Born that Way?
“The Human Genome Project, which completed mapping the human genetic molecular structure in 2003, has yet to find a ‘gay gene’...
Dr. Brad Harrub, Bert Thompson, and Dave Miller, note that the search for a gay gene has consistently failed over the past two decades in spite of the efforts of gay activist researchers to locate a genetic basis for homosexuality.
“The authors observe: ‘Skin color and other genetic traits can be traced through inheritance patterns and simple Mendelian genetics. Homosexuals are identified not by a trait or a gene, but rather by their actions. Without they action, they would be indistinguishable from all other people.” [Frank York, “Science Versus the ‘Gay Gene,” NARTH Bulletin, (December 2004), p. 21]
Why Seek Freedom from Homosexuality?
From what has been said it might seem that resolving a homosexual problem would simply be a matter of providing the love he or she did not receive in childhood. Would that it were that simple. There is a problem that makes it far more complicated and difficult.
Unresolved conflicts with ones same-sex parent and the anger and fear which are the result of these conflicts make receiving the love one needs to resolve his or her homosexual strug-gle very difficult. Not only are there the unmet needs of childhood pulling one towards others of the same sex but there if the fear of begin hurt again and the anger at having been hurt which pulls the struggler in the opposite direction.
Points to Ponder
"The most frequently seen cause of sadness in the past leading to homosexual attractions in males was the result of childhood and adolescent rejection by peers because of very limited athletic abilities.... The craving for accep-tance and love from peers results in strong emotional attractions to those of the same sex which leads many youngsters to think they may be homosexuals." [Richard P. Fitzgibbons, "The Origins and Healing of Homosexual Attractions and Behaviors," The Truth About Homosexuality edited by John F. Harvey, (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1996), p. 309]
"Better be alone than in bad company." [A Treasury of Essential Proverbs collected, arranged and introduced by Rodney Dale, (Edison NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc. 2004), p. 21]
"A man who says he cannot find God is like a robber who says he cannot find a policeman." [Dr. Adrian Rogers]
"We are all naturally impatient in the day of trial.... We forget that Christ is too wise a Physician to make any mistakes.... The highest degree of faith is to be able to wait, sit still, and not complain.... The hand that was nailed to the cross is too wise and loving...to keep us waiting for relief without a cause." [J. C. Ryle, "John," Expository Thoughts on the Gospels II, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, n.d.), p. 50-51]
"As long as we remain committed to what we think we know already, or locked into what we think we want, we will never be open to the mind renewal process." [Mary Heathman, "Good Touch--Bad Touch," A Measure of Grace, (October 2005), p. 5]
"We are too Christian really to enjoy sinning, and too fond of sinning really to enjoy Christianity. Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it." Peter Marshall quoted in Powerful Thinking for Powerful Living compiled by Bob Phillips, (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1991), p. 277]
