As a man who does not have cable, dish or any other form of additional programming, I am very limited on my television viewing. With this in mind, I found myself watching an episode of one of the many weight loss shows on TV. During this episode the participant deduced that his addiction to food/over-eating stemmed from being molested as a child. During this same episode the man "came out" and basically quoted Lady Gaga saying "God made me this way and God doesn't make mistakes." Now, I am not trying to oversimplify same sex orientation, but I found it interesting that he saw no POSSIBLE correlation between his traumatic experience and his orientation. Couldn't he just as easily said "God made me an over-eater and God doesn't make mistakes" or "God made me an alcoholic..."
Don't misunderstand me I AM NOT COMPARING SAME SEX ORIENTATION to addiction. What I am saying is that there are many people who are wired towards addictive behavior (some argue it is genetic, or at least is with them from birth). In that regard I see parallels- I do except that same sex orientation can/does exist in some people from birth. So with that in mind, I am convinced that the homosexuality debate within the Christian community hangs on the answer to the question "Is same sex orientation God's design or a result of the fall?" Regardless of your thoughts about that question, both sides must accept that same sex orientation is very real, and may very well be something a person is predisposed to from birth.
Original sin (the fall) is in our DNA and there are many things that all people are predisposed to from birth (lust, selfcenteredness, etc, etc...) We accept the face that a man will struggle with lust most of, if not all of his life. We must accept that regardless of there ethical stances there are people who will have same sex orientation their entire life. And so, if an individual takes a stand against same sex marriages/relationships he or she must do so empathetically. And likewise, those in support of same sex marriage/relationships must recognize the way people are "wired" is not necessarily by God's design.
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