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A recent exchange in “Letters To The Editor” of a local paper where one person had made clear that he was opposed to any candidate who advocated “special benefits” for homosexuals. A response appeared a few days later, obviously from a homosexual, who asked, “What special?” He then went on to explain that heterosexuals were privileged to marry whomever they fall in love with. The homosexual cannot. What is special about granting them the same privilege? This seems to be a fair question but it has several implications which are not as simple as they appear to the naked eye.
One of the most bold and ridiculous items that homosexuals try and say is that the Bible does not condemn the activity and that it is not even mentioned in the New Testament. Nothing could be farther from the truth. If the Bible mentions something one time and condems it, that is sufficient, one needs to look no further. However, there are several passages that condemn homosexuality in both testaments.
Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them
Nothing could be plainer than that.but the warning is repeated in
Leviticus 18:22 and other scriptures add to it Deuteronomy 23:17, 1 Kings 14:24, and several others in the Old Testament. Then in the New Testament, Romans 1:24-27 “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”
1 Corinthians 6:9: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind.
1 Timothy 1:10: For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”
When it comes to some seeking religion and a way of salvation for their souls, they try to deny the perversion and say it is the way God made them. God doesn’t hand make people, if so, I can assure you they would not be homosexual. The scriptures shown above even specify the unnatural acts as such. (Re: quote from Romans above). They are only deceiving themselves when they try to insist that God will accept their lifestyle. The normal question or statement is that God would not condemn someone for something they cannot help. No, He will not that is correct. But the solution is to be sexually inactive if they cannot correct their problem. Some have done so, what is the difference in them and the others? It is the same as cigarette smokers, they can’t quit because they do not try. But they can abstain from sex. Then the retort is that there is no fairness to that. Life is not always fair. Some heterosexual couples, find that they are not compatible and divorce for any number of reasons. They are forbidden to remarry by the Holy Scriptures just as the homosexuals are. There are many couples who find that sex is no longer possible after some severe sickness renders one or the other impotent or frigid. They are forbidden to have sex outside of marriage or to leave the impotent partner to marry another. So, instead of fighting it, homosexuals should be striving desperately to find treatment and cure for their perversion.
Another thing we need to consider is what kind of love is the article writer mentioned above speaking of? The sexual attraction to a person is not a sufficient standard to be called love. And that is basically what he is referring to. Although heterosexual marriages are often for the same reason, it is not nearly as often as in the homosexual unions. A 2004 study of legal “divorce” rates of homosexuals in Sweden where they have legal registered same-sex partnership, showed a much higher rate than that of heterosexuals.
Gay males were 50% more likely to divorce than heterosexuals while lesbians were 167% more likely to break up. Elsewhere, the number of common law unions between homosexuals show that most have more than one mate over period of years. This, in itself gives strong indication that the marriage was for sexual gratification rather than sincere love.
But another factor which billows up like an ominous storm cloud is the mental and health problems suffered by gay couples. Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder until 1973 when the A.P.A. removed it from their diagnostic listing primarily due to pressure.
“Recent studies show homosexuals have a substantially greater risk of suffering from psychiatric problems than do heterosexuals. We see higher rates of suicide, depression, bulimia, antisocial personality disorder, and substance abuse. This paper highlights some new and significant considerations that reflect on the question of those mental illnesses and on their possible sources
.” (Neil Whitehead, Ph.D, Author of "My Genes Made Me Do It")
“One important and carefully conducted study found suicide attempts among homosexuals were six times greater than the average
(Remafedi et al. 1998).”
It has been questioned by many psychiatrists whether or not the social stigmatism was a causative factor in the excessive number of attempted suicides. Some contend that it is so, yet another study and many other opinions have given credit to the numerous break-ups between gay couples.
Similarly, Bell and Weinberg (1981) also found the major reason for suicide attempts was the breakup of relationships. In second place, they said, was the inability to accept oneself. Since homosexuals have greater numbers of partners and breakups, compared with heterosexuals, and since long-term gay male relationships are rarely monagamous, it is hardly surprising if suicide attempts are proportionally greater. The median number of partners for homosexuals is four times higher than for heterosexuals
(Whitehead and Whitehead 1999, calculated from Laumann et al 1994).
These figures are of interest since they compare closely with the fact that homosexual suicide attempts are three times higher than heterosexuals.
Physical health matters are even more prevalent. The reasons and the explanations for much of this is very graphic and I prefer not to get involved in that. An extensive article concerning this is easily accessed at: http://www.ncfamily.org/FNC/0707S3.html and for those interested, it will give a very vivid analysis of the many problems and risks involved. I will give one paragraph here concerning an unbelievable activity which proves that there is a mental problem among at least a portion of them.:
Bug chasing. “Another disturbing phenomenon among some MSM involves HIV-negative MSM who actively seek HIV infection by engaging in high-risk sexual activities with infected male partners. A 2003 Rolling Stone article brought national attention to “bug-chasing,” which the article described as “an intricate underground world that has sprouted, driven almost completely by the Internet, in which men who want to be infected with HIV get together with those willing to infect them.” Carlos, a “bug chaser” who claimed to have had several hundred sexual partners and said he regularly had sex with three or four HIV-positive men a week, told Rolling Stone, “I know what the risks are…But I think it turns the other guy on to know that I’m negative and that they’re bringing me into the brotherhood. That gets me off, too.” (Meeker, Meg, MD, “High-Risk Sex,” Epidemic: How Teen Sex is Killing Our Kids, Regnery Publishing, Washington, DC: 2002, pgs. 152.)
I don’t hate homosexuals even though I find their activities to be extremely repulsive, even to the point of being nauseating. But I am very sorry for them, I can’t imagine the horror of fondling one of my on sex. I pray for them as I pray for the sick and deformed. I hope and pray that each one of them can find the solution to their pitiful condition.
The homosexual agenda has been quite successful in selling the general public on the claim that homosexuality is normal and natural. It is in no way normal or natural. The human anatomy is proof enough of that. It is a perversion of natural sexuality and there has to exist a mental problem for one to be so oriented. Whether or not one is born with such a malady, I do not know but I insist that it is there. Instead of the government leaders trying to help those with it and promote the problem further, they should be allocating their funds towards remedial measures.
If a perverted sexual situation is deserving of a change in federal and state laws, tax monies for the perverted partner and health insurance as if they are as deserving as heterosexual married couples, where does that take us? There is every kind of sexual pervert that can be imagined. Pedofiles have a right to the same arguments that homosexuals have. Did God make them that way? What about those who are sexually aroused by some animal? The Bible condemns that right along with the Sodomites. What about the lady who was sexually aroused by the Berlin wall? And married it. She is now widowed. I wonder if the German government paid her anything for their killing her husband? Her website is
I am sane enough to know that this lady is in dire need of psychiatric care, but on the other hand, I feel that her love for the wall was as sincere and as reasonable as the perverted mind of the homosexual. If not, I ask you, “why not?”. One is just as natural as the other.
Footnote: All scripture references are from the King James Version.
Author Biography:
Joel Hendon was born September 20, 1930 near Gadsden Alabama. He attended public schools in Cherokee County, Alabama and after serving a tour of duty in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, attended Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama majoring in Business Administration. He became a Christian in 1948, and although he followed secular work as a career and retired from Allied Signal Aerospace in 1997, he is an avid student of the Holy Bible and related works as well as biblical history. He formerly produced a bi-weekly ezine. Archives are accessible at: http://www.piedmontcoc.org/archives.html He is also the author of Final Stronghold, published in 2003, available from Amazon.
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» left by edward from staten island (52 days 20 hours ago.)
Wow I cannot beleive what you wrote. You cannot understand what being a homosexual is unless you are one yourself. God created everyone in his own image and he gave us free will. Homosexuality has been around as long as mankind has been around so it is not a disorder. Comparing pedophiles and dumb inanimate objects to us is very unGodlike of you. God is the only one who can judge and your comments are hateful and unacceptable. The reason for so many suicides among gay youth is because of people like yourself who feel the need to spread hateful language. I am suprised you are able to call yourself a Christin with what you wrote, God says to love your neighboor as yourself. Do you think homosexual people with love a person like you who talks about them in such a way. Again God is the one who will judge and if it is wrong to be homosexual and practice homosexuality then he is the one who will have the final say not you. Being homosexual is the same as being straight except your attraction is for the same sex. If someone told you that you that even though you are attracted to women you are not able to fall in love with them or do any kind of sexual activity with them....Would you? I am a good person and as far as the acts that you talk of that are perverted, remember that they also exist in the straight community. You should not stereotype a whole group of people because of some bad apples. God loves me and if i am doing wrong by practicing homosexual behavior then he will know that i knew of nothing else and that i did not intend on doing something that i shouldnt of. Also if you are perfect then you can throw the first stone. I am sure you are not pefect and I am sure you have sinned and i am sure you chose to do so even though you knew what you was doing was wrong. So please stop writing articles that profess hate and just let people be who they are. Instead write articles that inspire people to go out and help people who ask for guidance. Wait till someone asks instead of giving your opinions in order to satisfy your own agenda.
Edward, Im sorry you took such an angry view and blasted me personally. Re-read the article. I never once inferred that I hate homosexuals. In fact, I said that I am extremely sorry for them. And I do earnestly pray for them. But my article was simply to show that the Bible condemns the activity. One heterosexual man may desperately want his friend's wife. But he can't have her, not according to the Bible.
» left by edward from staten island (52 days 2 hours ago.)
Why do you feel bad for us? Again that comment is not really something that you should say about people. It is not a disorder to be gay since gay has been around since the begining of time. Its proven that Nature has gay animals in it, so when you hear that its against nature it actually really is not. Also my uncle is a preist and he beleives that alot of what is said in the bible is symbolic and also things written were changed through time going by what people beleive. ANd you say you dont hate gay people well the way you write sounds like someone who is hateful. "If a perverted sexual situation is deserving of a change in federal and state laws, tax monies for the perverted partner and health insurance as if they are as deserving as heterosexual married couples, where does that take us? ". Someone who feels bad for a group does not call them perverted . You also say this "perversion of natural sexuality and there has to exist a mental problem for one to be so oriented". Really so even though its proven that being gay is not a mental problem, you are going to use that as part of your argument. Its very sad that you are using your power of speech to speak about something that you do not know about. You are taking little snipets and words from the Bible to prove your point and I know in my heart that God is love and God will forgive thouse who want to be forgiven. He will not turn me or any other gay person away if he knows in their heart that they knew nothing else. Being gay is not something you decide its something that is in your heart and you cannot ask someone to not live their life happy and get married like everyone else in the world. And homosexual suicide attempts is because of people that cannot accept and love people for who they are instead they degrade them with words written or spoken. But if you think that what you wrote in this article says that you do not hate gay people I am sorry you would find very few people to agree with that.
Edward, I don't intend to argue with you. I don't hate you regardless of what you may think. You have the right to your opinion and so do I, You have the right to continue in your lifestyle. The only thing I'm trying to show you is that, regardless of how you look at this, those scriptures condemn the practice of homosexual activity. God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah for this very thing.
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