MYTH THING!

CNN has been running a story about "reparative" gay kids' camps regularly. I would rather see specials on Canada's recent legalization of gay marriage, which I see as a much larger, more important development than a few kids (20, I think?) at a "de-gaying camp". But to CNN's credit, Paula Zahn did ask some hard-hitting questions which challenged the goal of the camps. The following is from the camp's website--I've added a few comments in CAPS.

Exploring the Homosexual Myth

There is no such creation as a "gay" or "homosexual" person. (WELL THEN WHAT THE FUCK IS IN MY MIRROR?) There is only homosexual attraction and behavior; accordingly, there can be no change from a sexual identity that never existed in the first place. (I THINK ANY MEDICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFINITIONS OF HOMOSEXUALITY WOULD BEG TO DIFFER, AND I"M A LITTLE MORE INCLINED TO BELIEVE THEM THAN A BIBLE-THUMPING FREAK.)

Adulterer? Fornicator? Swindler? Gossip? The Apostle Paul clearly said people who habitually and impenitently behave in such a manner "will not inherit the kingdom of God" (I Corinthians 6:9-11). (DID PAUL OR ANY OTHER APOSTLE MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT LIAR? AND BESIDES, I DON'T WANT TO INHERIT ANY KINGDOM THAT YOU ARE IN.) These are actions that we all can get caught up in at one time or another in our lives. (AND HONEY, THEY FEEL FAGULOUS!) Nevertheless, if we are living a life dominated by any one of these or even several of them, God says it is possible for us to be sanctified by the washing of the blood of Jesus Christ (EW! I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BATHE IN ANYONE'S BLOOD!) and a willingness to submit to the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit ( I CAN TOTALLY BE SUBMISSIVE, BUT NOT TO A GHOST WHICH DOESN'T EXIST), which comes through a process of conviction, repentance, and seeking forgiveness from God and others whom we have offended along the way. (YOU HAVE OFFENDED ME AND ANYONE ELSE WITH A BRAIN.) "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrigheousness" (I John 1:9). (I BELIEVE UNRIGHTEOUSNESS HAS A "T" IN IT, MORON! I HOPE YOUR SCRIPTURAL FACT-CHECK IS BETTER THAN YOUR SPELL-CHECK.)

If we know the truth about these matters (YOU DON'T!), then why do we accept the cultural definition of homosexuality? (BECAUSE WE'D RATHER ACKNOWLEDGE MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFINITIONS THAN THOSE OF SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO DENOUNCE HARRY POTTER BEACAUSE IT CONTAINS MAGIC.) When non-Christians and Christians use the term "homosexual," they often think of a person who is innately different from other types of people. We wonder how someone might have become a "homosexual". ( WE DON'T "WONDER" IF WE ARE BORN THAT WAY.) Families and friends of those caught in homosexuality go deep into grief and despair (WELL,HAVING KIDS IS A GAMBLE. THEY COULD END UP RETARDED, HANDICAPPED, UGLY, CRAZY, OR PLEASE NO--EVEN GAY!!! AND A GOOD PARENT WILL EMBRACE THEIR CHILD WITH LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE!) because they cannot imagine how their loved ones go there, and they believe it is a lifelong prison from which there is no escape. (EXCEPT FOR A CAMP FOR THE "CAMP" AT WHICH YOU TRY TO CASH IN ON THE PARENTS" GRIEF AND SPREAD LIES AND DAMAGE THE POOR KID'S SELF IMAGE PERMANENTLY, BEYOND THE ABUSE THEY'LL GET AT SCHOOL ANYWAY!)

Think of it this way: Mr. and Mrs. Jones came into my office grieving over their son's ongoing homosexuality. They cried as I attempted to help them understand the real issues surrounding their plight. (YOU WANT THEIR COINS.) I asked them about their other children. "Well, John, our other son, lives with his girlfriend," they replied. In an attempt (FAILED) to bring some reality to them, I asked why they were not so concerned about John. (MAYBE BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A THING WRONG WITH THAT EITHER.) The truth became evident; they knew that there was hope for this other son either to marry his girlfriend or to leave her and get back to a moral life. (PRESUMABLY AFTER STONING HER TO DEATH.) Their son struggling with homosexuality, however, was in their minds and heart destined to remain a "homosexual". (WELL, THE PARENTS HAVE A LITTLE SENSE, THEN.)

Three Decades of Living a Lie

For the past 30 years, the modern American culture has bought into a lie! ( AS COMPARED TO THE LIE YOU AND YOUR KIND HAVE TRIED TO PERPETRATE FOR CENTURIES! "MODERN AMERICAN CULTURE" IS WHAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH? I AGREE THAT BRITNEY AND REALITY TV ARE PRETTY CRAP, BUT WHAT YOU REALLY WANNA DO IS TAKE US BACK TO THE 1950'S. DOES APOSTLE PAUL ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WOMEN GET LESS PAY THAN MEN AND THAT BLACK'S CAN'T DRINK FROM THE SAME WATER FOUNTAINS AS WHITES?) We have been sold a bill-of-goods about the nature of homosexuality that is spiritually and practically untrue. The jury is still out on any form of biological or physiological causation of homosexual desires. The common belief among Christians and non-Christians is that homosexuality describes a person who has something inherently different about him or her. For many people, the word "homosexual" has become a noun.(SO HAS "EVANGELICAL"--AND YOU HATE-FILLED FREAKS ARE FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN HOMOS.) Many believe this is a descriptive word to help sort a certain person into a different category, a different type of gender, we might say. (ASTUTE OBSERVATION.)

Why the past 30 years? In 1975, the gay rights movement (ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD) began to market the words "gay" and "homosexual" to refer to an inborn character or to the identity of men and women with same-sex attractions and behaviors. Today, they have succeeded in redefining those words to suit their agenda in our culture. The body of Christ (even ministries seeking to help those caught in homosexuality) regularly buy into that deceptive definition, often without thinking about it. How many times have we used the term "gay," "orientation" or "ex-gay" to describe ourselves or someone else? Even in the church we talk about ministering to the "homosexual," immediately labeling an individual just as secular activists do. (SO YOU EVEN DISAGREE WITH MOST CHRISTIANS?)

What Difference Does This Make?

If we define homosexuality as an identity, and inborn characteristic or a hormonal imbalance, there is no answer or hope. If, however, we call it what it really is - a struggle with sinful desires and behavior - then throughout Scripture we're given ways to handle it.

If we use the false definition, where does one draw the line? Are you a homosexual because you have a homosexual thought for one moment in time? (NO. I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD ADMIT TO FLEETING ATTRACTIONS TO THE SAME SEX AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES.) If not for one moment, then how long? A season? (OF WHAT? GOLDEN GIRLS?) A lifetime? Is a man or woman a homosexual who engages in one act of homosexual behavior or a series of encounters or relationships? (WHO CARES? SEX IS BEAUTIFUL, BABY--AND IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF THE B.T. EXPRESS, "GO ON AND DO IT 'TIL YOU'RE SATSIFIED".) Are those who engage in exclusive homosexual practice for a lifetime the only "true" homosexuals? (WELL, THAT WOULD BE A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION, DUNCE.) Often we have stumbled in our efforts to share the truth of freedom in Christ because we were wrestling with opponents over what makes a person a homosexual. Since there is really no such thing as a "homosexual," then we are chasing a mirage, a cloud, something we will never be able to grasp. (I AM UNABLE TO GRASP THE NOTION THAT A HOMOSEXUAL DOES NOT EXIST. AND YOU JUST COMPLAINED ABOUT PEOPLE USING "HOMOSEXUAL" AS A NOUN. WHY ARE YOU DOING IT?)

As we battle with proponents over the idea that "homosexuality equals identity," we lose ground by using their terminology. We lose more ground as we seek to put forward a solution based on the terminology of their lie. The truth is there are no homosexuals. (HONEY, TELL IT TO THE GUY I BLEW YESTERDAY. OK, THE TWO GUYS!)

There is no such thing as a homosexual! There are many individuals, however, who struggle intensely with homosexual temptation and addictive behavior. Once we get the message right, then we will be effective in ministering to those caught in this kind of deceptive bondage.

©2001 - Rev. John J. Smid
John is the Executive Director for Love In Action International and has worked with this ministry since 1986. John left his homosexual lifestyle in 1984. (OH, NOW I GET IT. YOU'RE A BITTER FAG WHO HASN'T GOTTEN LAID SINCE 1984. FOR OVER TWO DECADES, YOUR MOUTH HAS BEEN DROOLING FOR COCK AND YOUR CRUSTY FAGGOT-ASS IS CRINGING TO BE PLUNGED. YOU'VE BEEN TOO BRAIN-WASHED BY RELIGION TO UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE HOMOSEXUAL DESIRES, NO MATTER WHETHER YOU WERE BORN WITH THEM OR THEY DEVELOPED, ARE COMPLETELY NATURAL AND HEALTHY. SO YOU WANT TO RUIN EVERYONE ELSE'S FUN--YOU AIN'T HAVIN' ANY. THAT'S RIGHT. FUCK THOSE KIDS' HEADS UP LIKE YOURS IS. AN EX-GAY OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU CALL YOUR CELIBATE ASS IS SOMEONE WHO WOULD DENY THEIR OWN ESSENCE SO THAT THEY ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOME OBSCURE SCRIPTURE AND WE ALL KNOW THE DANGER IN TAKING THE BIBLE LITERALLY. IT'S A BOOK WRITTEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THERE'S NO WISDOM IN IT, BUT DOLL, THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF ENLIGHTENMENT SINCE IT WAS WRITTEN WHICH YOU CHOOSE TO SELECTIVELY IGNORE. I THINK YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT A DIFFERENT BOOK--A BOOKSTORE ACTUALLY. THE KIND WHERE A DICK COMES THROUGH A HOLE AND YOU GET DOWN ON YOUR KNESS AND--NO, NOT PRAY--YOU SUCK IT WHILE YOU BEAT YOUR MEAT UNTIL YOU NASTY NELLY NUTS EXPLODE, SWEET JESUS!)I N CASE YOU MISSED THIS EARLIER POST, HERE ARE A FEW PERFECT EXAMPLES OF HOW MANY PARTS OF THE BIBLE ARE COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS IN TODAY'S WORLD. I"D RATHER QUOTE THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION'S FINDINGS THAN SOME OLD BOOK THAT CONDONES SLAVERY AND STONING. IN FACT, THE AMA IS TRYING TO LIFT YOUTH GROUPS' (LIKE THE BOY SCOUTS) BANS ON GAYS IN ORDER TO LOWER THE HIGH RATE OF GAY TEEN SUICIDES--4 TIMES THAT OF STRAIGHT KIDS. ISN'T THEIR'S A HEALTHIER APPROACH THAN YOUR IMPOSSIBLE DREAM?

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not to Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev. 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev.1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath Exodus 35:2 clearly states that he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

6. A friend of mine feels that, even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree.
Can you settle this? Are there "degrees" of abomination?

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27 How should they die?

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Leviticus 24:10- 16)? Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws (Lev. 20:14)?