The Homosexual Gene

is going, going, GONE!

Read the full article by Mrs. Yvette C. Schneider here: Family Research Council

Remember back in the early 90 's, one of the MAJOR national news stations came on with the report that homosexuality was a "genetic" trait inherited from mothers? We were all treated to a 1 minute "dissertation" of why this was true.

As if anyone in the media had the intelligence to even write a dissertation, much less be able to present one in ONE MINUTE......nor do the majority of these English majors have the intelligence to understand the complex science behind any research. (This is why they have a Bachelor of ARTS degree rather than a Bachelor of SCIENCE degree. They were avoiding those "tough" science curriculums.) The media have supported the homosexual activists and agenda since the beginning. This is why we have been given such a distorted representation of the scientific facts. They reported what they wanted TO BE TRUE.

Mrs. Yvette Schneider DOES present a well documented and thoroughly researched paper here.

• Science published an article in 1994 that included the following statement:
  Time and time again, scientists have claimed that particular genes or chromosomal regions are associated with behavioral traits, only to withdraw their findings when they were not replicated. 'Unfortunately,' says Yale's [Dr. Joel] Gelernter, 'it's hard to come up with many' findings linking specific genes to complex human behaviors that have been replicated. 'All were announced with great fanfare; all were greeted unskeptically in the popular press; all are now in disrepute.'
  from: C. Mann, "Genes and Behavior," Science 264 (1994): 1687.
• Edward Stein, Ph.D., homosexual activist and author of The Mismeasure of Desire: The Science, Theory, and Ethics of Sexual Orientation Stein told the Advocate:
  Many gay people want to use this research to promote gay rights. If gay people are 'born that way,' then discrimination against them must be wrong. ... A gay or lesbian person's public identity, sexual behaviors, romantic relationships, or decisions to raise children are all choices. No theory suggests that these choices are genetic. from: Michael Bronski, "Blinded by Science," The Advocate, February 1, 2000, p.64
• Dr. Robert Spitzer, one of the men who helped change the American Psychiatric Association's opinion on homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973, acknowledged that homosexuals can become heterosexual. In an interview with CitizenLink online newsletter, Spitzer said, "The critics of this kind of therapy don't just argue that it is rarely effective; they argue that it's never effective." from: Pete Winn, "A Crack in the Wall? A respected psychiatrist rethinks homosexuality," CitizenLink: Family Issues in Policy and Culture, February 21, 2000
• A woman whose sister was a lesbian had a 6 percent chance of also being a lesbian. Astonishingly, the daughter of a lesbian had a 33 percent chance of being a lesbian. This result is genetically impossible. A mother and her child cannot be more genetically similar than two sisters. "But the pattern we observed could mean only one thing: being a lesbian, or a nonheterosexual woman, was 'culturally transmitted,' not inherited," Hamer wrote. from: Angela M.L. Pattatucci and Dean H. Hamer, "Development and Familiarity of Sexual Orientation in Females," Behavior Genetics 25 (1995): 407-19, cited in Hamer, ibid., p. 191.
• This article was researched by: Yvette C. Schneider, a former lesbian who is now married, and is a policy analyst in the cultural studies department at Family Research Council.

I have never supported this thought that people are born "gay". I think it is an easy "justification" for a lifestyle choice. I am not alone in this belief. And recently, a Women's National Basketball Association player, who is a lesbian, stated that she was NOT born this way. Read it here: Agape Press

Oddly enough, since the "gay gene" is supposedly linked through the mother, it gives heterosexual daddies an easy out to blame mom for their effeminate son's proclivities. Now, it is time to quit blaming mom!

Homosexuality is a behavior. Behaviors are a CHOICE of action we pursue. It is called FREE WILL!

It does come with consequences. Today, no one likes to hear that their actions bring CONSEQUENCES.

But the truth is, EVERY action we take has consequences. Some will have good consequences. Some will have bad ones. This is how we learn from our mistakes. It is how we grow. Hopefully, at some point, we will learn to think ahead what those consequences COULD be for a particular action. This is called MATURITY.

Accepting the consequences for our choices in life can be a bitter pill to swallow. Or can be a crowning glory. The choice is ours....

The thief whose only regret is getting caught, has not yet obtained maturity. Perhaps he never will~~many in our society have NOT grown up. The world still revolves around them and they are self-centered and selfish. Most of the homosexual activists fall into this category. Simply because, their wants and needs, their desires MUST come first over everyone else's~~including our easily influenced and manipulated young people.

The thief who realizes that what he did was morally wrong, harmed others, and is repentant has obtained maturity.

This is one major reason the homosexual activists do NOT want the gay gene gone~~they do not want to be repentant. As long as it is an heredity issue, then they are no longer RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. They cannot be held accountable. They cannot be damned.

Only none of us can mold God. Our image of God does NOT change who God is. His word is very clear on "issues". Sure, the homosexual can try to argue with the creator of the universe how He messed up and created a homosexual gene causing this little homosexual homo-sapien to be what he was in life and therefore cannot condemn him to hell as a result. Ummm, that is one argument that might be interesting to see.

Only it will never happen. Judgment day when it comes has NO attorney representation and no appeals. IT IS FINAL. Whether you believe it or not, it will BE FAIR.

Sinners on their judgment day will reap what they have EARNED. As will the saints on their judgment day.

This is why churches who do not correct sinners in their midst~~including the homosexual, either as a congregant or especially as a spiritual leader~~are in serious danger. They may be "prophesying" in Jesus's name; they may be spreading the good news of Jesus and His salvation; they may be truly earnest for the Lord~~they will still be told "I never knew you. Go away; the things you did were unauthorized." Matthew 7:22-23 These churhes, these believers can talk a good talk, but know nothing of walking the walk.

This doesn't mean we are to ban the homosexual from church when he is seeking God. But once salvation is accepted our old sinful natures are buried and we are resurrected. That is what baptism symbolizes. The Holy Spirit will convict your spirit to STOP your sinning~~including the sin of homosexuality. It is when they refuse to stop practicing homosexuality, that the church and the congregants must then ban the homosexual from within their midst as they would any sinner.

Recently, American Baptist Churches have taken a positive stance on the issue of homosexuality. The Pacific Southwest churches broke from the American Baptists because of this. The West Virginia Baptists however, recently voted to stay WITH the American Baptists~~even though they believe the homosexual lifestyle and the ordination of homosexuals goes against their Biblical teaching. Agape Press

While it is sad to see churches splinter like this. It is NOT the end of the world when it happens. God can handle it! I believe the West Virginia Baptists have made a mistake by aligning themselves with those who are practicing tolerance or political correctness in regards to the homosexual agenda.

I think God too would prefer to see His chosen separate themselves from those who allow evil within their midst.

Some may be thinking that evil is a rather harsh description of the situation. Yet the very definition of evil is: 1a) morally bad or wrong; wicked; depraved b) resulting from or based on conduct regarded as immoral 2) causing pain or trouble; harmful, injurious 3) offensive or disgusting.

So no, EVIL is NOT a harsh description. It is an ACCURATE one.

Teachers are held more accountable than the rest of the population. What is a pastor, preacher, rabbi? They are TEACHERS!

James 3:1 “Dear Brothers and Sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged by God with greater strictness.”

Allowing a homosexual to become ordained is to allow them to perpetuate the evil that their life has embraced. They will be judged more strictly for this.

BUT the church members who allow it to continue will also be judged for this.

1. Proverbs 29:1 “Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be broken beyond repair.”

2. Galatians 6:1 “Dear Brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be CAREFUL NOT TO FALL INTO THE SAME TEMPTATION YOURSELF.”

3. 2 Corinthians 7: 9-10 “Now I am glad I sent it (a letter), not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to have remorse and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. For God can use sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never regret that kind of sorrow. But sorrow WITHOUT repentance is the kind that results in death.”

4. 1 Corinthians 5: 12 “It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your job to judge those inside the church who are sinning in these ways. God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, ‘You must remove the evil person from among you.’”

5. 1 Corinthians 5:1-2 “I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you, something so evil that even the pagans don’t do it….And you are so proud of yourselves! Why aren’t you mourning in sorrow and shame? And why haven’t you removed this man from your fellowship?”

There is a monthly newsletter for those churches who consider themselves an “Association of welcoming and affirming Baptists” called the Associational. This is their vision statement:

“We envision that the day may speedily come within Baptist Churches when no one shall feel excluded from God’s love in Jesus Christ because of their sexual orientation.”

Their belief: Ten years ago, after the lgbt [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] community had been dealt yet another blow by members of their denomination, a group of American Baptist pastors decided that it was time to stand up and declare their affirmation of glbt people.

We know that much abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons has been fostered and encouraged by the rhetoric of the church, leaving many people feeling that they must choose between their faith and their sexuality.”

Yes, that is exactly what these lgbt people MUST do.
They can be gay OR they can repent and be a child of God.

They CANNOT be both.

Here are the reasons why.....

Homosexuality is as old as mankind. Genesis 19: 4b-5 “…all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house. They shouted to Lot, ‘Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out so we can have sex with them.’”

You know, if God doesn’t destroy America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. But since God is righteous and the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah deserved their punishment; then, Americans better prepare.

Leviticus 18: 22 “Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin.
This chapter actually lists other detestable sins as well: having sex with animals~~bestiality; sacrificing children; incest; and adultery.

Deuteronomy 23:17-18 "No Israelite man or woman may ever become a temple prostitute. Do not bring the the house of the Lord your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the Lord your God."

Romans 1:24-32 "So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, He abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too."

God is pretty clear here. For homosexuals, or anyone, to make the false claim that God never mentions homosexuality is just plain stupid. They don't want to be told that they are sinners. So, they believe satan's lies concerning homosexuality. And God lets them. People tend to believe lies that reinforce their own selfish, personal beliefs. He lets us choose freedom from Him~~free will~~even when He knows in time we will become slaves to our sins. Does life without God look like freedom to you? Look again more closely. There is no worse slavery than the bonds of sin's slavery.

1 Corinthians 6:9-20 "Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals, thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers--none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God. There was a time when some of you were jsut like that, but now your sins have been washed away, and you have been set apart for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you. You may say, 'I am allowed to do anything.' But I reply, 'Not everything is good for you.' And even though 'I am allowed to do anything,' I must not become a slave to anything. You say, 'Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food.' This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them. But our bodies were not made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. And God will raise our bodies from the dead by his marvelous power, jsut as he raised our Lord from the dead. Don't you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which belongs to Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! And don't you know that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the scriptures say, 'The two are united into one.' But the person who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Run away from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. Or don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God BOUGHT you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body."

Once again, God is very clear on His expectations of us in regards to our sexuality. For those whose spirits are NOT convicted that their sexual sin IS sin, then they ARE NOT saved and the Holy Spirit is NOT residing within them.

1 Timothy 1:10 "These laws are for people who are sexually immoral, for homosexuals and slave traders, for liars and oath breakers, and for those who do anything else that contradicts the right teaching that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God."

Today with so many influences, it is vital for us to KNOW what the basis is for our beliefs. Music, movies, television, the media, all present sinful life-styles and unwholesome values that are totally opposed to the Bible. We find ourselves bombarded with it and therefore, must take care that they do NOT form our opinions. The Bible is the ONLY standard of truth~~we need to evaluate all other opinions in light of its teaching.

There are those out there who will take exception to the last few statements. To them, any religion is worthy, any truth is acceptable. To them truth is "relative"~~ or not absolute.

Yet, no other religion has God coming and dying for their sins. No other religion's god loves them enough to be humiliatingly crucified. No, their gods have them jumping through hoops~~living many lifetimes, until the poor soul FINALLY gets it right.

Well, I'll take my God anyday. All He expects of me is to accept His free gift of salvation and then to strive to live like His son. Even though I am going to fall short every single day of my life doing this, He knows my repentant heart and forgives me! That is a GOD!

Rev. Mark H. Creech recently wrote an article on the Barna Research groups statistical findings. Read it here: Agape Press

The Barna group does research and provides analysis of cultural trends and the Christian church. Recently, they discovered that most Americans consider themselves Christians but only "6 out of 10 (60%) of evangelicals rely on the Bible as their main source of moral counsel. Only 2 out of 10 (20%) of non-evangelical born again Christians do the same."

There seems to be a problem with the view~~world view vs. Biblical worldview. Barna has been emphasizing the need for churches to help their members develop a "biblical worldview."

"The organization defines such a life perspective on the basis of several questions about religious beliefs. The definition requires someone to believe

1. that absolute moral truth exists;
2. that the source of moral truth is the Bible;
3. that the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches;
4. that eternal spiritual salvation cannot be earned;
5. that Jesus lived a sinless life on earth;
6. that every person has a responsibility to share their religious beliefs with others;
7. that Satan is a living force, not just a symbol of evil;
8. and that God is the all-knowing, all-powerful maker of the universe who still rules creation today.

In previous studies, Barna research demonstrated how a biblical worldview radically alters a person's lifestyle choices, causing them to reject matters like cohabitation, drunkenness, gay sex, profanity, pornography, adultery, gambling and abortion."

According to Barna only 5% of adults have a Biblical worldview! I believe when we are bombarded with a world view, it appears reseasonable and starts to become acceptable. Case in point: Hollywoods inclusion of the "obligatory" gay in every movie in recent years. When we see something often enough, it becomes TRUTH. But whose truth? Is it a world view, or a Biblical world view?

Barna then goes on to statistically break it down: 1/2 of all evangelicals have a Biblical worldview. 8% of Protestants do; >1/2 of 1% of Catholics do! This is disturbing. But what is even more disturbing is that the other 88% of the people in the world without a Biblical world view think God is accepting of them.

The church is failing in our great commission to go be fishers of men. We WILL be held accountable for this.

Rev. Creech then shares a marvelous, timely quote: "These amazing statistics remind me of a phrase Dietrich Bonhoeffer coined to address the self-delusion of Lutheran Church members in Germany in his day. In The Cost of Discipleship, Bonohoeffer spoke of those who had only experienced 'cheap grace.'

He defined cheap grace as :

'the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.' "

This is what any church who allows unrepentant homosexuals into their congregation or their pulpit is GUILTY OF~~CHEAP GRACE.

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The homosexual CAN choose life. He/she CAN leave this sinful life. Their lives can be transformed. All things are possible through Christ Jesus.

The church should be a haven of forgiveness and healing for repentant homosexuals without compromising its stance against homosexual behavior.

Want help to break free from a sexual addiction? Contact one of the following ministries:

Faithful and True Ministries

Pure Life Ministries

Harvest USA

Dynamic Living for Men

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