IS HOMOSEXUALITY WRONG & DOES IT HURT SOCIETY?---PART EIGHT

(Is Homosexuality Wrong & Does It Hurt Society---PART EIGHT)

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In the 12th paragraph of Phil Magnan's article, he writes:

"Same sex relations deny some of the most basic fundamentals of proper mechanical applications of using their genitalia. Anal sex and lesbian sex is a misuse of what sexual relations were primarily intended to produce, children and intimacy solely between a man and a woman. Doctors agree that anal sex is a dangerous, unhealthy form of sexual contact as the anal cavity was not intended for that kind of use. Therefore, even with heterosexual couples this activity is not safe."

Wow.......I hesitate to even address this one.
".....the most basic fundamentals of proper mechanical applications of using their genitalia.........."
I can't allow myself to think about what this is saying too much or I won't be able to stop laughing again.
Okay, the anal sex thing I understand, but what, precisely, is Mr. Magnan inferring when he says "lesbian sex"?? Strap on dildoes?? Vibrators??
Hmmm....maybe I don't really want to know.........

Okay, seriously, what Mr. Magnan is basically saying is gay sexual relations is wrong any way you look at it because two men or two women cannot biologically produce a baby together as a result. Like some of you, my immediate response is: "Does that mean heterosexuals should only have sexual relations when they intend on producing a baby by having them??"
And is "intimacy" exclusive only to heterosexuals?? Frankly, I think Mr. Magnan is really beginning to reach now. The title of his article concerns whether homosexuality is wrong and whether or not it hurts society. I do not feel that what two people do in the privacy of their own home pertains to either.

In the 13th paragraph of Mr. Magnan's article, he says:

"Genesis 2:18-24 says that after God created Adam, He decided to take a rib out of Adam so that Adam might have someone who was “suitable for him.” (v.18).The word in the Hebrew is “neged” which means a “counterpart or opposite”, for Adam. Even the word heterosexual implies an intentional joining of two different parts that are meant to go together. ‘Hetero’ in the Greek language means “the other of two.”

"Consider this that God being all knowing would have pulled out 2 ribs if he thought that Adam should have the option of having a male mate as well. God would have also pulled out a rib from Eve so that she could have a female lover, if that was a godly option. But that is not what God intended from the beginning. He made them “male and female” that they would be joined. No other variation is acceptable in the Holy Scriptures."

"We were created in the image of God. Homosexual relations are an affront to the very nature that we were meant to express, from that image we were made into. “He made them male and female. In the image of God did He create them.” God did not create quasi-males or quasi females. He made them to be either male or female. (In the instance of hermaphrodites, those children born with both genitalia, this is an expression of the fallen nature as with any other disease. This is not an endorsement from God for quasi female or males.) We are told to flee immorality and that those who are immoral have sinned against their own body, thus they do harm to themselves. (1 Corinthians 6:18)."

Again, Mr. Magnan is quoting from the Bible to provide support for his argument. He is also relying on a story about God taking ribs out of Adam's side and building an entire female human being out of them. He compounds the absurdity by going on to discuss God pulling ribs out of Eve to make another woman. He has already demonstrably proved that the Bible does not necessarily support homosexuality, so the statement, "No other variation is acceptable in the Holy Scriptures" is redundant.

In the last paragraph, Mr. Magnan writes: "(In the instance of hermaphrodites, those children born with both genitalia, this is an expression of the fallen nature as with any other disease. This is not an endorsement from God for quasi female or males.)" Again, Mr. Magnan is relying on the "Original Sin" doctrine to support his assertions. He is saying that hermaphrodites are merely freaks of nature that result from Adam and Eve sinning in the Garden of Eden. He also further infers that all disease and sickness in the world are also a direct result of the "first sin."

More and more, Mr. Magnan has chosen to support his argument against homosexuality by using myths, superstition, and ignorance that has been passed on from generation to generation for over 3,000 years, instead of supplying reliable and verifiable factual evidence to support his stance. If asked, I am sure he would tell you that painful labor in childbirth and women being subservient to men are also a direct result of Adam and Eve's "sin."

(CONTINUED IN PART NINE)
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