Hi there. If you have only been here for 24 hours, that is not a lot of time for people to respond to you. The most probable reason is that sharing on a forum is an avocation, the rest of the time being occupied with the pressing problems of day to day existence like work, kids, illness, etc.
I am not going to quote your entire post. One can easily scroll up for reference. However, what causes homosexuality is still different from acting on one’s tendencies. One can also have a predisposition to alcoholism and have a lifelong struggle against that. I know some people with genetic defects that make them more liable to certain diseases but it doesn’t mean they have to get them.
If you see my previous posts, I do refer to the fact that so much of homosexuality comes from neglect, abuse or molestation. This has been admitted to me personally and also one family member in particular who was abused by her father and therefore had a lifelong case against men. Engaging in such behavior repeats and compounds the problem.
An article defending traditional marriage just came in my inbox this morning, so I would like to share it:
barbwire.com/2016/03/18/30-home-truths-on-marriage/
*Marriage has always existed to unite a man and a woman as a husband and a wife, and equip them to be a mother and a father if any children arise from their union. If children had nothing to do with marriage then the state would have nothing to do with marriage. But the state has a pressing interest in how the next generation is treated, since society itself is dependent on this.
Marriage is not companionship – many intense emotional relationships exist, but they are not necessarily marriage relationships. The state has no interest in many other sorts of relationships, even emotionally intensive ones. Two elderly sisters living together would have strong emotional attachments to each other, and a fond love for one another. But the state has no interest in legislating concerning such a relationship, primarily because it is non-marital in nature.
Close friendships are also another important type of relationship, but governments have no interest in legislating on their behalf, or extending to them special entitlements reserved for married couples. Societies extend benefits to heterosexual married couples because of all the great benefits such couples give to society.
By seeking to include other types of relationships into the institution of marriage, we of course redefine it and of necessity destroy it. To include two men or two women violates the basic requirement of marriage. There are four such requirements:
only two people
one from each gender
of proper age
not a close blood relative
Meet those four basic criteria, and anyone can marry. Thus everyone is now fully equal in terms of what marriage is. And also, those who fail to meet those criteria are equally discriminated against. I cannot marry, for the simple reason that I am already married. My dog cannot marry. A seven-year-old cannot marry. Three women cannot marry.*
Although some “Christian” denominations think they can rewrite the Bible to conform to political correctness while ignoring the realities of natural law, the Catholic Church does not absolutely recognize same-sex marriage, which is a contradiction in terms.
You may be the rare exception to the rule but I have never seen ONE monogamous gay relationship even when the pair was friendly and cooperative with one another. In particular, among women the psychological dissonance is too severe to overcome.
Given that, no one is persecuting civil unions or just living together as many straight couples already do and have been doing. But that is not the point at all, we are all supposed to embrace and celebrate sight unseen because this is a very shaky premise indeed.
