Reverend R. Albert Mohler, a leader of the Southern Baptist Conference, has made an interesting suggestion: A patch for pregnant mothers to keep their babies from being born gay.
While the science behind such a patch is unclear, the good Reverend raises some interesting points. For example, haven't religious leaders long maintained that gayness is a behavioral issue, and that there is no such thing as a predisposition towards homosexuality? If so, then what's the point of the patch?
More importantly, if the fetus does, in fact, have some sort of gay gene, then isn't that the will of The Almighty Himself? Is Mohler suggesting that we mere mortals should start running around thwarting God's will? Is that allowed? Just what version of the Bible is this guy reading?
These are all important questions, and I certainly intend to question the Reverend Mohler the next time I see him hanging out a highway rest area.
While the science behind such a patch is unclear, the good Reverend raises some interesting points. For example, haven't religious leaders long maintained that gayness is a behavioral issue, and that there is no such thing as a predisposition towards homosexuality? If so, then what's the point of the patch?
More importantly, if the fetus does, in fact, have some sort of gay gene, then isn't that the will of The Almighty Himself? Is Mohler suggesting that we mere mortals should start running around thwarting God's will? Is that allowed? Just what version of the Bible is this guy reading?
These are all important questions, and I certainly intend to question the Reverend Mohler the next time I see him hanging out a highway rest area.
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