Obama Plays the Gay Card
Faith Facts Publishing ^ | january 22, 2013 | Charles Meek

Obama played the gay card in his inaugural address. There is a lot of misconception about homosexuality. Frankly, most of what we hear is based in ignorance. Let’s get to the truth about this issue. This is a very brief summary of our article at http://www.faithfacts.org/christ-and-the-culture/gay-rights. In the original article we cite numerous scientific studies which we invite the reader to investigate.
1. What causes homosexuality? There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that homosexuality is genetic. All such studies that once purported to support that idea of a gay gene have been discredited. There are various factors, however, that are associated with being gay. These include: detached parenting (especially from the father), childhood sexual abuse, accusations at a young age about lack of athletic ability in a boy. Cultural factors also play a role; homosexual rates increase in societies that accept the practice.
2. Can homosexuals change? Yes. The cure rate is about the same as alcoholism. Depending on the study, the success rate of those wanting to leave the lifestyle is between 30% and 70%. Even though the success rate is not 100%, like other difficult pathologies, we should not assume that change is impossible.
3. Isn’t the homosexual lifestyle a loving one? While there are exceptions to the rule, the homosexual lifestyle is ravaging. Statistics show that homosexual behavior is marked by death, disease, disappointment, promiscuity, perversity, addiction, and misery. The real threat to persons in the homosexual lifestyle does not seem to be discrimination, but physical devastation. For example, the best available evidence indicates a 20% to 30% shorter lifespan for practicing homosexuals. 25% to 30% of homosexuals are alcoholics compared to 7% in the general population. Homosexual men have an HIV infection rate 60 times higher than the general public. Homosexuals are 16 times more likely than heterosexuals to molest a child and 15 times more likely to murder. Various studies have shown that gays have somewhere between 10 and 110 different sex partners per year.
4. Why should we discriminate against homosexuals who want to marry? Many in the culture have mistakenly concluded that marriage is merely an institution for the convenience of adults. The problem with this understanding of marriage is the profoundly mistaken idea that marriage is about the rights and happiness of adults—that two adults have a right to happiness for as long as and in any form they want. In actuality, marriage is not adult-centric, but is the bedrock institution for culture to sustain itself through having and nurturing children. Anal intercourse, of course, does not produce children. Marriage is about the rights of children. Anything that weakens the institution of marriage is an injustice toward children. Statistics conclusively prove that children do far better with a parent of both sexes. The two sexes are complementary, and this shows up in various statistics in the health and success of the children. Interestingly, only 2% of gays who are given the chance to marry do so.