On the website of the American Psychological Association there is a puff piece titled, “Understanding Homosexuality and Sexual Orientation”. It begins, “Since 1975, APA has called on psychologists to take the lead in removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated with lesbian, gay, and bisexual orientations.” What follows is a series of questions they ask and answer without any meaningful outside objective evidence or data that might challenge their predetermined conclusions. There is a complete lack of transcendent truth or any considerations of revelation. Here are a few of their questions and in parentheses my summation of their answers.
How do people know if they are lesbian, gay, or bisexual?
(They just felt it)
What causes a person to have a particular sexual orientation?
(No one knows)
What role does prejudice and discrimination play in the lives of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people?
(It is bad)
What is the psychological impact of prejudice and discrimination?
(It is really bad)
Is homosexuality a mental disorder?
(No, because we say so)
What about therapy intended to change sexual orientation from gay to straight?
(This is very, very bad, too)
I would expect nothing less from the APA. However, I’m not going to argue against their position or conclusions. I will, however, challenge their a priori assumptions and see if you think they will “...take the lead in removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated…” with other sexual orientations. The principles that the APA advocates can be applied to any sexual orientation.
For example Denise Frazier, 19, of Mississippi was arrested when a video surfaced of her having sex with a German Shepherd. She claims that she was paid and forced to perform the sex act, but that has no bearing on the discussion of orientation. So, then can we expect that the APA will some day begin to work toward the removal of the stigma of mental illness associated with beastiality? Once upon a time we might have said ‘no’, but with human depravity in the driver’s seat of establishing sexual norms, who is to say?
With the current push for the normalization of almost any sexual perversion in our world the business community is, in many cases, pandering to those supporting and advocating sexual deviation. Hershey's Chocolate, Bud Light, Jack Daniels and even Build-a-Bear have all provided products or events to celebrate transgenderism. There, of course, has been a backlash. But before we side with Kid Rock cursing and shooting at Bud Light beer we need to insist that everyone (APA, Kid Rock and everyone else) acknowledge that there is one standard for sexual morality. The One who created humanity in His image is the only one Who can determine sexual ethics, standards and norms. And what was God’s intent? One man and one woman married for one lifetime. Any and everything else is a degradation of God’s design.
As Christians living in a crazy world it is sometimes easy to get bothered by the latest sexual dysfunction to come down the pike. But lest we become hypocrites let’s make sure that our lives and convictions reflect God’s design. Can we hold with the same indignation for the ‘Christian’ couple having sex outside of marriage as the Tik Toc personality Dylan Mulvaney? Are we as enraged by our own lust filled-fantasies as we are the rise of drag queens?
There are two kinds of sexual sinners, those who have repented and those who have not. All of us fall into one of those two categories, Bill Clinton or Donald Trump, Kid Rock or Dylan Mulvaney, you or me. Sinners come in two varieties; forgiven and unforgiven. We should find sexual perversion revolting. While remembering that all sexual expression outside of God’s plan is a perversion.
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