, refusal to leave an abusive relationship (him or her), being the abuser in a relationship, or joining a cult.
Homosexuality is NOT a trivial matter. It is a public declaration of making orgasms with the same sex the life priority. Recreational sex before all else.
Homosexuals are basically blackmailing families. They are using their status as children to extort aceptance out of mothers and fathers. You have to applaud mothers and fathers with the strength not to fall for the blackmail.
You don't believe that some people are born gay?
Is there any scientific proof or just a matter of faith?
Well said, and I do.
I really believe most people that are gay are BORN that way. There are many babies born with both sexes and parents have to make that choice what their kid would be...so why is so hard to understand that there is a hormonal imbalance in many people to make them gay?
As I stated earlier, the abuse may have been verbal (boy wouldn't that be a stretch for Alan) or even lack of being there at critical times. Let's face it, Alan's agenda required massive time away from the family. Lack of adequate "father figure" may have come into play.
Keep it simple so even the children can understand. You just don't like Alan Keyes.
I can't believe I'm spending this much time on this thread. Keyes isn't my favorite politician. I guess I hate flippant and ignorant people and cheap-shot bullies such as yourself who join the rest of the fang-snapping pack and pile on.
My instincts tell me that your instincts are good.
Isn't this a question for science? Why hasn't science been able to discover this?
LOL...what I'm tired of is theat we have to suffer through ad nausium national news stories every time some kid announces they've decided they're gay, and tired of the public being dragged into what is obviously a personal, family affair. who knows what was said in the heat of anger? Without all the political/gay hype, there might very well have been a good chance at reconciliation once a cooling off period had transpired.
Instead, the politicos are gleefully destroying a family. Naturally, they only destroy conservative families. If this were a lefty family, we'd never have heard about it because it would have been "just about sex"
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