So I'm confused. Does vision change when the body changes? Will the world remain the same way as it did before, but now I can complain of my cramps.

I can't stand this stuff-and taking a rainbow as a symbol of this gay stuff is disgusting, I will not go down this path - or hang that flag either. It is wrong and out of character for our nation. It is just like the lie the pres, said about having a muslim history ---GOD I HOPE NOT! I WILL take the path less traveled and meet the FREEDON THINKERS THERE. This administration has lied from the GET-GO! LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER! :(

So if the LGBT community is only 3% of our entire population, and 267 out of 860,853 aggravated assaults are are committed against them, that comes out to approximately 1/3 of 1 percent of "all aggravated assaults on the FBI's most recent year of record" are directed at the LGBT community. While any hate crime against an innocent member of society is unacceptable, these statistics don't sound near as bad as all the fuss we routinely hear.

I'm no statistician, and I don't even play one on TV, so if I'm looking at this wrong please don't hesitate to correct me.

King David, If you have the chance take a look at Ann Coulter's new book Demonic. She explicates today's liberal/progressivism by way of Gustave Le Bon's The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind from 1895. A very insightful book.

"Despite all the rhetoric, here are the quick and accurate facts about homosexuals and their behavior. There is no "gay gene," no innate trait or brain distinction between heterosexuals and homosexuals. Homosexuality is not a "civil right" as identified anywhere in our Constitution or its amendments. Homosexuals experience substantially higher instances of mental illness. Homosexuals are, in fact, implicated far more often, per-capita, than heterosexuals in cases of child sexual abuse. The number of "hate crimes" directed at individuals because of homosexual proclivity is minuscule, totaling 267 among 860,853 aggravated assaults in the FBI's most recent year of record. Homosexual orientation can change, and efforts to correct homosexual pathology are not "harmful" to the individual."

Homosexuality simply comes down to "I will do what is right in my own eyes" which is often defended as 'but we're all sinners!' then we wonder why God won't bless us when we honor this above Him.

Flame me (pun intended!) all you like but before you state I don't know what I am saying, I do. Except sins in my own life or past, I'm ashamed of vice allowing my conduct to make me so callous that I try to tell God and all the rest of humanity that my sins are 'natural' and 'normal'.

Also, argue with me if you like but I've had a friend die of AIDS and many gay friends in my life. One asked my wife and I one time, knowing we are Christians, what we thought about his being gay. "We love you, but we don't think you can go on sinning and be pleasing to God." That friendship endured and he respected us for our honesty.

Stop trying to 'teach me' or 'train me' counter to God's laws and honoring gays above God and thinking it will turn out ok. I've had my own experiences, found the ONLY truth (God is always right) and I will never accept the New Age attempt to tell me otherwise.

Stop disobeying God and thinking it will all turn out OK for you... or your family ... or your society(advice even I try to remember every day)

This is from "The Onion", right? A joke?

How much longer will it take before these mindless democrats take before they see the harm this fraud is doing to america, spiritually , financially, and medically. he is followinfg his own agenda to destroy this country and doesnt give a damn obout congress or what america wants. And millions of apethetic american don't even care.

The headline and 1st paragraph could be right out of THE ONION. However, it's reality and so very sad, wrong, dumb, ect.

Is there a group for old, fed-up white guys?

Mark, I love your essays. However, would you please stop pasting a picture of BHO into every article you write. I know what he looks like, and I want to puke every time I see his hypocritical face. Of course, a picture is worth a thousand words, but his picture makes me nauseous.

To see the represented "gay" flag next to the american flag makes me want to vomit. I am not FOR gay pride or special rights or anything of the like. I keep hoping that they will breed out. It is un-natural and those that exhibit in public should be flogged. As far as the military goes, I predict that more homosexuals will come home in body bags than ever before if allowed to serve openly gay. Real men don't stand for it, nor do real women. If you want to be gay then do it behind closed doors where it should be. Don't ask for special rights that are given to straight couples and stop with your pittiful whinning about how poorly you are treated. YOU ARE a FREAK of nature and I will NOT support you.

I am a Republican and I believe to each their own choosing. I am not going to put someone down because the are Hispanic, Black, Gay etc. However, I don't want it thrown in my face that I have to accept someone because of these things either. I judge whether or not I accept someone as a friend based on them as a person, not their gender identity, skin color, religious background, etc. If you want to help out the persecuted, try doing something for the American Indian.

Mark - excellent piece. I have seen this movie before. About a year ago, I got into a debate with some pregressive associates about this very topic. I explained clearly that homosexuality is unnatural as it does nothing to propagate the species. Therefore, it is the very definition of unnatural.

Fast forward one year....the three associates I debated have not spoken a single word to me and act as if I'm a bigot. It's been a WONDERFUL year!

Re: Gender Confusion Month...You mean that after this month is over, there will be no more confusion about who is gay and who is not? I am straight and I have never been confused. I see nothing wrong with Civil Unions since we have had them for years, but same sex marriage? Get real, when God said "Go forth and multiply," He didn't consider adoption. When I stand before the judgement seat, I know I will have a clear conscience and will not be damned for eternity. So, dance on Mr. President down at "Fags Follies!"

Your "Gender Identity" article contains a telling passage:

"Though pre-marital and adulterous heterosexual affairs numerically constitute the most significant departure from the Biblical family model, homosexuality is the more destructive course."

I'd be interested to know the scriptural support for this claim. I think it's simply because it's easier to target an unpopular group then face the reality that pre-marital sex is the rule, not the exception in today's society. And you'd like to keep up your devil's bargain with the archetypical macho male who is as proud of his fornication as he is disgusted by homosexuality - because it's unmanly, not because it's un-Christian.

Now the sadistic bullying of gays in schools (and and the even more common bullying of people wrongly accused of being gay, which is anyone unpopular)is pretty un-Christian, but I'm sure you couldn't care less.

As a libertarian minded conservative I've enjoyed Patriot Post in the past, mostly for its quotes from the Founders. Too bad so many conservatives see an exception in the doctrine of liberty when it comes to trying to enforce their religious beliefs.

After reading this does anybody wonder why our government is failing? His priorities are not

the nation's priorities and his results vividly

show that.

John Tyreman

When do we get to fly the flag for Heterosexual Month or White Pride Month?

I am so sick of being force fed these stupid, ridiculous non-causes by the liberals. When are we going to say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" Why do we put up with this? Why are we not as vocal on our position as they are? The left is completely off their rocker; they are so blinded by hatred and envy. Why are they such haters of all that is good, kind, and normal?

I can't take anymore! I think I am going to scream!

I cannot express the thoughts and words that come to mind when I saw the photo of the rainbow flag flying below the Red,White & Blue. They won't fly the POW flag but that symbol of immorality can. I guess only in a FREE America.

The jury is still out on the notion of physiological or neurological differences between homosexuals and heterosexuals. I'm aware of no evidence indicating a genetic cause, but some lines of evidence are giving weight to it being congenital. (Being "born that way" is not the same as it being genetic.)

One example: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080617151845.htm

Of course, none of this changes the notion that individuals have rights, and groups don't. Homosexuals should have exactly the same rights as all other people; no less and, certainly, no more.

Mark’s Essay on Gender Confusion was not only correct in every detail but it was a brave and heroic statement to make. The left is so filled with hate and so quick to spin that they seldom look at the facts. Truth has little to do with their agenda and honest debate is not in their vocabulary. Mark has taken a lightning rod issue and simply presented the fair, honest facts. Certainly doing so will subject him to viscous attacks from the frothing jaws of the liberals. Good work Mark. Stand strong brother.

If my bank flew the flag representing sodomy-I would take my business out of that bank in a heartbeat!

I encourage all others to do the same!

Gay supporters-never mind throwing out invectives- no other sexual acts get so much publicity and parades and support from even the president (no capital "P")

Would it be possible to leave the photographs of Obama off of Alexander's Essays page? I truly enjoy the Essays, but I almost puke when I scroll down and am suddenly confronted with his disgusting mug. I actually had to scroll past that section of the Essay today before I could look at the screen

Semper Fi,

Clarence De Barrows

I never comment because as a general rule, the Patriot Post hits the nail on the head every time. But today is a different story. Yes I don't agree that flying the GLBT Flag is appropriate. But I do not think we need to bash a community within our country as I believe this article to do. Yes their agenda should not be so prevalent amongst all the angst that is taking place, but they are things that must be address. The Manning situation could have happened with any sexual orientation...hetero or homo sexual. It is coincidental and has no real implementation on the poor decision he made. If the Post continues to carry out a negative agenda against the GLBT, my support will be gone.

Jon W- I agree 110 %- We are both on the same page about the "sodomy " agenda!

Thank you for your article on Obama and gay rights.He and his left wing followers would gladly destroy the fabric of America which is a marriage between a man and a woman as it is in the bible. I have followed every President since Truman and always thought Carter was the worst until Obama came along. Our nation will pay a heavy price because of him.

Mark,

You state in your quick facts about homosexuality that there is no "gay gene," no innate trait or brain distinction between heterosexuals and homosexuals. I would disagree. Homosexuality is a behavior. All behaviors (even the learned ones) have a genetic basis to them. Does this mean there aren't some folks out there who are just "experimenting"? Absolutely not! But I believe true homosexuality is genetically "pre-programmed".

In my opinion, homosexuality is a behavior that has existed in the animal kingdom for millennia. When it occurs, I think it is because of an abnormality in the genetic "programming”.

The reason I think we see homosexuals making up 3% of the human population is because, at least in the past, homosexuals stayed "in the closet". To be accepted in society, homosexuals sometimes married, had children, and thus passed on their behavior traits, perhaps not resurfacing for many generations.

In the animal kingdom, if a homosexual male lion tried to mount a heterosexual male line, the likely outcome would be one dead homosexual male lion. If two homosexual male lions were able to "hook up", they obviously would not be successful procreating and passing on their genes. As "social acceptability" seems to be a human trait, more or less, it's highly unlikely that a homosexual male lion is going to go mate with a female lion just to "fit in".

What month was this idiot born in.....let him make confusion month then. June used to be the month everyone wanted to marry in and having been born in June I know I'm not the least bit confused....

I personally could care less who you decide to have sex with in the privacy of your own home. I have nothing against gay people...whatever floats your boat. BUT, when this type of behavior is brought into POLITICS OR RUNNING A COUNTRY, I have a little problem. Does this mean that straight people should have a flag, also? I grew up in SF, so I'm very used to "diversity", but it does get old. When gays or whatever else you want to throw in the mix begin running a country and dictating what children learn, I have a problem. If I was gay, which I'm not, I'd still be CONSERVATIVE...what does that say?

I am very disappointed that this is happening in our government and our time. The "gay agenda" is just another sign that we are slowly being pushed to collapse from within. A great article concerning homosexuality. I would also recommend this site http://www.couragerc.net/ ... Founded by Fr. John F. Harvey. Many have gone through this program and it has proven that this disorder can be over turned.

It's interesting how Gay Pride Day became Gay Pride Week and then, month. I think the reason has as much to do with the prurient interest of the heterosexual community as it does with efforts from the miniscule 3%... I mean, isn't that obvious? Gary Pride is to us what a visit to Bedlam was for Elizabethan upper-crust Londoners.

Regarding education: Israel took a Soviet style approach to child rearing, rearing children collectively in their kibbutzim (collective farms). At first these provided Israelis security in groups against hostile Arab neighbors but as the years went by, people with vigor got tired of doing all the work for their equal share. Thus was born the farming for profit Moshavim.

This has proved a fantastic success (though to be sure, the Kibbutz also achieved its purpose) and Israel is now a free enterprise country. Interestingly enough, the Kibbutz produced the fierce fighters of 1967 and 1973 while the more individualistic model has produced the semi-suicidal "Peace Now" "nionists," thus proving Stalin and Lenin right on that score. Think Bill Ayers. Why did he go from bombs to education?

BTW Some commenters above are wrong about there being no homosexual animals. I myself saw such a thing one day while out carrying letters for the Post Office. I found it horrifying and a motorist had great fun at my discomfort.

Mr. Alexander,

Please consider using my blog "THE TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY" in your ongoing efforts to educate the American people about the homosexual agenda. Thank you.

Author,

William D. Simpson

http://wsimpson.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/the-truth-about-homosexuality/

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, allowing two people of the same sex to adopt, or have children placed in their care by agencies of the Gov. should be considered CHILD NEGLECT.! Or possibly child abuse. Because no two females can properly rear a boy child to adulthood.! Likewise, no two males can SAFELY rear a girl child to adulthood.! They simply CANNOT mentor because they HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED those things that girls NEED TO KNOW in order to function safely and properly. A single mother or dad is bad enough, even though in most cases he or she is the child's biological parent. A child NEEDS the input from a MOTHER and FATHER to become responsible adults.

Mr. Alexander: With all due respect, as a gay Republican I am offended by your remarks. First of all, EVERY family has a homosexual somewhere, even if they are living in the closet. Every peer reviewed research study has concluded that sexual identity/ attraction occurs at about age 4 or 5; this identity remains for a lifetime.

That said, gays/lesbians do NOT enjoy equal rights in the United States. Unfortunately, I am a perfect example of this unequal situation; I was obliged to move to Spain four years ago because the Defense of Marriage Act (1996) provides that sponsorship of a foreign spouse is available ONLY to heterosexual couples. Being unaware of this restriction, I was shocked and mortified that I was prohibited from sponsoring my Spanish partner for a green card (at that time, we had been together for six years in a 100% monogamous relationship; we now have been together for ten years!

I dislike Obama; to me, under his faulty leadership, the USA has sunk to new lows in international prestige. That said, though he has done NOTHING to ensure gay/lesbians enjoy the same rights as heterosexuals, he has at least broached the topic; no other President has even spoken of the unequal rights situation.

Eventually, the Defense of Marriage Act will be declared unconstitutional, which it clearly is. Given your respect for the Constitution, I am disheartened that you have not written about the defect in DOMA, but rather have rung the bell to alert the fringe bigot population that gay marriage might become reality (as it clearly must be if America is to have equal rights as guaranteed by the Constitution).

For the record, countries that have adopted gay marriage have not fallen apart (e.g., Canada, Spain, Netherlands, etc). In each of these countries, traditional marriage still goes on, babies are born, historical traditions continue. I completely understand that a minority of the population still becomes apoplectic at the thought of gays getting married, but quite frankly, if two guys that live down the street are in love with each other and want to go to the County Courthouse to sign marriage papers, it does NOTHING to hurt anyone else: it will not make the next door neighbors get a divorce, it will not make more people become homosexuals, it does NOTHING to harm society - to the contrary, it makes society better by making society equal.

I don't expect to receive a response or mention of my position, but it clearly needs to be said. The May 9, 2011 Gallup Poll revealed 53% of Americans now support gay marriage; among those age 20-30, it is 70%. Clearly gay marriage is right around the corner; no longer will evangelicals/Mormons be able to vote on whether or not people like Tomas and me have equal rights as they did with the illegal Proposition 8.

Aaron Ashcraft

Barcelona, Spain

I have nothing against gays, and I certainly don't want them to hold anything against me. They may engage in civil unions, but when they usurp the sacrament of marriage for a secular and political advantage, they trample natural law. When they indoctrinate grade school children, they trample parental rights. When a tiny minority infringes on my rights, or their activists bully my peace and pursuit of happiness with legal, physical, or treasonous threats, I take umbrage. While the leftists in the judiciary, media, and congress kowtow to the agendas of both the homosexuals and islam, the hypocrisy of progressivism and multiculturalism is self-evident.

I have mixed reactions to this essay. I agree that Obama and the federal government should not selectively recognize and advance the cause of homosexuals. Likewise, there should be no federal recognition of black history month or the national day of prayer. Of course, recognizing military spouses and Memorial Day is appropriate. I also agree that schools are not the place to teach about homosexuality, other than basic principles of mutual respect for one's classmates. Counting words of Obama proclamations is petty.

I don't like any group forcing their agendas on anyone else. However, such animosity toward this group of fellow Americans is repugnant. Whether you or I agree with or share their views, or not, homosexuals do deserve to be safe and treated fairly without fear of discrimination or worse.

The solution to the gay marriage debate is very simple - get the government out of the marriage business. My government employees have no legitimate authority to decide who I can and cannot marry. Since marriage is such an important part of American culture, why let the government meddle and screw things up, like they tend to do whenever they socially engineer. Leave it to individuals to enter into legal contracts of marriage. Outside of government influence, marrying couples, straight or gay, would be free to engage in any formal ceremony they see fit, such as a church wedding, or a beautiful ceremony on a beach.

At a recent Heritage Foundation speech, my congressman down here in South Florida (FL 22)Allen West--a black, conservative, highly decorated veteran offered one of the best explanations of why the military should resist the gays in the military experiment:

“Let me put it very simple, the United States’ military exists to win the nation’s wars. When you join the military, it takes individual behavior and conforms it the military. Now, if we start to have a perspective and belief in this nation that the military conforms to individual behavior, then we have lost the understanding of what it means to be in the United States military. The rules are very clear in the United States military. If you don’t want to abide by the rules of the United States military, then don’t join."

Obama,mother/father not marrier this makes him a bastard, he claims to be black, mother white father black he is a mulatto [he filed a census form race black ?? just to get the African [afroamerican vote]

"Obama's response? He has had scant to say about Manning's treason, and just months after Manning's arrest, and before Democrat congressional ranks were decimated by incoming Republicans from the midterm election, Obama had Democrats in Congress push through "Do Ask, Do Tell" legislation, which ended any proscription against homosexuals in the military."

HEY! WAKE UP!!! The legislation has NOT YET ended DADT. The military has not implemented the repeal until all military have been "indoctrinated." And UCMJ has NOT YET changed! Someone get Congress to PROHIBIT a change to UCMJ and we go back to pre-Clintonian military policy!!!!!!!

WAKE UP AND DO SOMETHING!!! HELP ME KNOW WHERE TO START!

So much absolutely and irrefutably wrong with this dangerous course of action I can hardly select how to respond. But I will limit to one aspect: national defense.

I volunteered during Viet Nam, and learned the privilege, honor and earned pride of real service to our country (thank you, JFK!). But I also experienced the Army lower standards for females to allow enough to be promoted to meet quota expectations of politicians. I also experienced Army discrimination to meet political quota expectations of minority members. Fed up with political and cultural experimentation being the higher priority than defense of our Constitution - I retired!

I can't imagine the culture in Army today - greatly heightened ops tempo, increased (duration and frequency) deployments and family separation, increased risk of serious injury or death, vastly increased pressure on chaplains and family counselors, serious budget reductions, and now...: discriminate against integrity, smile and make your homo buddies and leaders happy? What will the "CPL Klinger's" do now!?

The honorable will salute and obey as long as they can tolerate such abomination. But combat has the ability to immediately clear ones head of foolish notions and vastly simplifies ones priorities. When survival is in jeopardy, there's no room for doubt. Soldiers struggle to knowingly enter combat following leaders with honor and integrity. But honor and sodomy are mutually exclusive.

It may take a few years for us to recognize it (especially with the main stream media supporting the GLBT agenda), but this spells D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R on a national scale. Any who think this will not adversely impact military readiness and national defense must have the brains of the ostrich, and have their head stuck in the sand (or somewhere else) at the same time!

Alas, the practice of increasingly open and bold perversions was a significant feature in the fall of the Roman Empire. These USA look determined to follow, and collapse in much less time.

RE: Shawn in NC: Read your last post. You are so dead on. The problem with both of us is we both insist on covering all the bases. You are right, Nancy, I found that scary yet funny. Please forgive my thin skin and over reaction.

Bare with me. I taught seminary as you all know. During off season I filled in at various churches. My take is different and it's a personal struggle. I counseled a member of clergy who fought these urges for years. It finally drove him to suicide. I felt I failed him for the signs were there. I guess I couldn't get pass why didn't God do something about it? A friend of mind worked in a deliverance ministry. they did the fasting, praying, even aversion therapy. to this date they have a zero conversion rate of a real deliverance.

I concur, believe what you want to believe, but to force someone to perform something that is against there core principles is dead wrong.

Mike states the gay gene. "There is evidence," but no empirical proof. Some behavior is passed on some is learned, some is a combination of the two. This also extends to the animal kingdom so to state, this is a fact, no it isn't.

To say gays have a official recognized day, month, whatever, this is favoritism.

Aaron is correct with his analysis of support for gay marriage. The question is, as a nation, spiritually and morally, where are we on a sliding scale. I know many deeply spiritual gays, yet another problem which is not up to us to comment on but it is God's.

Bravo! Mr. Ashcraft. Your defense of homosexuality has reduced the issue to what it never was; an argument over language. Once you convince enough people to treat a difference-in-kind as a mere difference-in-degree, the deconstruction of marriage as marriage has begun.

I don't care if it's hereditary or environmental. It don't matter. It's wrong!!! It's wrong biologically and its wrong theologiclly and it's wrong socialogically. By every measure of wrongness used by hunanity for the last 10,000 years, it's wrong!!! And that's a fact!!!

I really struggle with this total lack of respect for my nation's historical roots. I feel like my wonderful country has been hijacked by ignorance and stripped of values in the name of tolerance. True tolerance allows us to treat people without hatred while following our moral compass. This new brand of tolerance fuels censorship and hatred toward any who bother to carry a moral compass at all. Can we say that anything is contrary to God's standards? Can we say there is a God who has standards? Can there be any moral value expressed at all? Give my country back and go start your own.

I feel the biggest problem is the way this war is being raged. Marriage is a religious term that has been substituted to cover all civil unions. A marriage is a religious civil union (why do you think a JP service is called a civil ceremony). If the gay community only wanted civil unions or access to their partner in the hospital, they could probably easily get it. But since their goal is to use the term marriage for their partnership, they are trying to destroy the family and all it means. I say they can't change the definition of marriage any more than they can change the definition of a priest. If the tactics were changed I think the battle would be over quickly.

The language used in the debate tends to frame the debate. I submit that using the term "gay" is partial surrender to the homosexual lobby. No longer does the Christmas carol verse, "Now we don our gay apparel" have the innocent meaning it once had. You can't be "gay" (happy) anymore. Surely there are better terms: Faggot? Queer? While "fag" may be used in the U.K. to mean cigarette, that's not a bad thing. Cigarettes are disgusting. Fags are disgusting. "Smoking a fag" has more than the obvious meanings.

When one finds queers disgusting, the queers cast that as "homo-phobia" - fear of queers. But are you afraid? If not, we need a different term. It's not fear of queers... it's pure disgust. Perhaps Fudge Packer Putesco. or Faggot Tedium. HomoPlumbeus. Faggot Aegretudo Egretudo. Okay, none of those are catchy enough - but surely someone can come up with a better term that one provided by the faggots to imply we are "afraid" of them?

Properly framing the debate is half the battle - a battle we have been simply handing to the queers.

I remain convinced that President Obama is pushing LGBT rights as a distraction from the real problems facing this country. Conservative fretting over this issue does nothing but take energy away from the economic and military issues that should be of concern to all citizens. It also splinters people away who might otherwise embrace conservative thinking.

Judging from the responses here, it seems the LGBT strategy is working.

Obama undoutedly has a soft spot for people who deserve more than equal protection from discrimination than an American who does not stick his WEINER into orifices where it doesn't belong. It appears to be well known in the Chicago Gay Community that Obama likes to participate in multi-sexual activities. His primary childhood mentor, Frank Davis, was a Communist, homosexual pedophile. Can't you just picture Obama observing Davis licking a double scoop (chocolate and vanilla, of course) and wishing he could get off work at B&R early? Ever since arriving on the Chicago "scene", Obama attended Trinity church where the most distinguished Rev. Jeremiah Wright presides over the DLC, "Down Low Club", whose membership is comprised of closet bi-sexuals, including our unesteemed President. Obama also held membership in Man's Country, a private gay mens' club, where he and "Ballerina" Emmanuel conjured up their subversive activities while sodomizing. And some say Obama can't multi-task! Curiously three gay members of Trinity were murdered or died mysteriously in 2007. Obama has been "romantically" linked to Donald Young, the openly gay Trinity choir director who was murdered mob-style. "My Reggie" Love, Obama's personal trainer who travels with him constantly, is likely to catch aflame at any moment ignited by Michelle's jealosy. Arne, Barney, Carney, and Elena et al are reasons enough to nullify Obama's election. This perverse mind has taken America to the depths of obsenity and immorality. Washington is a queer place that needs disinfecting.

This article: the picture of the gay pride flag being flown on the same flagpole as the US Flag, the picture of President Obama, the designation of the month of June-------this has to be a joke, it can not possibly be real? Charles Thie, prior service LtCol 506 EMEDS, Forward Operating Base Warrior, Iraq, 2003/2007

The President has made every effort to make America look rediculous to the rest of the world. Now he and the left choose the American traditional wedding month of June, and the month we honor fathers,to mock. Americans have made it clear that homosexuals and their ilk are not to be revered. Americans do not see them as a normal part of society, but rather the opposite. The tital of "GAY" is an oxymoran, because they are anything but gay. They are a small sect of petulant rabble rousers, and can adopt the rainbow that belongs to the world as their little logo, and can call themselves gay, or any other happy name they choose, but the name fool no one. Shame on this government for flying a flag and taking June to honor them. They look like a ship of fools, flying a flag that only they honor.

Open note to the Richmond Fed: I would like to challenge the "bank's commitment to diversity and inclusion." As the Capital City of the Confederacy, I would challenge the Richmond Fed to please fly the Bars and Stars under Old Glory as a sign that you "strongly support a diverse and inclusive culture" and honor those who gallantly fought for the Confederacy against the encroachment by the Federal Government on the Rights of Virginians and of the Several States. It would be a "an example of [your] commitment to the values of acceptance and inclusion". I would assume your failure to do so would be a sign of intolerance and hate. After all, you do occasionally fly the State Flag of Virginia, with the state motto "Sic Semper Tyrannis", do you not?

I agree with most of what you very bravely wrote in your article. I felt a mix of outrage, sadness and disgust at seeing the photo of the flag that has become associated with gayness these days flying under the US flag (working its way up, no doubt). Yes, I do think it is blatant, stinkin' "favoritism", and furthermore,I've heard there are many very wealthy gays promoting the gay agenda. Maybe we should follow the money.?

By the way, the original rainbow is a sign of God's promise after the Noah's ark days.

I thought many comments were excellent, and if our military is forced to accept open gayness, it is not going to be good for our country!!! Maj USA Ret. said it well!!

I know that God loves every person and desires to have relationship with each and every one of us, yet in Genesis, He destroyed Sodom and Gommorah because it was overrun by homosexual sin, so I think this is some indication of His point of view. I care what God thinks, and believe there are a huge number of Americans who still think God's views to be bottom line important!!!

Thanks for letting me air my views.

So this is what we get when we elect a gender confused individual as President. This surely needs to be corrected in 2012

Well I have mixed feelings over this. I am a conservative, but I do believe in equal rights for all. Having it shoved down our throats is another matter entirely. I have many gay friends and their life choices do not bother me. I think civil unions are acceptable as it could entitle them to the same rights we all enjoy - visitation rights (when ill), joint property rights, taxation as a couple rights, etc...

I also teach martial arts to children and one experience in particular has taught me a lot about this gender orientation issue. This one child was adopted by the most saintly christian family you could imagine (along with a few others). From the age of two this boy would say "I'm a girl" and want to play with dolls, wear pink, yada-yada. This was very difficult for this family and one of the reasons they brought their children to me was to help them deal with this straining issue. She told me that she prayed and prayed for a little girl (as they have all boys) and that god has some sense of humor sending her this child... By the age of seven, they finally gave in and let this little boy be a girl. They let him grow his hair out long, registered him in a new school under a modified feminine version of his name, etc... Now at the age of nine, you could not tell looking at this child that it is not a girl. They recently took "her" to a brain specialist (mainly for learning disability issues) and this is the most renowned brain doctor in the country. He told them that reading the brain waves, etc... that this was the MOST female brain he had ever seen. There apparently are differences in the male vs. female brain (no need to go further on this, sic). I will say that when the "change" occurred, from boy to girl, the kids in my martial arts school did not have a single issue with it. Life went on as usual (a little to my surprise). It was the other children's parents that had a little getting used to - nothing big, but there was a little reaction here and there. To make a long story short, I am not convinced that these LBGT folks are not born that way. Every gay friend I have has told me that they were gay as far back as they can remember.

I thought I'd share this story as it has impacted my views on the subject.

Great artical,

For more infromation and reference on the topic please read Family a proclamation to the world. It is an inspiring document full of depth in every sentence.

http://www.lightplanet.com/family/family_proclamation.html

Re: President Obama's words on LBGT week:

A man will speak a thousand words on that which he truly supports and a few hundred on that to which he is only giving "mouth service".

Mr President I have no confusion with my gender identification. You being the pandering-in-chief among other titles, do you have an identity problem? I shudder to think being former military what's in store for our military, will the gays have their own identity with a rainbow colored ribbon or a special badge to go along with their gender identity. Since I am a Christian, the truth will set me free.

Next they'll make July serial killer month. Why not, they already have a day for Christopher Columbus who comitted the first holocaust right here in the Americas. By all means let us always honor those who break down and destroy all that is righteuos. Who needs family values anyhow. This country is going to *@ll in a handbasket and the politicians keep lowering the rope. Obama is the precursor of the anti-christ.

Mr. Alexander:

In response to my comment you said "For the record, there is no Constitutional basis to assert homosexuality deserves protection as a civil right."

If you read my comment one more time, you will find I am NOT asking for protection as a civil right. I am only asking that gays have EQUAL civil rights as GUARANTEED by the US Constitution, to wit:

As noted in my earlier comment, US Immigration flatly refused my proposal to sponsor my partner of 6 years for immigration. If Tomas was a woman, he would have IMMEDIATELY qualified for a green card-NO QUESTIONS ASKED (other than being in good health, no police record, etc). For you to suggest that couples like us are asking for special rights is intellectually dishonest. As you know, I have been a long time supporter of the Patriot Post, but I am deeply disappointed in what appears to be a completely dishonest assertion.

In addition to immigration sponsorship being available only to Americans with an opposite sex foreign spouse, DOMA has some other interesting and unconstitutional paragraphs:

1. Married Gay Federal employees (e.g., U.S. State Department) that are transferred to a new location are not provided with transfer assistance for their gay spouse. This assistance is available only if the spouse is of the opposite sex.

2. Married gay Federal employees are expressly prohibited from receiving coverage under Federal employee group health insurance. This coverage is available ONLY to traditional m-f couples.

3. DOMA prohibits the Federal government from recognizing any but m-f marriages; as a consequence, even in the private sector, gay couples must pay income tax for family health insurance coverage; traditional married couples pay no tax for this coverage.

Because DOMA prohibits Federal recognition of gay marriage, IRS treats gay couples as if they are complete strangers (as if they are sharing a crowded space on a subway), even if they have been together for 50 years. As a consequence, gay couples sometimes pay HUGE tax penalties, do not qualify for deceased spousal Social Security benefits.

Our CA friends Ernie and Fred were together for almost 50 years; Ernie died of cancer last summer, leaving all his assets to Fred, including ownership of their family home purchased together some 30 years ago. Faced with a huge federal tax bill, 85 year old Fred had to sell the family home to pay the inheritance tax on Ernie's estate. Had Ernie been Irene, Fred would have inherited all her assets tax free.

The USA is very clearly NOT the land of liberty and justice for all. Clearly DOMA is unconstitutional because it very specifically requires Federal laws to discriminate against gay couples. There are more than 1100 federal & state rights given to married couples in the USA. These 1100 rights will never be available until gay marriage becomes law and is recognized by state and Federal agencies.

The USA is far behind ten other countries who provide equal rights for everyone.

One final point. Your estimate of 0.3% of the population being homosexual is very plainly incorrect. In the November 2006 issue of the "Scientific American Mind," a peer reviewed journal, Dr. Robert Epstein (Harvard University) reviewed his statistical study of more than 18,000 respondents, and found that between 3% and 7% of the study participants from 40 countries identified themselves as either predominately or exclusively homosexual. You can see for yourself the study at

http://drrobertepstein.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=48

Really and truely, they are going to have a month for it now? The Military has already started the crap of socially engineering service members minds to think this kind of stuff is ok, and then this, how much more do we as Americans have to take from this administaation before we say enough? Wake up America they are cutting service members pay and benifits as Congress gets yet another raise and then we have to bow down to the all mighty Rainbow flag!! Really?

"One nation, under god with liberty and justice for ALL". "Life, LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS".

What part of these don't you understand, Mr Alexander? A True conservative doesn't believe in meddling in other's PURSUIT of happiness or his Liberty.

Christian fanatics do, however, apparently. It's really the same with abortion-- Where do you get off wanting to tell anybody what they can do with their body or their life? What gives you that right? Ted Kennedy and that bunch, (and Obama),have always thought they were smarter than us "Joe's", too, and that we needed them to make all our decisions for us. (Nanny state). FISCAL CONSERVATISM IS WHAT WE NEED, THIS STUFF JUST DETRACTS AND MAKES US LOOK STUPID. Notice how the Tea Party focuses on fiscal and not this kind of stuff?? It's because it's not something the Federal Govt should be involved in at all, and it's such a minor thing compared to the fiscal insanity that is killing our country. Any time now Ted Haggard will turn around and ruin your arguments--

Anybody really believe he has "reprogrammed? You either look at girls and go mmmmm-mmmm!, or you don't, it's not a choice.

Bravo, Craig, Bravo.

The Constitution and Bill of Rights do NOT say "One nation, under God with liberty and justice for all heterosexuals."

That's what this is about!

Please? Get dressed look down. Confusion solved. God made two genders male and female. The confusion is not with gender but mental issues, emotional issues, etc. Hope you all get help.

Believe that it 'isn't a choice' until your dying day, but don't make me listen to it... somewhere along the way, we've lost that I have the freedom to believe some things are pure, some things aren't pure. It is a slippery slope to everything impure is 'not a choice'. If you think others of us sin and don't ask "What is wrong with me, Lord?" you're incorrect, do don't make this about someone trying to be holier than thou...

It is a higher freedom for me (and the 'majority') to believe certain things are bad... some evil even. If someone is an addict, they may want a society that doesn't try to permeate every aspect of their lives with the substance. The gay agenda has long since gone from 'accept us as equals' to 'we're going to permeate your every day ... and have you celebrate with us a month as well!" /roll out the stories of heroic gay deeds. Do we tell our children all things are good and natural then wonder why our society is a freaking mess?

"One nation, under God ..." does have God in the sentence though. Stop telling me I have to believe in your sexuality as my God, instead of a true and holy God. Nice usual attempt to twist an idea to best fit your agenda though.

Respond as you will, I love even my gay friends, but staunchly believe they're making a moral choice, not a genetically pre-destined choice.

ignore the overtyped / extra word useage above - thanks )

Michael Singer and the Allen West quotation. “The rules are very clear in the United States military. If you don’t want to abide by the rules of the United States military, then don’t join."

Couldn’t be much simpler than that. But now our vaunted civilian leadership has unfairly and stupidly changed the rules of the game. Gates in answering a Marines’s question said they wouldn’t be allowed to opt out of their enlistment because of the DADT change. WRONG ! The individual in good faith entered into a contract with the government under the regulations existing when he enlisted. In making a major change in that, the government is wrongly breaking it’s side of the contract.

The rainbow is a blasphemous symbol for the gays to choose to honor their sinful lifestyles. The symbol of the Rainbow is already taken--by God. Ironically, the symbol of the rainbow means that He won't destroy the evil inhabitants of the earth by water again. Next time He will use fire.

The Bible plainly tells us in Gen 6:5 When God saw that (sexual) wickedness of man was great on the earth, God caused a great flood to kill all of the evil and sinful people except for Noah and his family.

After the Great Flood, God (Gen. 9:13-17) God set a rainbow in the clouds, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between God and the earth.

Christians should demand that the 3% gay community choose another symbol.

The military exists to defend the Nation. The pop psy. and compassionate arguments can be discussed at interminable length, but putting such social engineering experiments into practice is destroying our Armed Forces. PLEASE read the MAJ USA Ret comment with the stark realization it’s not from some Pentagon desk jockey or White House whiz kid, but from one who has combat, leadership experience.

Obama -- enabler-in-chief

With BO proclaiming June to be the month of LBGT, we may expect BO to come out in support of Weiner. Why not? With all of those other deviants listed, BO can add pedophiles, exhibtionists, stalkers, rapists; the list goes on.

BTW, PLEASE stop putting BO's face on your letters. It is nearly impossible for me to finish with his face is smirking at me. I end up talking to his image, and not in an edifying manner!

Let God sort them out. His judgment is final and only his to make. I will not celebrate sin.

Case brought by defenders of "Gender Equality" against the editor are pathetic and weak. Listen ... your rights under the Constitution are already protected and equal to all other citizens. Your complaints, with all due disrespect, are blatantly specious and without standing whatsoever. In fact, it is arguable they are egregious.

Affiate, further sayeth not.

Maj Stu; Exactly! Well defined and well said. My first encounter with a homosexual was in a

"fighting hole" in Korea. He was, of course, rebuffed. Not reported. Never trusted again! That is the operative injunction toward homosexuals in the military. Trust. Without it, the unit cohesion is shattered. Commands are questioned, delays become deadly. Then the appearance of " favoritism." It will happen, again. It has happened before. Trust! The most important emotion between follower and leader. Without Trust, there is no cohesion. Which is vital to battle success. This act, if it becomes an act, will decimate the military. Is this, perhaps, the purpose of this golf nut we have somehow seated in the People's House? Semper FI !

The citizens of this country need to keep sending their children to the government run public (indoctrination centers) schools and universities. Public schools are no longer in the teaching business--they are places for our children to be prepped for further indoctrination in colleges & universities, so they will follow everything the government gives them. They will learn that HOMOsexuality and all this other crap is OK, etc, etc, etc.

Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, just visited tornado ravaged Joplin, MO.

Why?

There you are right on target, I agree and know these things to be true, and then you screw it up in the last paragraphs and fall right into the liberal trap that they set for you and that you cannot resist. I do not believe that your "facts" on homosexuals are true, but they have nothing to do with the point! Government does not belong in ANY discussion of sexuality. Conservatism is about freedom, about less government intrusion into our lives, about the freedom to choose. By preaching against gays, you contradict conservative principles and allow the debate to sink into a sermon on homosexuality. The point is that homosexuals, in the liberal mission, are only pawns. Every conversation along these lines degenerates into a sermon against homosexuality and the point, and the real argument, is lost. Open homosexuality is a threat to our military for many reasons, having nothing to do with whether or not gays are born that way. Obama is not for gay marriage, he couldn't care less, he is about control, and as long as you degenerate a paper regarding freedom into a sermon against homosexuality, he will have it.

@ Craig Price

Since when is a fetus part of your body? A fetus is a unique and seperate life form, relying upon the woman for nutrition and protection as it grows from a single cell into a baby.

Aborting a fetus is quite simply the killing another life, or for some people, the equivilant of eliminating an inconvenient parasite, like a tape worm (which is also a seperate life form inside your body...not part of your body...albeit, it won't grow to become a human).

I'm all for being allowed to do what you want with your own body (as long as you don't come crying to me to cover your medical expenses when you screw your body up) and I'm all for reproductive choice.

However, reproduction ends at the instant when sperm and egg merge their respective halves of DNA and a unique, single celled, human life is created which, if left unmolested, will grow to become a person just like you and me...perhaps even a gay person.

Stoking the fires of hate, I see. "Gee, why is the SPLC labeling my organization a hate group? Why am I being called a bigot? I'm just so confused..."

USN,E8 Ret. Read the comment with interest and of course, agreement. Strongly suspect that in the Korea combat encounter “rebuffed” is a classic understatement. I served with a mustang officer who as a smart-mouthed gunners mate striker got crosswise with the division chief. As a result he showed up at morning quarters somewhat the worse for wear. When questioned by the division officer as to what happened, the reply was, “I fell down a ladder, sir”.

@Jon W

Your an ignorant human being, nothing you listed was fact, it was all a lie.

@ Mr. Ashcroft (or should I say “Mrs.” Ashcroft, as I'm not sure if it’s you or your Spanish partner that "wears the pants" in the relationship.)

The many things that you point out in your posts, things which you feel are rights which you and your partner are being denied because of your sexual preferences, are not rights at all. They are merely benefits conferred by the government upon heterosexual couples. There's nothing in the Constitution that confers these benefits as a right to them, any more than they would be rights for you and your partner. No one has taken away your right to life. No one has taken away your individual liberty. No one has said you can’t pursue happiness (and no one guaranteed that they would provide you with happiness either). You still have the right to free speech, to not incriminate yourself in court, etc., etc. We all still have those rights whether you are gay or straight, black or white, Christian or atheist, married or single.

The government has established these benefits to encourage what has for millennia been considered behavior that promotes a better society. Doing so obviously discriminates against other groups, such as single people and couples who may be living together, but who have not made the commitment to marry. Why should I, as a single person, have to pay a higher tax rate just because I’m not married? Isn’t that an injustice? I would argue that it is not. As a single person I am willing to accept the cost of a higher tax rate because I feel that helping a married couple be successful will ultimately result in a lower, overall cost for society.

Unfortunately, for the past five decades, the institution of marriage has been under assault. It has been beaten down, twisted, and misconstrued to the point that it is now considered the “evil” form of relationship. We are being forced to accept as “normal” what is and always will be biologically abnormal and what has traditionally been socially abnormal.

I find it ironic that homosexuality has been with us since the beginning of man, and it will be with us until the end of time, yet, somehow, marriage between a man and a woman has dominated our society for the last 10,000 years. It has only been recently, or about the last 7 minutes if you were to put 10,000 years on a 24 hour clock, that “marriage” between two people of the same sex is considered equivalent to traditional marriage, and that it too deserves all the “rights” (or more accurately, benefits) that befall a married couple. If you really want to push this issue of equal rights, then you should be pushing for the elimination of all of these benefits for “married” couples, regardless of sexual preference, since every single person in America is being discriminated against by these laws.

The DADT policy, signed by Pres. Clinton, was actually a concession to the gay community - rather than the suppression they now call it. I was a Naval Officer from 1957 to 1961 - we had queer (the term of the time) sailors, but as long as they kept it to themselves they weren't reported. DADT only formalized that. But we didn't have women on ships then either. The great morale breaker in a small unit, or a ship, is that a few are getting sex (homo or hetero) and the rest aren't. The advent of women confused that a bit.

The more general matter of the normalization of homosexuality is another question. I disagree with Mark as to the "homosexual gene", there are studies of brain function that show a difference between male and female, and a similar difference with homosexuals. But that is not really relevant to the question.

I have no gripe against gays - I lived for 25 years in Greenwich Village and had many gay friends. But I also so many abuses of the "spousal" benefits offered by NYC. Serial "boyfriends" got spousal benefits. Gay marriage becomes an issue with Article IV, Section 1 - the recognition of other State's "licensing".

I realize I'm rambling a bit, but I'm trying to compress several issues. A plus for gay marriage would be that it would also require gay divorce to move the spousal benefits to a new serial partner. I do respect the religious nature of marriage, whether it is church or merely evolutionary. So why not get the government out of marriage. Offer only Civil Unions to everyone - with the term marriage reserved for the church. I don't think that many conservatives would object were their "wedding license" from the civil authority were a "civil union license" - the real marriage is in the church. Let there be the legal unions for status under law (and the correlary, a court order with financial implications for breaking that union).

Let there be an amendment to Article IV that allows States to not recognize licenses not legal in their State (a 16 year old driver's license is not accepted in NYC - but legally it should be).

Best, Jon

@Jonathan: I do not disagree with you. I personally believe the words "gay marriage" unnecessarily inflame traditions-for me, Civil Unions for everyone would be just fine.

That said, there are many traditional couples who become apoplectic at the change in civil law from marriage to civil union; similarly, some militant gays see civil unions as being unequal to gay marriage; Great Britain adopted gay civil unions in order to avoid stepping on traditional marriage. It seems to have worked reasonably well, though my suspicion is that some gays are upset at not being "married."

For everyone's benefit, NOBODY is trying to "destroy" traditional marriage; it is a sorry state of affairs in the USA: Quite frankly, the fact that people can go to Las Vegas and get married by an Elvis impersonator or that Elizabeth Taylor was married 8 or 9 times, or that the divorce rate is 50%, or that half the American children 18 and under live in single parent households, or that 40% of the babies born last year did not have a father. . . all these FACTS clearly suggest that traditional marriage has become increasingly unimportant in American society. We should all deeply regret these sad trends.

Is this the fault of people like me? I don't think so. Is it the fault of gay people who want their relationship to be recognized by government? No, I don't think so.

As noted earlier, Gallup Poll says that 53% of the 1200 people in their May 9, 2011 poll support gay marriage; 70% of people aged 20-30 support gay marriage. My guess is within 4-5 years, gay marriage will become legal in America. I personally do not believe this will change anything for traditional families, just as it has changed nothing in Canada, Spain, Netherlands, etc.

I encourage readers to visit the http://drrobertepstein.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=48 which notes that in-born sexuality is not all black or white, heterosexual or homosexual, but a continuum with the majority of people falling somewhere between 100% hetero and 100% same sex attracted. This research involved a total sample of 18,000 people in 40 countries. The research clears up some of the mistaken opinions about sexuality.

Thanks for listening.

In "Obama Proclaims June 'Gender Confusion' Month, Mark Alexander wrote, “ … according to reliable research and surveys, homosexuals compose less than 3 percent of the population.“

In Canada, less than 3 percent indeed. The last Canadian census allowed anonymous self-identification of gender preference. The result: 0.65% Homosexual, 0.35% Lesbian for a total of 1 percent self identifying as homosexual. The proportion of homosexual couples was below 0.5% of the total.

Wonderful........more bigotry. It's sad you have to go bashing the gays because Democrats support it. You can't change someone who is gay. Studies show that it is very harmful to the person if you try. It would be like trying to make a boy who knows he is a boy be a girl. It would crush all knowing of who they are. In some cases it leads to suicide. You can't change someone who is being who they are. You're whole article is based on lies and half-baked scientist's ignorant studies. The majority of the American people now support gay "civil unions" marriage is still in the air because it has a religious connotation.

As to your thing about gays being less than 3% of the population, Blacks weren't even considered citizens when they got their freedom. As well as the fact that the 3% thing comes from people who aren't afraid to admit that they are. For all you know half of the population could be. Your article is based on hatred and ignorance. All you did s show that you're afraid of something different from what you know because it doesn't fit your pathetic "ideals"

And for the guy releasing the information. That had nothing to do with DADT. he probbally would have done it regardless of if the bill to repeal it passed. The same way it could have easily been a heterosexual guy to do it. You blame this on him being gay because it makes it easier for you to push it off on the minority then to believe that this was an isolated incedent. Him being gay did not compromise his position. If he were heterosexual and his wife left him, he'd probbally have done the same thing. So once again you let you're bigotry and conservative "ideals" get in the way of the truth.

This whole article is total BS. The writer shows his ignorance, when he use the word "confusion", the only one here that is confused is the author.

Mark Alexander-- Your reply to my comment says that the quotes I used are not in the Constitution. Well, yeah, but why would you say that? I SAID NOTHING ABOUT WHERE THE QUOTES CAME FROM, I was just using them, (could have used lots of others, of course), as they are part of what conservative Americans live by and believe. And you got my point wrong, too- My point was not that their, (gays), "rights" are being violated, it's that some people who claim to be conservative are apparently Christian zealots instead,and that true conservatism is about less govt intrusion in our lives, and damn sure our bedrooms! I write these comments in behalf of Liberty. I am not gay and really can't imagine being gay very well, but I am a conservative and therefore will not condemn any lifestyle as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. I got that idea from Thomas Jefferson, by the way, (since you brought him into the discussion). Also on T.J.--In any reading of Jefferson, his "nature's god", that you mention is not the same god you apparently worship. Many historians think he was really an atheist. I don't know about that, there wouild have been a lot of pressure not to reveal that publicly, so it is hard to tell thru the "fog of history". I do very much appreciate your writings usually, they're often very insightful. Just not this time. The laws of nature and nature's lawis that you brought up,are not in the constitution either,but they are still important,you believe, correct? Just like my chosen quotes, I think. I notice that your responses to your critics can be pretty scathing stuff. "Better stay in the shallow end of the pool. Aaron, or you'll be in over your head",(not an exact quote). The guy is just attempting to make a point and used the wrong reference, but he is not a professional writer/historian, (obviously), as I am not either, (also obviously).

Good article, but one point is missing. Behavior is a choice, so why doesn't the US Govt treat homosexual behavior like smoking? Both are choices, both have health risks, both have public consequences and second and third order effects (like second hand smoke vs tainting of the blood supply, etc), and both caused us to spend millions of tax dollars on R & D (lung cancer vs HIV/AIDS research). I could go on but I think you get the point. Yet the government spent millions in tax dollars on anti-smoking litigation and anti-smoking campaigns BUT we promote and defend the LGBT agenda? Where is the logic here? Why is the government not promoting an anti-LGBT agenda and pressing litigation against LGBT behavior like they did against smoking? Yep, I know the answer but facts are stubborn things, unlike emotions and lunacy.

Mr. Alexander: When you speak about homosexuals being 0.3% of the population, I also suggest you remain in the shallow end of the pool. Clearly you have never studied the topic. You are apparently more interested in satisfying the cries of right wing evangelicals than in seeking the truth. I did not choose to be attracted to my own gender. It just is a fact of life. I married for 32 years, prayed on my knees every day for deliverance about the attraction to my own gender. I kept my wedding vows because I was unwilling to do anything that might threaten our marriage or break up our home, a critical thing for me since we had two children. I resisted thoughts of suicide because I felt responsible for my family; my wife died of breast cancer in 1999; she went to her grave never suspecting for a moment that I had internal battles that I was unwilling to share with her. Do I regret my life? Not at all. My children were shocked when I told them I was gay, but two years later they completely understood when I introduced them to Tomas. I will continue to press to overturn US laws that clearly discriminate against gays; my forefathers arrived in the colonies in 1657; they fled from England because of a tyrannical government that would not allow them to worship as they pleased. My forefathers fought in every war and were a part of the development of this country. Some 350 years later, I fled from the USA because a tyrannical government would not allow me to remain with my partner of six years. I was unwilling to allow the government to invade our bedroom and break up our relationship, so I moved to Spain. The Defense of Marriage Act was pushed through Congress by Jerry Falwell/Dr. James Dobson (Focus on the Family)/the Mormon Church and the US Council of Catholic Bishops. The intent of the act was very clear: to ensure that the US government would not, in any way, allow gay couples to live in peace. No matter what you say, it is clearly WRONG for legislation to be put in place that is based on religious dogma. The USA is NOT a theocracy (as is Iran, Saudi Arabia). Our legislators must resist entertaining laws that are designed to harm those who are in a minority-those, in this case, who did not choose to have same sex attraction (which I first realized at the age of 4).

Prez Obama sez,""The story of America's LGBT community is the story of our fathers and sons, our mothers and daughters, and our friends and neighbors who continue the task of making our country a more perfect Union,"

Another words, (notice the groupings) "A more perfect Union is sodomite coupling between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, etc."

Yuck, he keeps getting more ridiculous every day. That tie is absolutely abominable, Michelle must have chosen it for him.

We cannot fly the Christian Flag because it might offend someone and yet they can fly the gay flag with our USA Flag and they do not care if it offends anyone, they will fly it!

So, why don't we have a flag for 'straight' people, married people, single people, divorce people, white people, black people, Mexican people, etc. Oh, and a flag for dogs and cats, etc.

The USA Flag is the ONLY Flag!!!! Get rid of the offensive gay flag!!!

I have no doubt that the brain of a homosexual person is different from that of a heterosexual person's. It makes sense... but if we take the study further, I bet we find (and there have been several studies that point to this) that a mass murderer's brain is different from a "normal" person's brain, and a pedophile's brain is different too.

I don't bring this up to imply that being a homosexual is akin to being a mass murderer. I bring it up as a caution to those who say that a homosexual's brain is different and therefore the person can't help being the way s/he is. Keep up with that line of reasoning, and you'll be finding it impossible to keep someone in jail before you know it.... the defense of "My client can't help the fact that he raped and murdered those women because his brain is different," will be right around the corner.

Our brains are wired the way they are wired, but to imply that we have no power over the choices we make is ludicrous. I've heard it said that a typical young adult male thinks about sex once every 8 seconds. Whether the timing is right is moot... the fact is that most males don't just succumb to those feelings and pounce on a woman right then.

FINALLY! Someone who isn't afraid to expose this hideous agenda!! Thank you, Mr. Alexander. I appreciate every word you wrote as well as the resources you have included. I fear for our nation if we do not stop the encroachment of the homosexual agenda. History proves that any nation who has openly accepted this perverted way of life has crumbled. Will the USA be next? I pray not.

Per Mr. Ashcroft above, "The May 9, 2011 Gallup Poll revealed 53% of Americans now support gay marriage; among those age 20-30, it is 70%."

So what! This nation also elected Obama in 2008. How's that one working out for us?

In the famous words of Forrest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does". Or try checking out Galatians 6:7.

Alexander, you are always willing to tread on the Left's "sacred ground" where too many other conservatives dare not go. Thanks for you clarity on the homosexual issues, distinguishing between what constitutes personal choice versus their public policy agenda. Hold the line fellow Patriot!

I thoroughly enjoyed the comments above from Another Liz.

"You're whole article is based on lies and half-baked scientist's ignorant studies." - I wonder how Another Liz feels about man-made global warming...I'm sorry, I mean man-made climante change, or what ever they will call it next year? We'll be spending (a.k.a. wasting) billions, if not trillions of dollars based on some incovenient truths and some very intelligent studies.

The majority of the American people now support gay 'civil unions' marriage is still in the air because it has a religious connotation." - If a majority of the American people actually do support gay marriage, it is very likely because they have been thoroughly indoctinated and brainwashed by our liberal and progressive public education system and main stream media for the past 50 years. Look up group think and let me know what you find.

"Blacks weren't even considered citizens when they got their freedom." - Just because something is legal doesn't make it right. Slavery was legal, and it was wrong. Prohibiting women from voting was legal, and it was wrong. We changed those wrongs, and many others. Then there are other wrongs that are still legal which we ought to make illegal (the strip club a couple of miles down the road from my house comes to mind. It's a blight on our community and a source of nothing but trouble from crime, drugs and violence, but it's legal. It has NO redeeming qualities other than tax revenue for the County.) And then there are those things that should never be made legal, such as gay marriage (go back and check out Galatians 6:7).

@Mcginn: Ooohrah!

Gender confusion issues.

Is Michelle Obama a man or a woman? THAT is the only gender confusion I want to know.

Dear Mark,

You are RIGHT on with your article and your intelligent analysis of the priorities of the President and Democratic Congress, which will undoubtedly lead to the destruction of our country if allowed to go unchecked.

As a Utahn, I am disgusted Jon Huntsman now supports both "civil unions" and "marriage" (an impossibility, as the former degrades the later) in veneration to "equal rights" as poorly defined by the Democratic Party currently in our nation (in contrast to the excellent definition centuries of American history gave that noble term) while calling himself a "Republican." The Democrats shouldn't fear his run: no one could take him seriously.

Thank you for all you do! -CJ

WOW! Another non-factual opinion piece in which the author feels we would have a better society in which some people don\'t get the same rights as others. Fitting...very fitting.

Unbelievable! While our nation's economy is circling the drain (thanks to Him), The Boy King takes time off to go golfing, and to pander to his deviant voter base!

‎"The story of America's LGBT community is the story of our fathers and sons, our mothers and daughters, and our friends and neighbors who continue the task of making our country a more perfect Union,"

Obama appears confused. Human animals who suffer from these peculiar perversion do not reproduce and thus cannot be mothers, fathers, or have sons, daughters, etc.

Also, he forgot to mention his affection (or is it affectation) for those who engage in Bestiality, Necrophilia, Polygamy, Polyandry, Exhibitionism, Fetishism, Masochism, Pedophilia, Sadism, Transvestism, Voyeurism, Frotteurism, Rape, etc.

I thought the Left wanted the government OUT OF OUR BEDROOMS. Silly me.

After watching the opening of the "Gay Pride Parade" (somethime called the Tony Awards) last night where the opening song was "Broadway is not just for gays anymore," then watching as the host walked out into the audience pointing out various people who were not gay, I decided the NBA finals had infinitely more redeeming valve than this!

My son-in-law's brother (married at the time) worked in New York city doing set design for an off Broadway theatre for several years. I asked him what % of people he worked with were gay. He replied, "I'm the only straight person I work with!" It's no wonder Broadway is trying to get a new image. After last night's Tony's, they failed miserably! It's not image they need, it's substance!

I thought the comment of waiting for gays to "breed out" was crass, and it also suggests that they were 'born that way', which is untrue.

The gay population will not breed out, as they produce or indoctrinate more as society allows the acceptance of homosexuality as being normal. The term 'normal' allows and encourages those who are struggling with issues of personal pain and identity issues to accept/adopt and perhaps try it. Sometimes, it is easier to adopt a label and lifestyle...then deal with the hidden deep issues...and the gay communities are waiting and willing to enfold them into their world. Clean bodies are needed.

Thank God for the Patriot Post! For many decades now, the homosexuals have organized while the rest of us slept. The demoncrats have been more than willing to add these deviants to their long list of other American/Christian destroying organizations over the years, while the conservatives stood by and did nothing. Like an ostrich with his head buried in the sand, most were unwilling to address this immoral social disease known as homosexuality.

It is time for a ' Confused American ' month, where all of our God fearing fellow Americans that continually vote for the demoncrats will be made aware of how evil the left has become. My grandfather was a die-hard FDR democrat, but he was also a die-hard Catholic, and there is no doubt in my mind, were he alive today, that after taking one look at the American Flag being unfurled on the same flag pole as the rainbow flag, that he would never vote for another democrat. And I believe that if every conservative political candidate used the image of that flag pole in their campaign ads, then it would have a profound impact on the way God fearing people of all faiths voted in future elections.

It should also be standard practice for conservatives to practice their free speech by burning these rainbow flags on the steps of every courthouse across this great land of ours. And I do believe it may even be illegal for the Federal Reserve or any other entity to fly such a disgraceful flag on the same mast as the Flag of the United States of America, maybe Congress should hold an investigation on this most serious issue.

May God help us all.

"You can't stop the birds from flying overhead, but you don't have to let them make nests in your hair." Martin Luther, speaking on temptation.

Another wise observation is that we become what we do. The brain is NOT immutable. Practicing certain habits eventually hardwires them into the brain - this is why sport coaches encourage players to constantly practice correct form. Mutability is one reason those who habitually indulge in deviant behavior may show differences in their brain scans.

It is also a well-known biological fact that pre-natal exposure to hormone mimics such as bisphenol-A (BPA) can alter the gender-related characteristics of brain development in animal experiments. Given the design similarities in vertebrate development, it seems likely that the same effect can occur in humans. The effeminate boy described by a previous poster may well be an extreme example of exposure to a teratogenic chemical of this type.

Does that mean we have to accept and approve of the resulting behavior? No. We can accept a person with kleptomanic impulses so long as he does not actually steal. Every person has some temptation to which he is particularly vulnerable, but that does not excuse giving in to it. It should be the same with any kind of sexual activity. It belongs in a marriage between a man and a woman, and NOWHERE ELSE.

There is a lot of claptrap about homosexuals being denied "equal rights." I do not know of any state where a homosexual man does not have the same right to marry a woman as any other man. The effort to impose a new definition of marriage on the rest of us is nothing but an attempt to rationalize behavior they know is wrong.

But what is the government's interest in this? State governments have a duty to protect public health by preventing the spread of disease. Laws against promiscuity, fornication, adultery, sodomy etc. are not simply relics of a time when Christian morality was accepted, they are prohibitions of behavior known to spread numerous debilitating diseases, some of which are incurable and some of which can be fatal. Likewise, the military has a duty to enforce public health measures amongst its membership. Attempts to overturn these rules for some feel-good agenda are foolish and wrong.

My previous post was all about Law. Some homosexual advocates who have posted here have talked about despair and suicidal tendencies. They should know that homosexuality is not the only compulsion that produces such reactions - any habitual sin can do it.

Anyone who denies that he is vulnerable to temptation and at least occasionally slips and falls into it is a liar. But susceptibility is absolutely no excuse - if you indulge in an evil activity, you are doing what is wrong. None of us is by nature capable of being good by ourselves, or even of doing a good work uncontaminated by sin. That is why God sent Jesus Christ to pay the price for our sins. "...God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

David knew full well that he had sinned royally (literally). He wrote Psalm 51 in response after the prophet Nathan confronted him with his adultery and murder (cf. 2 Samuel 12). Read it. See also Psalm 130.

"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

A program of works-righteousness will not overcome homosexuality or any other sin. One must battle temptation every day using the weapons God gives us in his word (Ephesians 6:10-18). Focus on doing what is right for the purpose of glorifying God for all He has done for us. For as the Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 2, "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."

The saving faith is the acknowledgment that the death Jesus Christ is the price paid for our sins, and His resurrection (a well-attested historical fact) is the guarantee that the price is acceptable before God. What person could understand this and not be so grateful as to endeavor to live out his whole life as an expression of thankfulness? For when God makes us clean through this faith, we are made able to glorify Him in doing good and avoiding evil.

Does this make us perfect? No, in this life we still must contend with evil that tries and too often succeeds in making us slip and fall. The Enemy of Souls, the Father of Lies, Satan, likes nothing better than to make Christians do disreputable things and bring shame and scandal upon the Church. The world hates anyone who will not join its wild party and will constantly entice with distractions and corruptions. And the sinful nature we all have from the beginning of life, with its individual temptations, remains with us until we go to the grave. We will lose some battles and be wounded. We are healed by seeking our forgiveness in Christ, not through our own efforts. Homosexuality, like any other sinful proclivity, is not a lifestyle, it is an attack upon one's soul. To call it your lifestyle is to surrender without a fight.

It is really a sad day when people have to write an opinion piece, which basically says its \'OK\' to discriminate against others. If you don\'t like homosexuals, just keep it to yourself. Problem solved!

Thanks

All people, from every walk of life discriminate every day of their lives. There is nothing wrong with discrimination as long as one is using this discrimination to foster that which is good, and moral. The left is always trying to convince us that we should be more tolerant of everything that is immoral. How absurd! The Church teaches that we should love the sinner, and hate the sin. Always tolerate that which is good and moral, but never, ever tolerate that which is immoral.

We can't blame the homosexual cartel for fighting hard to advance their radical, family and community destroying agenda. No, the blame falls squarely on the God fearing Patriots of this country for allowing immorality of all sorts to creep into our way of life. Beginning in the 1950's we tolerated pornography on the magazine racks. Then we tolerated no fault divorces. Then we tolerated birth-control and abortion on demand. Few stood to fight against these types of corruption across our nation. Some claimed that legalizing immorality would be a slippery slope to our destruction, and for this, society called them fear mongers.

Here we are just a few decades later, slipping down the slope at a much faster pace, and our society has become dysfunctional. Today we have Christian denominations that advocate same-sex marriages, divorce and remarriage, birth-control, and if birth-control fails to prevent conception, then they teach that abortion is a viable alternative. In America alone, we tolerate the murder of 30,000 innocent children every single week. It is a holocaust, and yet many just can't find the courage to stand and fight for those that can not fight to save their own lives. What a sad country we have become. Pope John Paul II said, " A country that kills its own children has no hope". Catholic foster care agencies are being forced to close in states where the law mandates that they must place innocent children in the care of deviant homosexuals. Our American military must now teach that homosexuality is no longer a vice, but a virtue. Our government indoctrination schools are teaching our children that same-sex attraction is a perfectly normal alternative life style choice.

The Catholic Church has never wavered on her moral teachings, and she never will. Many Protestant communities have remained true to the moral teachings of the Church, but sadly, it is all too common today, to have an increasing number of these so called " Christian " communities 'preach a different Gospel, not that there is one', as St. Paul declared 2000 years ago in his letter to the Galatian community.

No, Wisconsin Patriot, we will not keep it to ourselves as you suggest. Your cartel has had some success over the years at dividing the good and moral, God fearing people of this country. But this is a 15 round fight, and I for one will not be sitting outside the ring. When the Protestant communities unite with the Catholics, at least on the social moral teachings, then this fight will not go 15 rounds, but instead will end by knock-out.

May God help us all. Semper Fi

Mr. Alexander,

I have been gone and just now cuaght up on my reading and your comments on Obama's confusion on Gender was right on. The only worthy comment comes from G. K. Chesterton,

"Tolerance is a virtue of a man with no convictions!"

Amen

If Obama was to repent of this sin of recognizing homosexuality and turn away from it. then God would bless our country. But as it is he won't and we will be under a curse.

It will get worse when the National Gay Marriage law passes

All of these passing of gay rights has cursed our country. As more states reject the Bible and embrace the homosexual lifestyle the closer we get to the end of times in America. The states that pass these laws are going to suffer like sodom and gomorrah. I once again hang my head in shame as my country moves towards a total Godless nation.

The whole 'born gay' concept becomes much easier to understand if we are able to accept that unclean spirits can affect unborn children in the womb.

Additionally, unclean spirits can also take up residence in animals. Jesus proved that when He allowed the unclean spirits that He drove out of a man to enter into a herd of pigs instead, which then made the pigs run off a cliff into the sea.

Obviously, Jesus 'cut these demons a break' so that we might have this knowledge. Otherwise, He would have done what those who participate in deliverance ministry are called to do: send them straight to hell, and to bind them, so that there future access to this world - and its residents - is permanently blocked.

I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here, but let's face it, folks. These behaviors are rooted in sin, forced on people trapped in bondage to demons.

Those who enslaved by these forces neither need nor deserve acceptance, understanding, or tolerance of these ond other sinful and deviant behaviors. What people who are forced to live in this kind of bondage are in need of is DELIVERANCE from these forces, by those who have called by God to battle these forces head-on, through deliverance ministry.

So, folks, what do YOU think? Am I simply crazy, or am I 'dead on' about all this, having seen enough examples of this to know what it is - and its cause - when I see it? I

If I am indeed crazy, then I'll go get help and/or medication. However, if I'm not, then I now know that God has called me to join those who are also involved in deliverance ministry.

I DO know THIS: God did NOT give me these insights - and the experiences to back them up - to simply sit back and do nothing, while all this continues to go on. Do I not have a moral and divine obligation to do all I can to pursue this calling that I believe that God has chosen me to pursue.

Let's hear what some of YOU have to say about this...