No Bra
09 Feb 2010 13 Comments
You might be thinking that this post is some perverted thing about a woman without a bra. But it’s not. Now, you might be wondering why this post is entitled ‘No Bra’. If you are, then you’re basically on the right track.
To satisfy your curiosity, this post is about homosexuality, which is becoming a trend lately. Yes, you read right; I dare write about it. Well, since I’ve personally observed and had conversations with gay people, and since I’ve adequately researched about the issue (both secular and Christian), I think I have enough juice to write about it. Homosexuality – No Bra. I hope you get the connection by now. Oh, please note that I have no intentions to offend anybody.
From what I’ve gathered, there are the closet gays and the out gays. Heck, they even have going out parties for themselves. There are gays who don’t look gay, gays who look gay but still maintain a degree of masculinity, the cross dresser gays and the gays who have gone through complete body overhaul; the trannys.
Gay people today claim several things. To begin with, they say that since slavery has been abolished and women are now liberated, gay rights is long overdue. Recently, they’ve been receiving these so called rights; same sex marriage has been legalized in several places and homosexual couples are getting the same recognition as hetero sexual couples. Frankly, it’s quite poetic, the way all of this is going on.
According to my studies, gay people claim that they were made that way, so that they should be liberated. However,a particular (I can’t remember who exactly… sorry) Christian expert had quoted that “Gender, race and impairment all relate to what a person is, whereas homosexuality relates to what a person does.”
Further, gay people countered that scientific studies have shown the presence of a biological basis for homosexuality. Can you believe it? The three main studies cited by gay rights activists to back them up are the following:
Hamer’s X-chromosome research
LeVay’s study of the hypothalamus
Bailey and Pillard’s study of identical twins who were homosexuals
If you ask me, these studies are really biased. Why? Because the researchers of all three studies were homosexuals themselves. To add to that, the studies have not been thoroughly scrutinized by other researchers. I could go on and on about this but it will all boil down to one point: there is no reliable evidence to date that homosexuality and homosexual behavior are determined by a person’s genetic make up.
Next, gay people claim that homosexuality is harmful neither to the participant or anyone else. But is this fact? I fervently disagree. Andrew Lansdown points out that ‘homosexual activity is notoriously disease prone. In addition to diseases associated with heterosexual promiscuity, homosexual actions facilitate the transmission of anal herpes, hepatitis B, intestinal parasites, Kaposi’s Sarcoma and AIDS.’
Aside from those, they claim that its nobody else’s business, as long as it feels right for them. Activists argue that homosexual activities and behavior is nobody’s business other than those who are actually involved in the relationship. But I again have to disagree; it’s God’s business, since He has authority over all the aspects of our lives. He makes the rules, and last I checked, He specifically forbid homosexuality. Allow me to quote the Scriptures for you.
“You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination” (Leviticus 18:22; see also Leviticus 20:13).
Quite crystal, no? So ignoring this is a denotation of the rejection of God’s authority.
According to God’s Word, homosexual behavior is not only detestable, it also calls for the punishment of the involved parties(Leviticus 20:13). Remember why God had to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24-25)? If God’s done it before, there’s no reason he won’t do it (punish) again today.
“…Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
Okay, so what now? Well, there is hope. God forgives and cleanses a person who repents and turns from their sin, including the sin of homosexual behavior (1 Corinthians 6:11). God’s grace brings with it the power to live a life that is pleasing to God (Romans 6:6-7).
Because of what I’ve been saying, select people might think I’m prejudiced towards gay people, but I’m not. Like I said earlier, I have no intention to offend anybody. All I’m trying to do is informing people of what I know is the truth. Yep, I want people to know the truth.
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Feb 10, 2010 @ 01:13:20
I know you’re not trying to offend anyone but as you felt the need to share your opinion, I too felt the need to share my opinion.
Acceptance of this matter is personal and indeed I do accept it without a problem and although I’m Heterosexual,I do have friends who are both Homosexual and Bisexual and I know that isn’t what they have chosen. Love is love no matter whether it’s between male and female or people of the same sex and I honestly don’t think this is a choice that people choose. I also don’t think it really effects anyone besides the individuals involved. I have very strong relationships with people of a different sexuality and it honestly has no effect on our friendship.
As for letting people know THE truth I don’t think you are. I think you’re letting us know YOUR truth. When it comes to a matter such as this there is no such thing as THE truth as it depends solely on the person and their beliefs.
Another quick point as you said the studies were biased…well I do believe I have never come across somebody trying to prove the existence of God that wasn’t a believer already. I don’t mean this to sound rude in the slightest but why would a straight person do a study trying to prove something about gay people and why would an atheist try and prove the existence of God? This is really the only argument you make that I don’t understand.
Just thought I’d throw my opinion in there and it was…enlightening to see your point of view on the matter. It would be interesting to see your opinions and beliefs on other matters and also to see your response to my point of view. I know we are different people who believe different things and I don’t want this to sound like I’m trying to prove you wrong I’m just letting you know my opinions from a different perspective.
Feb 10, 2010 @ 20:44:52
Hi Izzy! I’m glad that through this short article I was ale to initiate an intellectual discussion. I understand your insights.
Well, I do agree that acceptance of homosexuality varies depending on one’s personal opinion and even values. However, there is a difference between acceptance and approval. I may accept that these people are homosexuals and not hastily judge them for it, but that does not necessarily mean that I approve of their being gay. Since I’ve clarified that my values are founded on and guided by the Bible, and since God does not condone homosexuality, (in fact, He forbids it) I can’t approve of it.
As for the truth, I believe that what the Bible teaches is absolute and all encompassing. It is the absolute standard and is the imperative. Its truth is above all other truths taken from the mind of man. One may disagree with me on this, but still I hold firm to my convictions. :)
Regarding the researches, I don’t see why a straight person would not do a research on gay people. It’s the same as a biologist doing research on a chimpanzee, although he himself is not one. Touche?
Further, an atheist has no need to try to prove the existence of God, because believing that there is no God is in itself the proof of the existence of God, because if there was indeed no God, then the atheist would have no reason to say that there is no God.
Anyway, I’m glad we’re having this discussion and I look forward to more like it in the future. :)
Feb 11, 2010 @ 00:38:20
Well then there is a few differences between us eh ;)
1) I can approve of OTHERS being gay indeed I myself am not (just to clarify :P)
2) I don’t believe in the Bible as such so yeah…my point of view is that God shouldn’t reject any form of love. This is just my view and I definitely do RESPECT your beliefs. This leads me to the point that it is indeed YOUR truth and not THE truth as such because if it was THE truth then everyone would believe the same thing…if that makes sense. I’m not saying it’s wrong but I’m also not saying it’s right.
And yes I would look forward to more discussions learning others views and such is interesting to me and I think we COULD learn alot from each others differences. So I do indeed thank you for the intellectual debate :)
Feb 11, 2010 @ 09:35:28
well, God created ‘male’ and then created ‘female’.
God hates ‘gays’, that’s why he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
i’d suggest you to read the Bible, you’ll know the Truth. :D
Feb 11, 2010 @ 10:29:38
I was shocked at your post. But then, I found myself laughing in the middle of this discussion of yours. Yes, all those you mentioned about the causes of homosexuality are said proven to be a fact and it’s so nice that you’d mention those things because others aren’t aware of that. I read and studied some of those theories a year ago. I love gay people you know. I’m more in favor to them than lesbians. (peace men)
Those gays that you’d mentioned who are masculine physically are the metro sexual ones. I also had close friends who are like them, and believe or not they are they turn out to be the sweetest people I’ve met.
Feb 11, 2010 @ 11:36:56
What’s up James!
My major, psychology (yes, I’m cool) has a wide scope on the topic.
On Levay’s study of the hypothalamus, which is the observation wherein homosexuals have been shown to have larger hypothalamus than heterosexual males, all of the homosexual males observed died of AIDS. The enlarged hypothalamus might have been an effect of AIDS.
Homosexuality has always been linked to child experiences. It can be from branding; Example, a mother tells her friend about her 5 year old son “Ay yung anak ko na yan bakla yan hahaha.” The 5 years old (an age susceptible to strong opinion) comes to believe it and thereforegrows up to be one. It can also be from a process called Classical Conditioning; a boy, totally innocent of sex, associates his early sexual experiences with the same gender (that is how fetishes also develop)
There, the psychological side o the topic.
http://asherwrites.blogspot.com/
Feb 11, 2010 @ 14:42:29
Wow! I’m really glad we’re all having this intellectual discussion on homosexuality, especially because it is very controversial today.
Natia, like I said in this post, there is hope. It does not end at our disapproval of homosexuality. I personally believe that since we know that God forbids it, we should at least try to reach out to them and persuade them of what is right. These people need salvation, they need God. :)
Kristine, I know what you mean and I understand where you are coming from. I can honestly say that I can get along with the gay people I know personally. Like I said, I can accept them for who they are, but I can’t approve of their being gay.
Asher, that is a very interesting point of view. I have often heard that homosexuality is linked to one’s childhood, but I have not really had the opportunity to delve deeper into the subject matter. What about the homosexuals who ‘go out’ during their middle ages? Those who realize they’re gay in the thirty and forty somethings?
Feb 11, 2010 @ 16:37:46
you’re right. of course. :)
continue writing. Keep it up. I’ll spread this blog.
Feb 24, 2010 @ 06:38:36
Thank you Natia! :)
Mar 05, 2010 @ 13:40:43
,..i totally agree w/ james,.jeje..preach on brotha’,..
Mar 06, 2010 @ 08:31:35
Thanks bro! hope to jam with you again someday or discuss Otaku stuff. :)
Apr 01, 2010 @ 06:58:44
This is my first visit here, but I will be back soon, because I really like the way you are writing, it is so simple and honest
Apr 16, 2010 @ 08:42:13
Really? And What do you think of what I wrote?