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To: Katelew who wrote (95065)	11/9/2008 5:34:49 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Respond to of 541477

<<< We reject that notion that God spoke only once to man 2000 years ago, and we're now supposed to make do with a Bible that went through numerous historical changes and ended with a vote on what to include and exclude. >>> Interesting. What is the Mormon thought on this?

To: Katelew who wrote (95065)	11/9/2008 6:30:03 PM
From: neolib	Respond to of 541477

Has anything of a chromosomal nature been identified? I do think it's totally appropriate that this issue be scientifically explored See these links for brief overviews: en.wikipedia.org From the end of that link comes the following which I found interesting: Political aspects Whether genetic or other physiological determinants as the basis of sexual orientation is a highly politicised issue. The Advocate, a U.S. gay and lesbian newsmagazine, reported in 1996 that 61% of its readers believed that "it would mostly help gay and lesbian rights if homosexuality were found to be biologically determined".[47] A cross-national study in the United States, the Philippines, and Sweden found that those who believed that "homosexuals are born that way" held significantly more positive attitudes toward homosexuality than those who believed that "homosexuals choose to be that way" and/or "learn to be that way".[48][49] The perceived causes of sexual orientation have a significant bearing on the status of sexual minorities such as lesbians and gays. The Family Research Council, a conservative Christian think tank in Washington, D.C., argues in the book Getting It Straight that finding people are born gay "would advance the idea that sexual orientation is an innate characteristic, like race; that homosexuals, like African-Americans, should be legally protected against 'discrimination;' and that disapproval of homosexuality should be as socially stigmatized as racism. However, it is not true." One prominent evangelical leader, Rev. Rob Schenck, who used to advocate conversion therapy, came to believe that homosexuality is not a choice after speaking with scientists, and that conservative Christians need to drop the choice argument in order to continue opposing homosexual sex. He was quoted in the Boston Globe as saying "if it's inevitable that this scientific evidence is coming, we have to be prepared with a loving response. If we don't have one, we won't have any credibility." Some advocates[who?] for the rights of sexual minorities also resist the idea that sexuality is biologically determined, or fixed at birth. They point out that sexual orientation can shift over the course of one's life. Many resist any attempts to pathologise or medicalise 'deviant' sexuality, and choose to fight for acceptance in a moral or social realm. Others[who?] fear that discoveries about medical causes of sexuality may be used by doctors and parents to eradicate non-heterosexual orientations. Also, this link is something I've tried to follow: en.wikipedia.org