Michael McDonald (25
March 2006)
"re:the gay gene"
I teach biology, and History, and I have put
some thought to the idea of the gay gene, and I think some people may have
a gene tendency towards being gay. However, there are people who
have a genetic tendency towards alcoholism, murder, adultery, playing the
piano, and juggling. Just because I have the genetic predisposition
to play the piano, doesn’t mean I have to become the next Mozart.
We all possess the gene for RAGE, and the ability to kill, but God gave
us the ability to chose to follow the instinct, or not. It is also
a biological idea that males naturally want to reproduce as often and with
as many as possible, but it doesn’t excuse infidelity. We are all encoded
with sin, and it is different for everyone. We make choices each
day and we all sin each day, (most we don’t even realize). But when
it comes to using the “gay gene” as an excuse for the actions some partake
in, it is just looking for an excuse. I put it on the same lines
as using temporary insanity as a murder plea. It is just another excuse
for sin. We are very good at doing that. We justify sin in
the eyes of man and it defies the word of God. Homosexuals have tried
to justify there actions before God for years, now they have given up and
are now trying to remove God from society or find some way to feel good
about what they do.