Published: Monday, April 23, 2001

The lie of homosexuality


David Roberts
Engineering Graduate Senior from Okmulgee

I did not want to write this column, but I have no choice.

We have all been lied to and it’s time to set things right.

Among those most deceived are those in the homosexual community. Somebody lied and told them that homosexuality is absolutely normal, that they should let it all go and be their “true” selves.

Yet, not all of those who struggle with homosexual tendencies have given into that lie.

There are essentially two kinds of homosexuals in this world. Those who have accepted it and are militant about it and those who struggle inwardly with that desire but cannot bring themselves to accept that lifestyle.

“Why can’t they?” you may ask. Perhaps, for some, it may be due to their fear of persecution by the straight crowd.

For most, however, they can’t accept that lifestyle because they don’t want to live that lifestyle.

That’s right. They do not want to be gay.

For the most part, the militant homosexual community is a lost cause.

As they read this, they are firing up their pens to lash out against my “homophobic hatred.”

In fact, the only negative letters concerning this column will come from those in the militant homosexual community.

The militant homosexual community is continually preaching acceptance and whatnot to the rest of the world.

Perhaps, they feel that those who struggle inwardly with that temptation will be more likely to “come out of the closet” if they feel that the world will accept them.

However, that may not really be the message that the strugglers want to hear.

They don’t want to be told that homosexuality is their nature and that they can’t fight it.

Instead, they really want to hear that there is a way out. They feel like they are lost in some massive cave with no escape.

Somebody is lying and telling them that they should just accept that dark terrestrial prison as their home because that is who they are.

“Why,” they ask, “won’t someone come and show us a way out of this?” 

I imagine that most who struggle with homosexual desires would give those desires up in a heartbeat if it was as easy as 1-2-3.

But, the way out is not easy, just as the ways out of alcoholism and pornography are not easy.

There are people willing to help, but most of the strugglers do not seek help because they fear the bashing.

They wander in that dark cave until all hope has been drained from them.

Then, when they hit the bottom of despair, the little lying voice comes to them once more and tells them to stop fighting.

They finally listen to that voice and decide that they can’t fight it so they might as well live it.

They then live that life in misery. They think they are happy because they have the support of other homosexuals around them.

But if they, after searching, discover that they can be free and begin life anew as heterosexuals, the community that once showed support is now the fiercest of enemies.

Some support group they turned out to be.

Perhaps, there are strugglers reading this column.

I want you to know that there is a way out.

Put aside all the pseudo-science and lies claiming that homosexuality is your “true” nature. If you do not want to live that lifestyle, you do not have to.

The way may be difficult, but the end reward will be worth it. This is a voice worth believing.

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