OPPOSING THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

(The greatest moral battle of our time)

"Lo, this only I have found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions." Ecclesiastes 7:29. Let's face it, the prophet is not talking about the wheel, electricity or the i-phone. The word "inventions" is being used in the pejorative. In this context, it stands for a "fiction." American Dictionary of the English Language –1828.

One of the "many inventions" confronting society today is that homosexuality is normal and acceptable.

Although homosexuality has been practiced for centuries, its adherents have always represented a distinct minority, which should tell us something about its normalcy—if it were normal and good, wouldn't we see much more of it? Homosexuality has also been reviled in every world culture at one time or the other. There is no record of homosexuality being "celebrated" or "embraced" or even "tolerated" until very recent history.

In American history, homosexuality has been almost unanimously (except for homosexuals themselves) rejected until recently. Not until the national media began promoting homosexuality through favorable depictions—celebrity Ellen DeGeneres "outing" herself on a sitcom TV show, for example—everyone understood it for what it was. It is despicable that the liberal media have made it part of their agenda to bring homosexuality into the "mainstream" and force its acceptance on everyone under threat of accusations such as "homophobic" or "intolerant." The reason acceptance of homosexuals and their "lifestyle" was never an issue for hundreds of years was because everyone understood homosexuality for what it was: a deviant form of sexual behavior that is unnatural and immoral. Nearly everyone has an instinctive aversion to homosexuality, and the sexual practices involved between homosexuals are generally abhorrent to any person not similarly attracted. Often, when listening to a parent discuss their feelings about their child who is now a gay person, they often say that when they first learned of their child's orientation, they were shocked, and disgusted to learn what their child was doing. Later, through a process of inculcation, perpetrated mainly by the media and other politically motivated individuals and groups, they came to "accept" and "embrace" their child's "alternative lifestyle."

To argue that the initial negative reaction, experienced by most everyone, is "intolerant" or "homophobic" is just plain stupid. We are talking about millions upon millions of good, caring, loving, intelligent, non-judgmental people who, utilizing all the principles they have learned in their lives about caring about others and treating people equal, etc., instinctively feel that it is not right and not normal, and if propositioned by a homosexual, would be naturally repulsed. Have all these people somehow, over a period of centuries, gotten it wrong? Is homosexuality indeed "normal" and, thus, moral? That question is more probative than whether homosexuality has a biological cause. Have we as a society decided that we can't judge what is moral and not moral anymore? Do we share the same type of unprincipled conscience as Pontius Pilate, who, when deciding whether to concede to the demands of the Jews in their attempt to crucify Jesus, asked him "What is Truth?" The politically correct and immoral of today would ask: "what is moral?"

How much clearer can it be? In addition to being inherently repulsive, homosexuality is not expressed in nature, in either the plant or the animal kingdoms. If anyone was to witness two female raccoons, for example, being intimate, or two male horses engaged in sexual acts, the sight would be disturbing, would it not? What if it happened with regularity in the entire animal world? Why is it any different for mankind? The evolutionists believe that man is just an advanced species--part of the animal kingdom, so why shouldn't we have the same reaction when a man or a woman decides to have sexual relations with someone of their own sex?

If homosexuality is normal, why does the physical appearance of many women who engage in it change so drastically, so that they begin to look like men, and are very unattractive? "Butch" is a term that has been used to describe this phenomenon seen in many lesbian women. It's not just that the femininity of those women has been voluntarily sacrificed, their sexual practices, caused by their lusts, actually alters their physical appearance. The same is true of homosexual men. They become effeminate looking, and often their speech and gait change dramatically, especially in those who don't try to hide their affliction. There is no way that these effects can be seen as anything other than unnatural in the extreme. But you never hear gays or their supporters address this issue; instead, the person raising it would be attacked as being hateful and mean.

It's interesting that gays want to frame the homosexual issue as one that concerns their desire and right to merely have a loving relationship with other people of the same sex. This is just a diversion. No one would take the position that a person of one sex can not love another person of the same sex. Most people are taught to love all men (generically speaking). Gays want to hide their desire to have sexual relations with someone of the same sex under the guise of "love," so that they appear virtuous. There is nothing virtuous about homosexuality.

It is crucial that people see homosexuality for what it is: an abnormal sexual attraction and associated practices. I am sympathetic towards gay people who honestly believe that their choice is an unavoidable and natural one. However, surveys have shown that most gay people feel some degree of guilt about their actions, yet suppress these feelings for long periods of time. However, many actually face the issue concerning the morality of their behavior, and change it.

People don't want to condemn or hate any of their fellow beings for any sin, especially when all of us have done things that we know are wrong or immoral. I believe that some people who condone homosexuality just want to protect gays from the people who would openly judge them and hold them up to scorn and ridicule. No one who commits any type of sinful act should be treated this way; but, neither should their actions be defended if they are wrong. The ideal approach for society to take would be to condemn the sin, not the individual, to love everyone, and to impersonalize the sin by realizing that the error being committed is no different than any other mistake or sin men engage in. Its cause and ultimate effect are the same, i.e., all sin results from temptation, and it can only truly harm the one not resisting it. Gays should not be scorned or disliked. Their behavior should be. Likewise, the gay community and its supporters should not judge or demonize those who are expressing their deeply held beliefs about an important moral issue.

The much bigger problem facing society, and much more troubling, is the attempt by many public figures and the media to sanction and legitimize this abnormal behavior, and to silence and discredit those who consider homosexuality a moral issue. While demanding tolerance for their cause, they simultaneously express intolerance for the views of anyone who doesn't agree with them. In other words, they need to look in the mirror, preferably right after they look up the definition of hypocrisy in a dictionary. Also, the attempt to gain civil "rights" for homosexuals is just a screen to shame the rest of society into granting complete approval of the practice of homosexuality, which would provide homosexuals the assurance they seek, and strongly desire, that they can do whatever they want without recrimination or guilt. And let's face it, the vast majority of homosexuals do not enter into permanent, monogamous relationships. Statistics show that homosexuals, especially homosexual men, average far more sexual partners over their lifetime than heterosexual men and women--further evidence that homosexuality is a problem about one's choice concerning sexual activity, not a inherited biological reality, and certainly not an emotional desire to just express love to someone of the same sex.

For too long now, powerful and influential media organizations in this country have essentially been very active advocates and strong supporters of the homosexuality cause. This is seen in the many films and television shows that portray those who practice homosexuality in a very positive light. The intent is to force people, through political correctness and other forms of intimidation, to either accept homosexuality as a normal and abiding reality or to keep silent. This is a form of manipulation that is very wrong. Thankfully, there is a large percentage of Americans that will never alter their beliefs that homosexuality is an evil idea that deceives many to engage in its practices. It is a form of sexual deviance that undercuts the institution of the family and makes a mockery of the necessity of procreation, if mankind is to continue to grow and prosper.

Those who promote homosexuality as an acceptable "lifestyle" are mistaken in their views and their motives. Instead of unselfishly working to secure fair treatment for gay people, often, what they really seek is to silence and discredit anyone who takes a stand on any issue for moral reasons. Their motive is really to attack spiritually-based ideas, and goodness in general, and those who hold such ideas. They themselves know, consciously or subconsciously, that they are not living up to standards of moral behavior they have heard or been taught, so they strike out against those who are trying to stand up for moral principles. Currently, the manifestation of this mentality is seen in its most fervent form related to the issue of homosexuality.

For society to sanction homosexuality, either politically or in the minds and hearts of people, or both, is a dangerous thing. It would be equally dangerous for society to sanction any behavior that is wrong. Some societies sanction polygamy, and those societies never prosper. Some societies have sanctioned bestiality, resulting in harmful effects. When and if the tide of majority opinion shifts over to the side of granting homosexuality the status of "normal" and even commendable behavior, our culture and society, as we know them, will be doomed. This is not meant as a prophesy, just the realization that all purposefully wrong activity has negative results.

The attempt to sanction and legitimize something so obviously immoral and abhorrent is unprecedented in our history. Their have been attempts by some groups to legalize drugs and prostitution, but their has never been something of this magnitude, which threatens to undermine religious principles, decency and the family. It is an attempt, ignorantly perhaps, to elevate immoral behavior above goodness and purity. It is truly a battle between concepts of good and evil.

For a large portion of our society not to see homosexuality as harmful is disturbing, but not surprising. It is also not surprising that people who stand up for truth and moral principles are often persecuted by the impure for those beliefs. Society sanctions extreme depictions of violence in the print media as well as in movies and television. The same is true of depictions of alcohol and drug use, the demeaning of women by rap "artists," etc., etc. America's moral mercury is falling fast. Divorce is at all time highs; abortions occur in the thousands every year; violence against women is high; corruption in virtually every corner of our society is rampant; gross materialism is a defining hallmark of our society, and an addiction to anything and everything sexual is apparent everywhere. America is sick, physically, morally and spiritually, and is going downhill "like a snowball headed for hell."

The fight against having homosexuality forced down American's throats at every turn is an important moral battle. The homosexual advocates are fighting hard to put down opposing voices of morality and principle. The tide of homosexuality as an open, accepted and embraced practice can be turned if people understand that experiencing repulsion towards homosexuality is a normal result of one's God-given intuition. People should not feel guilty that they are repulsed by the idea of two men or two women engaged in unnatural sexual acts. They should not let those who choose to support homosexuality intimidate them or make them feel that by standing for something important they are "intolerant" or hateful people. They should act lovingly towards anyone who is gay and not judge or condemn them, but they should also realize that opposing this immoral practice is not hateful; it is a stand for principle, and a moral imperative.

God made man "upright," and homosexuality is not part of that creation. It is perverted, ugly, and contrary to nature. It is a conscious choice of individuals about who they want to fornicate with, and it is wrong, regardless if its devotees are confused about the ultimate cause of their abnormal attraction, or its appropriateness. America must wake up to this attack against morality and resist the intimidation and pressure being exerted unceasingly to get everyone to accept homosexuality as good and natural. Think of the consequences, and reject this "invention" of mankind.