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04/22/2011
G-A-Y Exclusive: NOM's 'war team' targeting more than just our ring fingers
In May of 2008, a man named Pedro Vega contributed these posts to his pseudonymously-written "Vivificat" blog:
Homosexuality: Theological Issues
Folks, there are "theologians" out there who see no discrepancy, no contradiction, between homosexual activity and Christian living. Those who quote them are taking the easy way out, looking for an exculpatory absolution, and that's their free choice. However, what is not for them to choose is their drive to impose their morality on others by means of the law or public opprobrium and then silence those of us who hold a principled dissent toward their views with name calling and "hate laws." It is sad, but these "theologians" are lending their help to a malignant ideology. So, again thanks to NARTH, I present to you a list of essays dealing with the theology of the issue, with the purpose of making these searchable in the Catholic Blogosphere so as to influence the public and politicians to end their support to the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
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Is homosexuality an unchangeable, inborn biological trait?
The assumption underlying the recognition of same-sex unions is exactly that: homosexuality is an unchangeable trait as unchangeable as race and in fact, the "fight" for "gay rights" is often pictured by activists as another civil rights movement. The media never challenges this assumption and, like human-caused, human-driven global warning, the immutability of the homosexual conditions always goes unchallenged. One would expect that there would be no scholarly literature challenging this tenet but the fact is that the literature is vast and suggestive. Here's the tip of the iceberg. Don't let homosexualists tell you what to think - much less treat you as a bigoted moron. Challenge their assumptions. Educate yourself. Vote accordingly.
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Homosexuality - What do clinical studies say?
Folks, I continue my little Information Operations (InfoOps) campaign of documenting sound but dissenting opinions on the origin and immutability of homosexual attractions by reproducing this list published by NARTH. If you haven't guessed it already, the purpose of this InfoOps campaign is to document, collate, and redistribute true information regarding the origins of homosexuality, its dysfunctional character, and its treatment. Therefore, by dispelling any argument equating the homosexual condition with race, I intend to inform and influence voters, lawmakers, and jurists into stopping any move to legalize same-sex marriage.
There's no hidden agenda here. Only the truth, for all to see.
May 2008 Archive [Pedro Vega's Vivificat blog]
Each one of these three posts about homosexuality's supposedly "dysfunctional character" was then followed up with lengthy links lists from the oh-so-discredited, never-peer-reviewed NARTH (the so-called National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality). The overall goal: To convince folks that gays are sick, wrong, and "changeable." A point Mr. Vega drove home on May 28, 2008, when he re-posted these junk science-laden words to his site (words originally written by Jameson Taylor for Catholic.Net):
Homosexual relations are “unnatural” because such acts frustrate Nature’s intention that the human species perpetuate itself. Obviously, if most people chose to exclusively engage in homosexual relations humans would become extinct. Nature also discourages homosexuality in that homosexual practices generally cause or are associated with a variety of physical and mental disorders. The fact that the average lifespan of a male homosexual is 43 years (39 if one has AIDS) indicates that the human body was not made to engage in sodomy.
An Unhappy Union: Why Same-Sex Marriage Is Unconstitutional [Pedro Vega's Vivificat site]
Offensive, no doubt. But why should you care, here on this Good Friday, about what one conservative Catholic blogger thinks? Oh, well: Because we have just learned that Mr. Vega is actually a part of the new media "war team" that is working directly with/for the National Organization For Marriage. And in fact, Mr. Vega has been on the team for at least a year, according to this easter egg that we just found:
Ya know, we gotta wonder: When Brian talks about "new media best practices," does he mean for us or for them? Because it's seeming more and more like NOM's online strategy is less a product of strategic "pro-marriage" politicking, and more a rogue effort to highlight just how overreaching, Catholic-motivated, and truly anti-LGBT NOM's work really is.
