ArchivedA question for straight peopleNo I'm not. I'll give you a personal anecdote. When I was in high school like most seniors I attended the prom. I hadn't yet had a sexual experience in my youth. Part of the 'prom' activities was to afterword hang out with a group of people at their parents homes, drink, and cuddle in the corner, and ideally have sex. Well during that situation I wasn't trying to engage in intimate behavior with my date because I was still battling the feelings I had about being gay. Well my date decided to herself take the initiative. She reached down my pants and started to stroke my penis and kiss me. I tried to get excited by the situation and environment but could not. I failed to even achieve an erection even when she tried to orally satisfy me. Naturally the whole experience ended in a some what embarrassment for me and humiliation for her. At that point in my life I knew I could no longer deny my attractions to men and would NEVER be 'CONVERTED' to heterosexuality. The desire just is non existent. So, the reason for that long story is this could never be a choice for me because I cannot biologically make it happen. You and other Christians like you would have gay people believe where this 'urge' exists to deny oneself sexuality and loving sexuality between two consenting adults just because a 2000 year old document written by men says so. By that logic, we should still count black people as 2/3 a person because it was written to take the census that way in our Constitution. I fully accept that if 'Ex-Gay' people would like to choose that life, they are free to do so. The difference is, that Christains like Jerry Falwell would like to legislate morality into our secular society. The Terry Shrivo fiasco is a great example of misguided politicians trying to legislate morality.
I don't know how one 'controls their desires' as you put it when it comes to physical arousal. And please don't compare it, even if you believe it to be a choice, to stealing. I don't EVER get an urge to steal. But I'm aroused by men and NEVER have been so by women. Perhaps it wasn't for you but I'm a little bit of a doubting 'Thomas' with regard to that but that is neither here nor there. The point of my example is that you say that being gay is a more harmful lifestyle. I'm saying even if that were true, It's certainly understandable why it would be based on a society that is eager to discriminate against people who are gay.
No, because no logical person 'chooses' a life that is harder and much more challenging to navigate through. And I'm not illogical.
To understand where fundamental Christians are coming from. To become enlightened. Also, because many other Christians read these discussions other than you and I, and hopefully they'll learn something.
What have I posted thus far is irrational. You want to look at scientific evidence then lets do so. Go to the below which cites a lengthy case in which the behaviors of Penguins was studied. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoerotic]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoerotic[/url] Then why did your own Webmaster claim that the Homosexual Agenda was the slippery slope to acceptance of Pedophilia. I'm following his example. The 'World' used to believe that women were less equal to men. The 'world' used to believe black people were lesser humans. The 'world' used to believe that the planet was flat and that the sun revolved around the earth. My discomfort is that gay people still face discrimination at work, in attaining housing, and of course the ability to enjoy the rights of marriage. Gay people are the victims of violence and virulent hatred. So 'the world' needs to grow up and accept that we're not going away despite the ugly words and hateful actions. |
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