Story: In US Capitol Rotunda, ex-LGBTs pray, repent on behalf of nation for sin of homosexuality

[John10]

I meant the homosexual person coming out and telling their family and friends. Either way, the Kinsey Scale is further proof that sexual orientation is not a fixed characteristic of persons, and can be reversed and avoided.

Given the many risks associated with an active homosexual lifestyle it seems the only morally acceptable approach is to encourage people to undertake reparative therapy and avoid indulging in an immoral lifestyle. Thankfully the above article is proof of the great results of reparative therapy.

 

[Rau]

to criminalize their intrinsic identities.

Whoa…where did you read any such thing?

 

[PapyrusDouay]

What friends and family say someone told them is not corroboration of the truth of what that person said.

Especially when so many of them (especially those sent to conversion therapy when young) come from families and communities who saw them as abominations, and were told as much. The only way to gain acceptance back into their church community, and sometimes their own family, is to tell them what they want to hear.

 

[Rau]

And 70 years ago, Alfred Kinsey found that people fall on a scale in terms of their sexuality which is now called the Kinsey Scale

I developed a similar scale to address human preferences for dark chocolate vs milk chocolate. However, I did not publish this.

 

[Gibson4NJ]

They were there to lobby against the equality act and the group lobbied against authorizing same sex marriage. It is the same general philosophy that advocated anti-sodomy laws.

I have strong beliefs about marriage under God, but making civil contracts between consenting adults forbidden under the law is ultimately using government force the wrong way.

 

[blackforest]

They are, literally, evidence that you are wrong… Are you really incapable of realizing that?

This can be an emotional issue for people, but please don’t make this personal. I’m not incapable of realizing your personal position on the issue. To date, however, the most reliable science indicates that being gay or lesbian is not a choice.

Being Gay Not a Choice: Science Contradicts Ben Carson

Many scientific studies suggest that people don't choose to be gay, contrary to the claims of Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson.

www.livescience.com

 

[Rau]

the group lobbied against authorizing same sex marriage.

That’s not something that ought to be held against anybody imo.

making civil contracts between consenting adults forbidden under the law is ultimately using government force the wrong way.

Civil contracts for many purposes are perfectly fine, including for the purposes of establishing legal rights pertaining to a joint household. But I don’t see how the State should conclude that 2 men can marry unless one has a purely “legal contract” view of marriage. That seems a re-invention of “marriage”, and it seems perfectly fine for the members of a democratic community to oppose such adventurism on the part of the State.

 

[Thorolfr]

Civil contracts for many purposes are perfectly fine, including for the purposes of establishing legal rights pertaining to a joint household.

There are no civil contracts, however, that would have allowed a gay man to get health insurance through his same-sex partner. More than 20 years ago, I was able to get health insurance through my partner because of domestic partner legislation at a time when I didn’t have any and couldn’t get any because of preexisting conditions. I subsequently ended up in the hospital and my health would have suffered if I hadn’t had any health insurance coverage.