I hesitate to jump into this discussion, but I thought I could at least point
out some relevant work that evangelical psychologist David G. Myers (Hope
College) has done. His web site has a number of comments and links, but I
would note the short article at
http://www.hope.edu/lib/special/dmyers.html
entitled "Accepting What Cannot Be Changed". He makes the following points:
1) "There is no known parental or psychological influence on sexual
orientation."
2) "Unlike sexual behavior and other moral tendencies, sexual orintation
appears unaffected by an active faith."
3) "Today's greater tolerance seems not to have amplified homosexuality."
4) "Biological factors are more and more looking to be important."
5) "Efforts to change one's sexual orientation usually (some say, virtually
always) fail."
Myers develops each of these points and ends with these final thoughts:
"When torn between judgment and grace, let us err on the side of grace.
When torn between self-certain conviction and uncertain humility, let us err
on the side of humility.
When torn between contempt and love, let us err on the side of love.
In so doing we may be more faithful disciples of the one who embodied grace,
humility, and love."
Karl
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Karl V. Evans
cmekve@aol.com
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