Marriage in America (Part 2):

The Scientific Debate

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

• “You shall not lie with a male as one lies with

a female; it is an abomination.” (Leviticus 18:22)

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9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate [

malakos

], nor homosexuals [ arsenokoites] , 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

• “Homosexuality is not normal. On the

contrary it is a challenge to the norm…Nature exists whether academics like it or not. And in nature, procreation is the single relentless rule. That is the norm. Our sexual bodies were designed for reproduction. No one is born gay. The idea is ridiculous. Homosexuality is not an inborn trait.” – Camilla Paglia, Vamps and Tramps, 71-72

The Three Main Studies: 1. A brain study (hypothalamus) by Simon LeVay 2. A genetic study (X chromosome) by Dean Hammer 3. A twins study by Michael Bailey and Richard Pillard

The Three Main Studies: 1. A brain study (hypothalamus) by Simon LeVay 2. A genetic study (X chromosome) by Dean Hammer 3. A twin study by Michael Bailey and Richard Pillard

• “The results do not allow one to decide if the

size of INAH3 in an individual is the cause or the consequence of that individual’s sexual orientation.” – Simon LeVay, “A Difference in Hypothalamic Structure Between Heterosexual and Homosexual Men,” Science Vol. 253 (1991): 1034-37.

• “Sexual orientation cannot be reliably predicted on

the basis of INAH3 volume alone.” – William Byne, Stuart Tobet, Linda A. Mattiace, Mitchell S. Lasco, Eileen Kemether, Mark A. Edgar, Susan Morgello, Monte S. Buchsbaum, and Liesl B. Jones, “The Interstitial Nuclei of the Human Anterior Hypothalamus: An Investigation of Variation with Sex, Sexual Orientation, and HIV Status” Hormones and Behavior Vol. 40 (2001): 86–92.

• “Changes in the hypothalamus at times are

the result of sexual behavior rather than the cause of it.” – Ivanka Savic, Hans Berglund, and Per Lindström, “Brain Response to Putative Pheromones in Homosexual Men,”

Proceedings of the National Academies of

Science 102/20 (May 17, 2005): 7356.

• “It’s important to stress what I didn’t find. I did not

prove that homosexuality is genetic, or find a genetic cause for being gay. I didn’t show that gay men are born that way, the most common mistake people make in interpreting my work. Nor did I locate a gay center in the brain. …Since I looked at adult brains, we don’t know if the differences I found were there at birth, or if they appeared later.” – Simon LeVay – David Nimmons, “Sex and the Brain,” Discover, Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 1994): 64-71 and cited in A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D., Shirley E. Cox, Ph.D., and Jeffrey W. Robinson, Ph.D., “The Innate-Immutable Argument Finds No Basis in Science,” National Association of Research and Therapy for Homosexuality

• “Time and again I have been described as

someone who ‘proved that homosexuality is genetic’ or some such thing. I did not.” – Simon LeVay, The Sexual Brain, p. 122

• “People who think gays and lesbians are born

that way are also more likely to support gay rights.” Simon LeVay, Queer Science, p. 282

• LeVay said, “It’s important to educate

society. I think this issue does affect religious and legal attitudes.” – D. Gelman, D. Foote, T. Barrett, M. Talbot, “Born or Bred,” Newsweek, 24 February 1992, 46-53.

• “…Instead, the changes that have occurred in

both public and professional opinion have resulted from politics, pressure, and public relations.” – Dr. Satinover, Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth, 38

• “We knew that the genes were only part of

the answer. We assumed the environment also played a role in sexual orientation, as it does in most, if not all behaviors.” – Dean Hamer, The Science of Desire, p. 82

• “We have not found the gene—which we

don’t think exists—for sexual orientation” – Hamer in Neil Whitehead’s, My Genes Made Me Do It, 135

• “In other words, inclusion of heterosexual

brothers might have revealed that something other than genes is responsible for sexual orientation.” – William Byne, “The Biological Evidence Challenged,” Scientific American Journal (May 1994).

• “We were not able to confirm evidence for

an Xq28-linked locus underlying male homosexuality…These results do not support an X-linked gene underlying male homosexuality.” – Rice, George, Carol Anderson, Neil Risch, and George Ebers (1999), “Male Homosexuality: Absence of Linkage to Microsatellite Markers at Xq28,” Science, 284:665-667, April 23.

• What happened to Dr. Hamer? • Hamer was under investigation by the Office

of Research Integrity for scientific fraud and transferred to a different department.

• A Wall Street Journal article based on

Hamer’s research: Research Points to a Gay

Gene

• “Gay Gene” Research Doesn’t Hold Under

Scrutiny, Chicago Tribune’s John Crewdson Uncovers Possible Scientific Misconduct by NCI Researcher

• The New York Native (a gay newspaper)

• “This finding alone argues for the enormous

importance of nongenetic factors influencing homosexuality because…in order for something to be genetically determined, as opposed to merely influenced, the genetic heritability would need to approach 100 percent.” – Satinover, Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth, 85

• Bailey failed to report that genetically

unrelated step‐brothers are both “gay” more often than genetically related brothers

• “The biological brothers and adoptive

brothers showed approximately the same rates. This latter observation suggests that there is no genetic component, but rather an environmental component shared in families.” – Risch, Neil, Elizabeth Squires-Wheeler, and Bronya J.B. Keats (1993), “Male Sexual Orientation and Genetic Evidence,” Science, 262:2063-2064, December 24.

• When trying to replicate his study, Bailey

concluded that if one brother was a homosexual, the identical twin was also a homosexual only 11% of the time!

• “While the authors interpreted their findings as

evidence for a genetic basis for homosexuality, we think that the data in fact provide strong evidence for the influence of the environment.” – Billings, P. and Beckwith, J. Technology Review, July, 1993, 60.

• “…our results support the hypothesis that

less gendered socialization in early childhood and preadolescence shapes subsequent same-sex romantic preferences.” – Peter S. Bearman and Hannah Brückner, “Opposite-Sex Twins and Adolescent Same Sex Attraction,” American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 107, No. 5, (March 2002), 1179-1205.

• “To their fellow scientists, the researchers

properly acknowledge what every serious researcher knows, but the public does not: that genetics is not the issue with homosexuality but environment.” – Jeffrey Satinover, “The Gay Gene?” The

Journal of Human Sexuality, 1996

• “Currently, there is a renewed interest in

searching for biological etiologies [causes] for homosexuality. However, to date there are no replicated scientific studies supporting any specific biological etiology [or cause] for homosexuality.” – American Psychiatric Association Fact Sheet, “Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues”

• “To date, no researcher has claimed that

genes can determine sexual orientation. At best, researchers believe that there may be a genetic component…No human behavior, let alone sexual behavior, has been connected to genetic markers to date” – From “Why Ask Why? Addressing the Research on Homosexuality and Biology,” PFLAG

• “No biological connections to homosexuality

have been demonstrated. Like with the monster of Loch Ness, there are periodic claims that a biologic factor has been spotted, but upon closer inspection, the claims evaporate.” – J.O.N.A.H.: Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality, Dr. Gerard Van den Aardweg, Homosexuality

and Biological Factors

• No “gay gene” was found after the entire

human genome was mapped – The Human Genome Project and The National Center for Bio‐Technology Information

• “All were announced with great fanfare; all

were greeted unskeptically in the popular press; all are now in disrepute.” – Charles Mann, Genes and Behavior

• SHOW ME THE STUDY!

3. Because homosexuality is not genetically caused or immutable and therefore it is not a civil right.

• The sum of Your word is truth, and every one

of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting. (Psalm 119:160)

• …All Your commandments are truth.

(Psalm 119:151)

• “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is

truth.” (John 17:17)

• Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in

heaven. (Psalm 119:89)

• “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My

words will not pass away. (Matthew 24:35)

• The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the

soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. (Psalm 19:7)

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5 Every word of God proves true... 6 Do not add to His words, or He will rebuke you and you be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:5-6)

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20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1:20-21)

• The grass withers, the flower fades, but the

word of our God stands forever. (Isaiah 40:8)

Marriage in America (Part 2):

The Scientific Debate

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Various books give testimonies of people who left the homosexual lifestyle

• Coming Out of Homosexuality by Bob Davies

and Lori Rentzel

• Books by Joe Dallas • Coming Out Straight by Richard Cohen • You Don’t Have to Be Gay by Jeff Konrad • Restoring Sexual Identity: Hope for Women

Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction by Anne Paulk

• The Same-Sex Controversy by James White and

Jeffrey Niell

• Same-Sex Marriage: Putting Every Household at

Risk by Mathew Staver

• Marriage on Trial by Stanton and Dr. Maier • Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth by Jeffrey

Satinover

• Homosexuality: The Use of Scientific Research in the

Church’s Moral Debate by Stanton Jones & Mark Yarhouse

• What is Marriage? By Girgis, Anderson, & George

• Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson • A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by

Joseph Nicolosi

• Someone I Love Is Gay: How Family & Friends Can

Respond by Anita Worthen

• 101 Frequently Asked Questions About

Homosexuality by Mike Haley

• The Gay Gospel?: How Pro-Gay Advocates Misread

the Bible by Joe Dallas

• See Genesis Counseling (Joe Dallas) for help