... Next is the claim that homosexuality is an inherited trait. I’ve had more than one Christian tell me they believe same-sex orientation is no different than a physical or mental defect brought on by a genetic mutation. They reason that since God “made them” that way, and since “God don’t make junk,” individuals with same-sex inclinations can’t be held morally accountable for homosexual behavior. That logic is flawed on several points.
First of all, despite the frenetic search for the “gay gene” by gay rights advocates, there is no demonstrated genetic link to same-sex orientation. In fact, study after study confirms what several ex-gays have personally told me: same-sex preferences come from backgrounds of sexual abuse or from families with an abusive, absent, or emotionally distant father and an overly controlling mother.
Even if we accept that sexual preferences are genetically determined, sexual behaviors are not—unless, that is, we take the low view of man as a genetic robot. For example, although a Down’s child cannot, by strength of will, choose to have an IQ of 130, a person with homosexual inclinations can choose to be celibate. Is it an easy road? No. But neither is it for the person who struggles against addictive behaviors like pornography, overeating, and alcohol. To deny their power of choice is to consider them no better than brute animals fatally controlled by instinct.
The real question for the Christian is whether a genetic link really matters.
(Excerpted from an article by Regis Nicoll, All Things Examined, entitled "The Dangers of Same Sex Marriage" )
