Posted on 01/02/2002 10:57:12 AM PST by FoundationAndEmpire
At present, it is generously estimated that male homosexuals make up 2.8% of the population, with lesbianism showing up at half that rate (1.4%). Some conclude that if one eliminated the cultural factors that lend impetus to the "choice" of homosexuality, those figures may be even lower.
Nevertheless, from the amount of media coverage and the visibility of vocal proponents, one might begin to believe that the homosexual subculture is approaching parity with the straight majority - or doing its darndest to recruit to that end. Most notably, we see homosexual activism aimed at inculcating our children in the normalization of the deviant life style. THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA
By Michael Swift, "Gay Revolutionary." Reprinted from The Congressional Record. First printed in Gay Community News, February 15-21 1987
"We shall sodomize your sons, emblems of your feeble masculinity, of your shallow dreams and vulgar lies. We shall seduce them in your schools, in your dormitories, in your gymnasiums, in your locker rooms, in your sports arenas, in your seminaries, in your youth groups, in your movie theater bathrooms, in your army bunkhouses, in your truck stops, in your all male clubs, in your houses of Congress, wherever men are with men together. Your sons shall become our minions and do our bidding. They will be recast in our image. They will come to crave and adore us. Full ArticleAnd most recently, the American Psychological Association (APA) appears to have been overrun by gay activism. From a disturbing historical-trend perspective, we have seen a steady progression in the normalization effort.
In the first assault, gays achieved a dramatic victory in convincing the psychological and psychiatric community to eliminate homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM-III). In another overt attempt at normalization, we have recently seen the highly visible drive to normalize same-sex marriage; which has met majority opposition in every venue where it was brought to a vote. In a more insidious move, DSM-IV was quietly revised to virtually normalize the previously abnormal disorder of pedophilia!
But when the APA appeared to endorse a move for the normalization of pedophilia that originated in the the Journal of Homosexuality by reprinting the results in its prestigious Psychological Bulletin, Dr. Laura and a number of legislators, with the massive endorsement of the American public, forced a retraction. This provocation led to a stunning defeat for the gay folks at NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association) which was looking to enlarge the pool of youthful gay-sex-objects, by reframing its lusty desires as Male Intergenerational Intimacy.
Then came the APA with another Gay/NAMBLA motivated endorsement of Deconstructing the Essential Father, in the June '99 issue of the American Psychologist, which is as much an assault on normative heterosexual marriage, as it is on traditional fatherhood. In fact, they go so far as to say that neither father nor mother are essential to child-rearing. And dads may actually be harmful to the family enterprise by appropriating precious family resources for beer and cigarettes. From this premise, they then appear to advance a backhanded endorsement of the father-child bond. To what end? one might ask.
Well, in the earlier defeat, NAMBLA advocates asserted that "When the sexual contact is not coerced, especially when it is experienced by a boy and is enjoyed, it may not be harmful at all." This brings us to the convoluted logic of the "Deconstruction" argument. On one hand, the decontructionists argue; "However, we do not believe that the data support the conclusion that fathers are essential to child well-being and that heterosexual marriage is the social context in which responsible fathering is most likely to occur." On the other hand, they assert; "If, in contrast, one assumes that gay and lesbian parents can create a positive family context, then one is likely to initiate research that investigates the strengths of children raised in these families."
Now here comes the other shoe. The deconstructionists propose "an alternative blueprint for social change", one which in part suggests "reconstructing traditional masculinity ideology", and "an ideology that defines the father-child bond as independent of the father-mother relationship. ... This ideological shift would encourage the development of diverse models of responsible fatherhood." Hmmm, I'll just bet it will.
Let's look at a couple of "essential" facts that NARTH (National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality) presented. (NARTH has been reviled by the APA, going so far as to suggest delicensure for psychologists that engage in reparative therapy for homosexuals.) NARTH stated: "While no more than 2% of male adults are homosexual, some studies indicate that approximately 35% of pedophiles are homosexual. Further, since homosexual pedophiles victimize far more children than do heterosexual pedophiles, it is estimated that approximately 80% of pedophilic victims are boys who have been molested by adult males."
At the risk of being accused of cynicism, paranoia, and so-called "homophobia", I would strongly suggest that the "deconstructionists" have a far less benign agenda than simply "recommendations for social policy supports to mothers and fathers that we believe will more effectively achieve the goal of reconnecting fathers and children."
First, I would note that there is no deconstructionist reference to "biological" fathers and mothers in their future Utopia. Secondly, given the setback for the pedophilia-normalization effort, it is quite likely that the deconstructionist approach is simply a thinly-veiled countermove of closeting the pedophile and his victim in the context of "father-child bonding." Later, they will ostensibly be able to point to the "positive" outcome of these pairings as the establishment of normalcy of "consensual" man-boy love, or the more innocuous Male Intergenerational Intimacy.
Where are the radical feminists when you need them? They're certainly not raising their voices to protest the power-imbalance notion that no boy-child can be a consensual partner to Male Intergenerational Intimacy when his Man-Partner is his "adopted father" (or fathers) upon whom he relies for his food and lodging.
Surely the same opponents that brought the "normalization of pedophilia" to its collective knee will see the insidious threat posed by this outrageous deconstructionist proposal. With any sense at all, the vast, normal, heterosexual American culture will rise to the occassion and see this for what it should be - a provocation to reconstruct traditional fatherhood.
Inasmuch as the figure used to be 10%, I'd say 2.8% could not be considered 'generous.'
Nevertheless, from the amount of media coverage and the visibility of vocal proponents, one might begin to believe that the homosexual subculture is approaching parity with the straight majority
If it is has dropped from 10% to 2.8%, one would
be idiotic to think they are approaching parity.
The illogic on parade just this far into this
article is sufficient to forecast that the rest
of it will be unworth the reading. Thanks,
Dr. Gerald, but no thanks.
FYI, 2.8% is not insignificant in a country of more than 270,000,000. Jews make up 2.2%, for instance, according to the Census Bureau. And less than 2% of households have incomes more of than $150,000.
Suggesting that such a first line somehow makes the rest of the statement more acceptable, would be laughable, if the whole concept of condoning a perversion of nature was not so outrageous.
It would be one thing to plead for tolerance and understanding for those who suffer from various forms of sexual dysfunction. We are a compassionate people. And it is terribly sad to think of anyone so mixed up. But trying to justify homosexual conduct, as though a virtue, and talking about "inner rage" among "the oppressed," shows how completely those promoting this looney agenda are out of touch with the realities of human existence.
William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site
Most of the time that any of us quote anyone for any purpose, we do some editing. The question really is does the editing "misrepresent?" If it does, the balance of your above comment might be fair. But editing out a statement that says that a wild rant, is in fact a wild rant, hardly misrepresents the wild rant. It was pretty clear from the part originally quoted, that the man was virtually beside himself in venting a hideous vision.
Basically, you and I differ not on any desire on my part to break down other people's doors, but on whether a direction of sexuality away from sex to an asexual pursuit of some form of muscular gratification ought to be treated as acceptable behavior in public discussion. Because I believe that God intended us to be sexual beings--that is how His ongoing Creation proceeds--that conduct that so deliberately perverts the sexual function should be morally condemned. That is not being "snooty"; nor does it involve establishing pits for stoning.
William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site
I do not think that there should be public discussion of private behavior, sexual or asexual. I believe in closed doors and a sense of what is fitting. But this discussion was not initiated by those who were happy with traditional society. It was initiated by those who sought to make certain types of behavior acceptable. It was those who wanted to make that behavior acceptable, who insisted on the public discussion. They cannot have it both ways. If they want others to change their opinion, they cannot protest when others explain why they will not change their opinion.
William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site
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