I think he DOES owe us an explanation. First, he is a leader and secondly, he's always said, yes stated that he would not remain silent on matters that are important. The situation with his daughter is importantant. The man has staked a claim in absolutes. If you absolutely do something, the absolute result will occur. There is a problem with his daughter that the absolute inputs did not equal the absolute outputs. If you believe as does Alan that Maya's sexuality is simply a matter of choice, then some input was faulty. If the equation of absolutes is in fact valid, then some input was in error. If the faulty input is not discovered to show and teach people not to repeat it, then Alan has missed the mark then he has so often stated that he will not remain silent with regard to matters of importance.
BULL! Anyone with any maturity knows that the rantings of a sullen teenager do not merit explainations, even if they appear in the press.
First of all, I don't think the issue has ever been that homosexuality is purely a choice. We all understand there are reasons that people get caught up in homosexuality.
In writing this article, I had to walk a very fine line between providing information that clarified the truth of the situation and being far too invasive in posting a lot of personal details.
I mean you can certain form an analysis of why Ms. Keyes is a lesbian just by going through her blog, but it's the type of thing that is very unseemly for a father to discuss in public.
It's also very painful and I'm certain there's a lot of "where did I go wrong" analysis that Dr. Keyes has himself.
One thing Dr. Keyes said back in December, he was asked about pullings kids out of public school. Keyes responded that he couldn't give a flat answer because he'd done both. He said he'd kept the kids in public school until "the results got too bad".
So, the lesson I take from this is "Homeschool Your Kids" and monitor the type of cultural input they get very closely during their formative years. However, beyond that, I don't think he's required to go through self-flagulation in public and to make a speech, "Where I went wrong and failed as a parent" in order to please people. Again, such analysis of the most private areas of life would be beneath most people who wouldn't appear on the Jerry Springer show.