To her, being gay is as normal as breathing. It's just built-in to the way some people are made.
It may surprise you that my response has nothing to do my opinion of her view on homosexuality. I was especially taken back by her celebration of "normal". She cannot mean normal is that everybody sees it the same way. It was clear in her post many disagree with her and thus this would not be "normal" for everybody. The context seemed to mean that homosexuality is natural for some people and therefore it should be seen by everyone as OK.
So, I am assuming she means that whatever is "natural" should not be met with any challenge as to its acceptability. This would mean then that when a 2 year bites a playmate for stealing their toy, its OK. It is certainly "natural" for some toddlers. I guess its also OK for an 8 year old to not admit they broke mother's vase when they did. It is quite "natural" for a child to lie when they do something wrong. What about an 18 year old male whose hormones "naturally" rage to a point they see women as sexual objects. I guess that is OK since it is quite natural for many teen boys. I guess its OK too when a 30 year female employee seduces her boss in order to get ahead in her career. It's quite "natural" for many women to go that route.
Lori Loughlin claims she did nothing wrong in the college admissions scandal. "Any parent would have done the same thing if they were in that position." In other words, her actions were "only normal" for a mom who loved her children and wanted the best for them. Should I go on?
If many behaviors are questionable by some as to their appropriateness, but occur "naturally" in people, how do we know when "natural" (normal) is OK or not? Who decides what is normal? This becomes especially problematic if the parent wishes their children to be raised as a Christian. It may surprise you again that I have no interest or way to "list" behaviors that Christians should deem as OK, including being gay. I have another point about raising Christian kids. It is this:
Being "normal" is THE problem. If "normal" is what's natural, then everything "normal" is outside of God's desire for us because our nature is flawed. Jesus teaches in the Sermon on the Mount that its natural for humans to pursue and produce good behavior (virtue and ethics) so they can be seen by whoever cares as OK. Its not natural to desire a relationship with Christ above all else. Nothing about the human condition naturally "seeks first the Kingdom of Heaven." Everything about human nature trusts its own power to know what is right or wrong. Everything in human nature wants self to be glorified. This was the serpent's invitation to Eve - to trust herself to know good and evil.
I agree with this young mother there are issues with how the evangelical church has addressed the Christian response to cultural questions. In fact, Christian leaders obsession with culture most often ignores the issue with nature. I would encourage this young mother (and any other that desires eternal life) to ponder what it means to be abnormal, to be something completely different than what their human nature demands of them. To see that being a "new creation" is to not "be enticed by our own desires." I would want those desiring God to have the soul's goal of knowing Jesus in a profound and intimate way. Christians should "naturally" be motivated to receive and reflect the treasure put into their earthen vessel, not of their own power but of God's. "Walking in the Spirit" is normal living in the privilege and provisions of the Heavenlies.
In the human condition being normal is trusting ourselves for the well being of our soul. My problem is not with homosexuality or any other idea of life that is seen as "being normal." My view of the problem occurs when "being normal" from the world' perspective is the goal.
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