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On Dec 7, 1:25 pm, ◎→Usenet Legends bobandcarole
<usenetlegends00...@gmail.com> wrote:
> By FRANCIS AYIEKO  Posted Tuesday, December 7 2010 at 18:00
>
> It is still anyone’s guess why Prime Minister Raila Odinga decided to
> broach the controversial gay debate. Could he have been pushed by some
> cleric or had he been informed of some clandestine goings-on among the
> youth in his Lang’ata backyard?
>
> Although he has since denied ordering the arrest of gay couples, he
> has maintained that homosexuality is unlawful in Kenya. From his
> speech at the rally, it was also clear he abhors the practice.
>
> So, is Mr Odinga trying to have his cake and eat it too or could this
> be a sign that the reality of some of the clauses in the new
> Constitution are finally sinking in?
>
> One of the reasons many people gave for opposing the draft
> constitution was that it apparently “legitimised” homosexuality, among
> other moral concerns.
>
> Whenever these concerns were raised, the ‘Yes’ camp would dismiss ‘No’
> campaigners as liars. But a critical study of the document revealed
> that we would have to “learn to live with men who have sex with other
> men and women who have sex with other women”.
>
> Under the new Constitution, homosexuals and lesbians are considered to
> be a minority group, and their rights and freedoms are protected under
> the Bill of Rights. Specifically, Article 27(4) prohibits
> discrimination on any grounds, including sexual preference.
>
> However, the drama that followed Mr Odinga’s comments has made us lose
> sight of the need for sober debate on the place of same-sex unions in
> our society.
>
> Personally, I hold the view that as a society, we should respect and
> treat homosexuals with dignity. This is for the simple reason that
> they are human beings.
>
> However, we should not approve of their lifestyle because it is
> against the order of nature. And in their heart, most gays know it.
> Maybe the only problem is that they don’t know how to get out of it.
>
> It is unfortunate that rather than listen to the concerns of society,
> gays and their supporters brand those who hold contrary opinion crass,
> insensitive, homophobic, bigoted and intolerant.
>
> I listened to a very interesting live debate about “homosexuality and
> the church” on a Christian radio station last year. The host got the
> shock of his life when people confessing to be gay started calling in,
> not only to discuss their sexual orientation, but to proudly talk
> about “their faith in Christ”.
>
> “I am gay and Christian. And I don’t believe it is a sin,” one said,
> maintaining that people do not choose to be gay.
>
> One is compelled to ask which Bible they believe in, for the one
> Christians live by condemns homosexuality in no uncertain terms and
> clearly calls it sin.
>
> The callers argued that homosexuality was in their genes. But the
> truth is that study after study has shattered that myth and concluded
> there is no scientific evidence of a gay gene, which establishes a
> predisposition to homosexual behavior.
>
> But suppose, just suppose, there was a genetic connection, would that
> justify gay “marriage”? If it was established that there was a genetic
> connection to criminal behavior, would that excuse crime?
>
> What our gay brothers and sisters forget is that human beings, unlike
> animals, are not meant to live life by base instincts. Instead, we
> live by some set standards by which to control our desires.
>
> We all have desires and appetites — some very weird. But that is no
> excuse to do whatever we please. Any desire and appetite will have its
> own destructive consequences if uncontrolled. Unchecked sexual
> appetite is no exception.

So, you two are members of Boob and Carnal and Tad and Alas?