October 16, 2004

Is being homosexual voluntary?

Instapundit has a post today about recent poll results about Kerry's comments about Mary Cheney. More interesting to me was the first comment:

Fifty-seven percent say being homosexual is the way people are, not the way they choose to be — up from its level a decade ago.

So, that's the question: Do you choose to be homosexual, or are you born that way?

My answer's in the extended entry.

It all depends on what the meaning of homosexual is. If the definition of a homosexual is one who commits homosexual acts, then yes, that's a choice. If the definition of a homosexual is one who is attracted to people of the same gender, then no, it's not.

You can't choose whom you're attracted to, but can choose how you'll react to that attraction. As a comparison, I find a number of young women at BJU attractive, but I don't touch them. A married man might find his office's secretary to be desirable, but that doesn't mean he's going to engage in an affair with her. In the same way, a homosexually-inclined man should restrain himself if he intends to follow the Biblical definitions of morality.

Posted by Blog Jones at October 16, 2004 11:50 PM | Category: Religion

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