I THINK I REPENT

I went to lunch today with some college age friends. They were catching up and discussing the evolution of friendships. Both have several friends who have 'come out of the closet' since High School and announced they are gay. What we seemed to find alarming is that there are so many friends making these announcements.

I remember the first boy to 'come out' when they were all still in high school. It wasn't terribly surprising and none of us was overly shocked. We were concerned for the welfare of 'Pat' including his safety. After this group of friends were graduated, the number of genderconfused friends seemed to grow rapidly.

One concern was that so many of these newly 'outed gays' had started their adventures by admitting to being Bi-sexual first. As discoveries developed, they seemed to be less confused and, more likely, just plain curious. It would appear that curiousity in these young, emotionally immature teens may have led to trans-sexual experiments leading them to think they were bi or gay. In reality, it is probable that what they felt was the lure of sex itself. Anything at this undeveloped point would be exciting and tantalizing and accepted for normal feelings, whether it involved a same-sex partner or otherwise.

Warning flags go up in abundance. I've heard it said that there is no such thing as a 'bad screw.' That being true, it can be assumed that not all gays are gays, but possibly they just have a good time no matter how it happens and so they think maybe they're gay. And off they go promulgating the idea of free expression and lax morality. And here's where I felt hit in the head with Duh!!.....gay marriage makes this thinkng all the more acceptable. If having same-sex sex is just as okay as the standard kind, the gates are wide open for experimenting and "trying it all before I settle down." It's okay to try everything in any way, with anybody.

It was challenging enough to teach my children that any sex before marriage is not a good idea when it simply involved one boy and one girl. With all kinds of sex acceptable, anywhere, anytime, what will a parent say to convince a child of the value of abstinence or chastity.? What will the next generations be seeing as the standard for moraltiy.

When the authorities of the church asked California citizens to vote to keep gay marriages at bay, it just may be that our leaders knew these things already. It is most probable that their vision of this morality was wider and more clear than my own. So at this point, I have to say, I see gay marriages as threatening the moral fabric of our country, not because of the honest and real people who live in fidelity and propriety in same gender relationships, but because of the frauds and promiscuous ones who have no thought of a marriage bond as necessary for civilized society.

Something must be done for honest same gender relationships. They are treated most unfairly. But I don't know, at this point, what it will be.