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Written by michael in norfolk
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 22:19 |
 More bad news for the bat shit crazy Christian fundamentalist and Mormon set as yet more evidence shows that sexual orientation is not a choice. Daddy D's dishonest "Love Won Out" snake oil show and Exodus International can peddle all the lies they want, but the day is coming when hard scientific evidence will confirm what every LGBT individual already knows - one's sexual orientation is NOT a choice. I sincerely hope that as the deliberate lying of these "ex-gay" organizations and those organizations that fund them eventually becomes widely know both groups will wither a die as they justly deserve. Here are some highlights from a Ft. Meyers News-Press article: * SAN JOSE, Calif. — Compared to straight men, gay men are more likely to be left-handed, to be the younger siblings of older brothers, and to have hair that whorls in a counterclockwise direction.Researchers are finding common biological traits among gay men, feeding a growing consensus that sexual orientation is an inborn combination of genetic and environmental factors that largely decide a person’s sexual attractions before they are born. * [S]cientists say the political and moral debate over same-sex marriage frequently strayed from established scientific evidence, including comments by vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that homosexuality is “a choice” and “a decision.” * “In the past decade, I think the pendulum has swung more toward biological theory and biological causes,” said Richard Lippa, a psychology professor at California State University-Fullerton. Sven Bocklandt, a geneticist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is bewildered by the argument that people choose their sexual attraction. He said that virtually every animal species that has been studied has a small minority of individuals who demonstrate homosexual activity.“I really believe the reason most humans are straight is the same reason that most crocodiles are straight, and the same reason most whales are straight,” Bocklandt said. “Nature would not leave something so important for reproduction, for the survival of the species, to coincidence.” * Long discredited are theories that parenting — one mid-20th century theory held that boys raised by a domineering mother with a distant father were more likely to be gay — has anything to do with sexual orientation. |
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Written by michael in norfolk
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 22:18 |
 In what seems to be nearly a weekly occurrence, yet another Roman Catholic priest is facing sexual misconduct charges. This time, however - unlike so many others - the priest is being excommunicated (something that should have happened to many bishops and cardinals who covered up or enable the sexual abuse of minors). Unfortunately, he was ex-communicated not because of the sexual misconduct charges, but because he held non-denominational services. It certainly is telling in terms of where the priorities are within the Catholic Church - or at least in the Phoenix Diocese. Here are some highlights from The Arizona Republic: * Dale Fushek, who was one of the highest-ranking Catholic priests in the Phoenix Diocese and later faced legal charges over sexual-misconduct allegations, has been excommunicated from the church. Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted excommunicated Fushek last week but announced his ruling Monday, saying that it was needed because Fushek now holds non-denominational religious services. * [I]n 2004, Fushek was accused of watching while another priest abused a boy. The case was settled out of court. Fushek was suspended, and a year later, he was arrested and accused of 10 misdemeanor accounts of sexual misconduct. The number was reduced to seven when one of the victims died. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge is considering whether the trials in those cases should be heard together or separately. * Public excommunications are rare. During the priest sex-abuse cases of recent years, no convicted pedophiles among the clergy have been publicly excommunicated. Nationally, several people, including a priest, recently were excommunicated for their roles in an organization promoting priesthood for women. * Olmsted, in his statement, said he is concerned that Catholics "may be misled or confused" by the men's actions. "We encourage Catholics to refrain from supporting the Praise and Worship Center," Olmsted said. "We remind Catholics that the ultimate form of praise and worship is and always will be the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and we urge them to keep the Mass as the center of their lives." * The Church's message: screw kids literally, and you remain a member of the Church. Conduct alternate services and you're out the door. WWJD? |
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Written by michael in norfolk
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 22:16 |
 Today I had another hearing in my divorce case with the ex-wife with her trying to have me held in contempt of court for not being in a position financially to pay all lump sum amounts due under the terms of my discriminatory final divorce decree (in my view, I was basically tried and crucified for being gay). The fact that the country is in a severe recession and the real estate industry - on which I rely for the majority of my work - is in a near depression doesn't matter. Moreover, as seems to always be the case, her attorney brought up the issue of this blog and in addition to subtle gay bashing - there ALWAYS has to be some comments about my "lifestyle" in the hopes the judges are homophobic - makes the allegation that I must not be working hard enough if I have time to post articles. Never mind that I typically post between 9:00PM and 1:00AM. * In her attorney's next breath, she then complains that the blog ought to be making money advertising - which, of course I could then pay to the ex-wife. The reality is that (1) I do not have enough daily traffic to command high advertising fees and (2) not being a computer geek, I do not even know how to set up advanced advertising options on the blog. * PROPOSAL: Anyone who can advise me on how to enhance the blog for advertising purposes, please contact me and let's figure out how to enhance the blog. More importantly, I am starting a collection for a "Free Michael Fund" and any donations received will be used to make payments to the ex-wife. I will report from time to time on any funds actually received. Donations can be sent to 520 W. 21st Street, Suite J, Norfolk, Virginia 23517. I know it sounds crazy, but it would perhaps end the attacks on me maintaining this blog. |
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Today I had another hearing in my divorce case with the ex-wife with her trying to have me held in contempt of court for not being in a position financially to pay all lump sum amounts due under the terms of my discriminatory final divorce decree (in my view, I was basically tried and crucified for being gay). The fact that the country is in a severe recession and the real estate industry - on which I rely for the majority of my work - is in a near depression doesn't matter. Moreover, as seems to always be the case, her attorney brought up the issue of this blog and in addition to subtle gay bashing - there ALWAYS has to be some comments about my "lifestyle" in the hopes the judges are homophobic - makes the allegation that I must not be working hard enough if I have time to post articles. Never mind that I typically post between 9:00PM and 1:00AM.
