Homosexuality is a moral disease Tuesday, 30th September, 2008
By Isaac Eyalama
I write in response to an article by Dr. Paul Semugoma titled “Same sex attraction is not a disease,” that was published in The New Vision of September 18. The issue the writer seems to advocate in his article is the acceptance of this vice. But is such behaviour rational, scientifically functional or detrimental to the high level of civilisation that we have achieved?
By claiming their relationships are normal, homosexuals are trying to influence the Government to legally bless their unions. They hope to indoctrinate society to accept it.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, “In the biological evolutionary scale, the more complex the species, the longer the offspring is dependent on its mother for survival from the time of birth to maturity.”
Human beings, at the top of the evolutionary scale, require the most time of all species to reach maturity. This increases the duties of parents to their children. The best chance for the successful development of the child into adulthood occurs when both parents are deeply involved throughout the period of child rearing. Hence, marriage lays the foundation for the traditional nuclear family, whose basic constituents are mother, father and a child, and which is the primary unit for ensuring the procreation of human beings and the preservation of their societies.
Scientifically, sex is a means to an end; the end being the propagation of the human race. This end can never be fulfilled by sex between males or females. Therefore,homosexuality is irrational and illogical.
According to psychiatrists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung who were objective and unprejudiced, psychologically, homosexuality is abnormal. However, large scale lobbying by homosexuals and certain psychologists biased this scientific field of inquiry hence the truth became masked.
Abnormal sexual preference, even when it becomes ‘normal’ to an individual due to abnormal circumstances can be controlled. Just because certain individuals experience sexual desires towards members of the same sex, because something went wrong in their lives does mean that that their behaviour should be accepted.
There is no doubt that Christianity, Islam and traditional religions in
In Romans 1:22-27), Paul says: “Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error.”
Studies have shown that homosexuality increases the risk of getting HIV/AIDS. Anal sex can cause rectal bleeding and thereby allowing easy transmission of HIV.
It is estimated that the majority of people with HIV/AIDS in the
The cost of treating people with HIV/AIDS is high. We must, therefore, mitigate its spread.
Dr. Semugoma argued that homosexuality as a natural phenomenon even in the animal kingdom but a comparison of this vice in men with intellect is not justified. Animals at times kill and eat their offspring. We cannot, therefore, justify the killing of our children just because it happens in the animal kingdom
Common sense, science, logic, psychology and religion have contributed to its civilisation. Homosexuality is irrational, illogical, abnormal and immoral behaviour. However, We should not condemn people who practise homosexuality but rather criticise their behaviour and help them find solutions to their problem.
The writer is a public health
professional and mobilisation secretary for the Inter-Faith Rainbow Coalition Against Homosexuality in
6 comments:
These are the Ssempa people.
Wow, Wish I could write in defence. What utter rubbish! Even I, with my knowledge can see the holes in the arguments!!!!
Ha ha, Gug, and you accuse me of being a sceptic!
Since Isaac Eyalema failed to elaborate on the point he was trying to make about both parents being "deeply involved" in the rearing of a child, am I justified in concluding that he meant to suggest that all of us homosexuals come from broken homes, or from homes of less than two parents? Or should I believe that he meant that we were all unloved or abused as children and that we had unhappy childhoods? What ridiculous nonsense!
He did however specifically say that "..certain individuals experience sexual desire towards members of the same sex, because something went wrong in their lives..." I've searched my past, and that of my heterosexual siblings, and I wonder what went wrong in my life that didnt also affect my very heterosexual brother. Hmmm, very strange indeed!
Why does Mr Eyalema seem to believe that the more offended he is by my sexual orientation, the less homosexual I will become? Why do people like this continue to tell me that the population of the human species is endangered by homosexuals who do not procreate, when even in the world as we see it today over-population is already a very real problem and food shortages have become a major issue?
Of all the continents, Africa is the continent with the highest prevalence rates of HIV/AIDS. Why has Mr Eyalema conveniently evaded mentioning the fact that the majority of those infected in Africa are not homosexuals?
Just in case there is anyone who is reading this who agrees with Mr Eyalema, that as a homosexual I have a problem, well, let me put it like this....I don't have a problem with my sexual orientation. It is not a problem for me. If you have a problem with it, its you who has a problem, not me.
Just in case there is anyone who is reading this who agrees with Mr Eyalema, that as a homosexual I have a problem, well, let me put it like this....I don't have a problem with my sexual orientation. It is not a problem for me. If you have a problem with it, its you who has a problem, not me." Controversial
Make that a double!
This guy, Eyalema, is running off at the mouth (or pen)...sounds like a Akinola/Orombi "message" of stupidity/desperation to try and "demand" their despotic leadership preaching and pontificating is VALID (to cover their lack of personal integrity)! Just more dangerous junktalk to fill the overlycluttered and fearfilled minds of those who would discriminate and persecute LGBT at Church/beyond...the man is a befuddled and irrational mess but he is enthusiastic (makes one wonder why).
Again, since NV shows a willingness to publish both sides, Ugandan human rights activists should be responding to this via letters to NV.
Go for it, people: you know enough to argue your case, so you should.
Brave men do not cower and run, they rather die honourably than surrender.
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