Homosexual attraction is a symptom of an underlying psychological disorder. Like any other chronic mental disorder, the person needs to accept and take responsibility to manage the symptoms of the disorder. One cannot blame the disorder for unhealthy and self-destructive choices (destructive of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual functioning). That someone is "okay" with being "gay" does not render the disorder suddenly non-pathological. A comparable example is someone afflicted with bipolar disorder.
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I've always found it amusing that these people claim that being gay is a choice, and is therefore something that someone can change about himself. Then, when you turn it right around and bring up the fact that religion is definitely a choice, they're up in arms that "No, my faith chose me!" and other such silliness.
"X-tianity is a symptom of an underlying psychological disorder. Like any other chronic mental disorder, the person needs to accept and take responsibility of their own life to manage the symptoms of the disorder. One cannot blame the disorder for unhealthy and self-destructive choices (destructive of logical, reasonable, open-minded and intellectual functioning). That someone is "okay" with being "X-tian" does not render the disorder suddenly non-pathological. A comparable example is someone afflicted with bipolar disorder."
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A comparable example is someone afflicted with bipolar disorder.
You're absolutely right, Napoleon the Clown. My wife and I had to identify and cope with (w/dr's help and meds) her bi-polar disorder. After being together for a long while now, we (read, I) were a hair's breadth from divorce. It was a problem for a LONG time before treatment, and treatment also took a LONG time. I know it was tough on her but it is also quite tough on the folks dealing with the afflicted. Before recognizing the disorder you wonder why your mostly happy wife picks a fight with you for nothing or sometimes after complimenting her! She was all over the place, mentally. And the topper? She IS a born-again, ex-evangelical, NEC who's mother pushes her to watch the 700 club and read p robertson books. Seriously. The M in Law and I were embroiled in a major fight one night because I asked her to site a reference for whatever her biblical claim was, and she kept bringing out P robertson literature. She couldn't show me a bit of proof that didn't come from the 700 club and I told her to forget it. I said, "any one but him" and she couldn't do it.
And, as we all know, people with psychological disorders are always able to self-diagnose flawlessly, and overcome their disorder with willpower alone, so therefore having such a disorder is no excuse for anything!
Ok, if you give this to them, Yes it is a disorder. Does that mean they would be more loving toward gays? Nope, they would still hate them. That argument is silly. They would not treat gay people the way the would treat other people with mental illnesses.
Seconding Brain_In_A_Jar's comment, let's see that fucktard getting a psychological or neurochemical disorder, clinical depression for example, and try to "[responsibly] manage the symptoms of the disorder"...
For something to be declared a mental disorder, a prime defining factor is whether or not it impairs a person's day to day living. The average homosexual can live an unassisted, long, happy life, albeit with railing from jackasses like yourself. Thus, it's not a mental disorder, or at least not one worth tying up rooms and treating. Bugger off. I'll live my life, you live yours. Keep your ear off my bedroom door, and you'll be a lot happier.
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