link: Roots of Same-Sex Attraction Complex
* I apologize but the article this is linked to has been removed from the Sun-Sentinel's website
Melissa Fryrear- Gender Issues Analyst Focus on the Family Colorado Springs
May 15, 2006
"Elizabeth Baier failed to understand that even though I made the choice to walk away from my homosexuality, I never chose those same-sex attractions in the first place ("Conferences debate homosexulality," May7). In fact, homosexuality is the result of many factors, which include family dynamics, sexual abuse and personality, but I do not believe the feelings are a choice.
The roots of same-sex attraction are complex, and those feelings often stretch back as far as a gay man or lesbian can remember, often leading them to the conclusion that they were born that way. Unfortunately, such an assumption frequently prevents those dissatisfied with their homosexuality from pursuing change, which is possible for those who are committe to the pursuit.
I walked that path many years ago, and so have many of my friends and colleagues. Our Love Won Out conference provides that hope to others, as well as to their family and friends."
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link: Gay "rights" -- who is harrassing whom?
May 16, 2006
By David Limbaugh
"I suppose it's a matter of one's perspective, but it sure seems to me that if there is any special interest group aggressively pushing it's agenda on society, it's the radical homosexual lobby. I don't assert this as some earth-shattering revelation or to prove my superior powers of observation. But it is amazing how many people have swallowed the homosexual activist's propoganda that it is heterosexual conservatives who are picking on them rather than the other way around."
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link: Groups Condemn California Senate's Passage of Pro-Homosexal Education Bill
by Bill Francher and Jenni Parker
May 15, 2006
"The legislation known as SB 1437 requires California education officials to re-write textbooks to include "gay" themes and homosexual people, positively emphasizing their contributions and their place in history. It also bans any negative reference to homosexuals based on religious beliefs, which is why Bob Knight of the Culture and Family Institute sees the law as an attack on biblical values.
The people behind the language in SB 1437 have taken a decidedly pro-homosexual position, Knight points out. "They specifically say in the bill that other opinions have to be resisted, including sectarian or denominational opinions about homosexuality that would put (the homosexual lifestyle) in a negative light," he says.
"In other words," Knight explains, "they're saying, 'Whatever your faith teaches you is wrong. In our tax-supported schools, we're going to create a new religion. We're going to say what's right and wrong regarding sexual conduct."
"Many readers may not see the difference between gay history and black history. However, black history can usually be proven and much of "so-called" gay history, pertaining to past historical figures, is speculation. In addition, all current types of historical information addresses public actions for the most part and not the most private aspects of these figures lives. Should we make all histories equal by including sexual status for men and women with same sex attractions, and then go back and also include the sexual histories of all historical figures? What a daunting and irrelevant task that would be." -nsb
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link: WYOMING: Parish's Slow Death Symptomatic of ECUSA's Moral Decline
By David W. Virtue
"At one time, St. Mark's in Casper, Wyoming was a thriving orthodox parish of 1,100 souls. Its then rector was Rev. Royce Brown, a moderate parish priest, and open to all sides of the theological spectrum. He was the much-loved parish priest there for 18 years. He retired in September 2004.
In 1998 he brought into his church a new assistant, the Rev. Thomas Johnson, 48, a former evangelical pastor from the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod where he had been a pastor for eight years...Then, St. Mark's was the largest attended parish in the whole Diocese of Wyoming. Now it is a church in decline. Today it is a mere shadow of its former self. While Casper is the center of the state and the largest city next to Cheyenne with a large population center, the parish became the victim of its revisionist bishop's utterances and theology, and people began to leave."
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link: Rewriting history including sexual orientation in school books isn't relevant
"Students should not leave public high school without learning of the Stonewall Riots, the murder of Harvey Milk, and the activists' response to the AIDS crisis. Those watershed moments in gay history are milestones in American history, and schools that overlook them provide their students with incomplete educations.
But state Senate Democrats went too far last week by passing a bill that would require social science textbooks sold in California to include the significant contributions of gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. That broad directive uses intolerance to fight intolerance for political, instead of educational, gains.
The sexual behavior of historical figures-- and we mean this for straights as much as for gays-- often bears no relevance to why their names appear in textbooks. Forcing an awkward disclaimer after the name of a noted scientist or politician_--"who was gay," or "who had a sex-change operation" or "who cheated on his wife" -- creates relevancy where it does not naturally exist."
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