Alexander Hamilton warned us years ago that “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” These words have been prophetic in the American debate on sexuality. America continues catering to the homosexual movement, and so America continues to be duped. According to The Washington Post, the Montgomery County School Board in Rockville, Md, has put forth a new sex-education curriculum that promotes homosexuality. Parents have gone to court to halt the curriculum that would teach high school students about the “gay gene.” The “gay gene” argument makes creationism look like quantum physics. It claims one’s sexual orientation is determined by genetics. If genetics was the explanation, the proof would be easy. One would merely have to look at identical twins. Since they share the exact same genetic codes, if homosexuality was entirely genetic then identical twins would share the homosexuality trait 100 percent of the time. But numerous studies show identical twins don’t always meet that mark, one being the 1991 Bailey and Pillard study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The study shows that for gay men with identical twins, the twin shares homosexuality in only 52 percent of the cases. No biological cause has yet been discovered to explain homosexuality, yet the homosexual movement persists in attempting to brainwash America as if George Orwell’s “1984” was its manual. Maryland isn’t the only place to have recently lost its mind. According to CNN, a judge in Iowa threw out the state’s law banning gay marriage. Though the judge later put his ruling on hold, it wasn’t in time to prevent the first legally recognized “gay marriage” ceremony in Iowa from being performed. This has forced legislators to draw up an amendment to the state constitution lest the will of the people continues to be discarded. The state of Louisiana is all too familiar with this. In 2004 the state approved a constitutional amendment against gay marriage with about 80 percent of voters in favor. That’s overwhelming, considering that in the 1991 gubernatorial runoff, only 62 percent of people voted against the former Klansman David Duke. Despite the decisiveness of Louisianians, a judge only weeks later overturned the amendment, claiming the amendment violated the state constitution by having multiple purposes. The Associated Press later reported the judge was later overruled by a unanimous vote of the state supreme court. Although this allowed the amendment to stand, the “gay marriage” issue is still hotly contested. In all of these cases, we see those in the homosexual movement refusing debate. They know they can’t win in elections. Despite all of their efforts to convert us, an August 2007 CNN poll still shows 57 percent of Americans opposing gay marriage. So they ignore the democratic process and rush to friendlier courts. To top it all off, they’re using sex education programs to jam their views down the throats of school children. They’re not looking for debate; they’re looking for victory at any cost. It’s a debate I’d love to have. Ideally, I should talk about why practicing homosexuality is intrinsically disordered and why it prevents one from loving fully. I should discuss recent works like the famous “Theology of the Body” by Pope John Paul II. If I did however, I would be risking expulsion, and I don’t want to leave the University. This risk is made possible by the University’s policy on free speech. In the Student Code of Conduct, the Non-Academic Misconduct policy states that “Extreme, outrageous or persistent acts, or communications that are intended or reasonably likely to harass, intimidate, harm or humiliate another” may be grounds for misconduct charges, which means that one’s “continued presence at the University potentially threatens the property, health, safety, or well-being of members of the University community.” That sounds reasonable, except that the definition of a harassing communication is left vague. Gay rights proponents have used this vagueness to silence any criticism of homosexuality in colleges across the United States. An organization called the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has been at the forefront of this fight, and they’re familiar with the University. The Daily Reveille reported in May 2006 that FIRE intervened on behalf of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) ,which was attempting to achieve recognition from the University. The MSA had been denied organizational status because it refused to put a nondiscrimination clause in their constitution. This clause would have allowed gay people to become members, which contradicts Islam. Freedom of speech notwithstanding, it took MSA a year and a half to finally gain recognition from the University. America needs to grow in self-confidence on this debate. The homosexual argument is illogical; sexuality is obviously meant for reproduction. Any sexual activity that is opposed to life is intrinsically disordered. Yet we continue to refuse to stand up for ourselves, allowing courts, school boards and speech codes to dictate political correctness to us. There are few greater debates in America today. The gay marriage issue threatens marriage and the family, which are the very foundations of society. Unless America decides to stand for something in this case, we’ll continue to fall. When we land, we might not get back up.
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