On June 12th the local paper printed an opinion editorial by a college professor. It was, in my opinion, one of the most illogical opinion editorials I had ever read. I reacted by writing a letter to the editor. Since it ended up being longer than allowed by the paper, I sent it as a rebuttal opinion piece. The paper rejected it. So, here it is.
It has been a long time since I have read such obvious intellectually challenged reasoning as that put forth by a supposed educator--Western Illinois professor George Hopkins. By his reasoning, all heterosexuals who support homosexual behavior are closet homosexuals too. All individuals who are opposed to murder are closet murderers. Anyone opposed to anything secretly desires to carryout that very activity. Black is white and white is black.
His proof? A few people who oppose something are secretly involved in that specific practice. Maybe, they are opposed to it because they realize the sin involved but personally don't have the ability to control that sinful nature. By his reasoning no pedophile should be opposed to their own actions because they are personally involved in that practice.
The actual and implied lies in his opinion piece are nothing new for humanistic rationalists. If you are opposed to homosexual behavior, it must be because of hatred for homosexuals or some other irrational reason. Name calling is a long practiced method by those who have no solid reasons for the support of their position.
The fact is that homosexuality is an action. A person may have homosexual tendencies but he never has to act on those tendencies. A heterosexual never has to have intercourse. An individual who has alcoholic tendencies never has to take a drink of alcohol. An action does not have to occur.
The fact is that many people believe that living a homosexual life style is a sin. The fact is that the Bible specifically declares that homosexual offenders will not inherit the kingdom of God. (I Corinthians 6: 9-11, New International Version) The fact is that Jesus, the Son of God, proclaims that sexual immorality as well as murder comes from the heart. (Not from genetics, we are not robots. We have free will.) (Matthew 15: 19) The fact is that The New Testament has at least twenty-five distinct references in one form or another condemning homosexual immorality.
The fact is that if homosexual behavior is a sin then the real haters are those who encourage homosexual behavior not those who warn against it. The fact is that some people who are involved in a sin often encourage others to do the same in the hope that somehow that will lessen their own sin or at least they will have fellow travelers down the road to ruin.
History professor Hopkins seems to have a case of impaired memory in relation to recent American history. It was not neoconservative Republicans who began the political maneuvering in relation to homosexuality. The fact is that it was homosexual activists who demanded the end to laws against homosexuality arguing that "government should stay out of the bedroom." These laws had been passed years earlier. Were those original legislators also bashing homosexuals?
Next, those same activists demanded that government and businesses pay for their bedroom by proving health insurance to both individuals. Finally, in a complete turn of events, they are arguing that government should sanctify their bedroom by granting the privilege of marriage. What happened to "government stay out of the bedroom?"
Incrementally, homosexuals have been demanding the acceptance of their sin as a civil right. To expect people who disagree with that preposterous notion to remain silent and not to react politically is in itself preposterous.
For a history professor to refer to those reactions as homosexual bashing is ludicrous but not unusual for humanist rationalists. The "Big Lie" is part of their continuing agenda. If you disagree it must be because of hatred for those individuals. The fact is that homosexuality is not a civil right!
It has been a long time since I have read such obvious intellectually challenged reasoning as that put forth by a supposed educator--Western Illinois professor George Hopkins. By his reasoning, all heterosexuals who support homosexual behavior are closet homosexuals too. All individuals who are opposed to murder are closet murderers. Anyone opposed to anything secretly desires to carryout that very activity. Black is white and white is black.
His proof? A few people who oppose something are secretly involved in that specific practice. Maybe, they are opposed to it because they realize the sin involved but personally don't have the ability to control that sinful nature. By his reasoning no pedophile should be opposed to their own actions because they are personally involved in that practice.
The actual and implied lies in his opinion piece are nothing new for humanistic rationalists. If you are opposed to homosexual behavior, it must be because of hatred for homosexuals or some other irrational reason. Name calling is a long practiced method by those who have no solid reasons for the support of their position.
The fact is that homosexuality is an action. A person may have homosexual tendencies but he never has to act on those tendencies. A heterosexual never has to have intercourse. An individual who has alcoholic tendencies never has to take a drink of alcohol. An action does not have to occur.
The fact is that many people believe that living a homosexual life style is a sin. The fact is that the Bible specifically declares that homosexual offenders will not inherit the kingdom of God. (I Corinthians 6: 9-11, New International Version) The fact is that Jesus, the Son of God, proclaims that sexual immorality as well as murder comes from the heart. (Not from genetics, we are not robots. We have free will.) (Matthew 15: 19) The fact is that The New Testament has at least twenty-five distinct references in one form or another condemning homosexual immorality.
The fact is that if homosexual behavior is a sin then the real haters are those who encourage homosexual behavior not those who warn against it. The fact is that some people who are involved in a sin often encourage others to do the same in the hope that somehow that will lessen their own sin or at least they will have fellow travelers down the road to ruin.
History professor Hopkins seems to have a case of impaired memory in relation to recent American history. It was not neoconservative Republicans who began the political maneuvering in relation to homosexuality. The fact is that it was homosexual activists who demanded the end to laws against homosexuality arguing that "government should stay out of the bedroom." These laws had been passed years earlier. Were those original legislators also bashing homosexuals?
Next, those same activists demanded that government and businesses pay for their bedroom by proving health insurance to both individuals. Finally, in a complete turn of events, they are arguing that government should sanctify their bedroom by granting the privilege of marriage. What happened to "government stay out of the bedroom?"
Incrementally, homosexuals have been demanding the acceptance of their sin as a civil right. To expect people who disagree with that preposterous notion to remain silent and not to react politically is in itself preposterous.
For a history professor to refer to those reactions as homosexual bashing is ludicrous but not unusual for humanist rationalists. The "Big Lie" is part of their continuing agenda. If you disagree it must be because of hatred for those individuals. The fact is that homosexuality is not a civil right!
posted by Christian Gunslinger at 6:42 AM
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