Jon J,
Freedom of choice does not extend to every extremity of the immagination. That you desire in your immagination to have sex with your mates wife does not make it a desire given by God. To the contrary - "thou shalt not commit adultry", "Thou shalt not covet your neighbours wife".

But Philo -- isn't God all-powerful? Doesn't that mean that EVERYTHING is God's responsibility? Surely if there was anything he didn't like or want about the planet or the people on it he could change it in a jiffy, couldn't he? So why does an all-powerful deity allow people to go around doing things he doesn't like when he could easily stop them doing it, make it clear to them that it's not on? Does he WANT to catch them out and punish them? You or I can't stop people doing things we don't want them to do -- thank goodness! -- because we're not all-powerful. But why can't God?

Philo < "Conditioned emotional attachments or attractions are not genetic [God given], but envirinmental (sic)."

Really? Where is your' proof that Homosexuality is caused by environment Philo?
How can a child turn out to be gay when he is born into a very strict Christian family, educated at strict Christian colleges, with a homophobic father?

I know at least three families personally where this has happened.
None of these kids ever knew anyone who was gay!

Why does only one child in any family turn out to be gay, when all the other children in that family don't, and they were all brought up in the same environment, to the same parents?

Logic would tell any bright person that there would have to be genetics involved.

suzeonline,
I was reading a medical journal last week on male sexuality, which included both hetrosexual and homosexual men. The journal unfortunately was not mine so I do not have the author.

The experiment had men connected to a lie detecter and their genitals monotered for blood flow on sexual arousal. They had to state if they were sexually aroused alone in the presence of nude males and females brought into their presence. Though homosexual men said they were not aroused by the presence of nude females their body functions did not support their statements. So the presence of a nude female body alone with them aroused all men equally. This demonstrated that the decisions these Gay men made was purely of their mind and not of their genetics.

Philo mate, you cannot make statements like that without evidence. It just makes you out to be easily led, which is very sad to see a person so anti towards other persons, for no reason other than maybe the fear; that maybe I might be that way.

Kipp,
I have nothing against you as a person. I have friends who once practised homosexual acts and they still prefer to be in the company of men. However they no longer engage in same sex acts - it is the sexual act that defines the meaning of the term homo sexual.

The men I know brought up with strict parents it was the overbearing mother they had that gave them choice to prefer the company of other men.