Don't turn my God-fearing kid gay!

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If its loving someone whose the same sex as you, then the claim that gay people "choose" to be gay seems a mite harsh. Are people seriously saying that people choose to fall in love or lust with people of the same sex, especially in countries where it makes your life much more difficult, because they want to be naughty? It doesn't make any sense to me. I can't see how it can make any sense to others.

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Heres how it works:
- what they are doing is sinful, says the bible
- if its a sin, then it is indicative of your moral failings
- therefore, being gay must be a "lifestyle choice" of the immoral
- therefore, any acknowledgement of homosexuality is "promoting" it, and
- it can presumably be "taught", or people can be seduced into itWhy? Because we know its a sin, and therefore you had must have had a choice to do the godly thing but chose not to.Mad I know but thats roughly how the analysis is constructed. And this does mean that people think of it as an affectation, like wearing a safety pin through your nose, and something you could give up if you were truly moral.IMO, this is becuase most religion is about saying "me good them bad".This message has been edited by contracycle, 04-22-2005 10:00 AM

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Do my kids need to accept everything? Do my kids need to tolerate everything? What is acceptable for the public and what is acceptable for the home? Is there a standard?

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Well the irony is, you never do have control. Kids invariably learn to swear even if their parents never use swear-words in front of them, for example. The idea of the family home as a source of values is a bit mistaken; it is a major source, and so is the rest of society, which will certainly leak down to them despite your efforts.This is why such public policy is a matter of public debate. And I certainly am more in favour of teaching acceptance than intolerance.