On Whose Authority Do You Do These Things?

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Homoeroticism is not a political, but a moral issue. I do not, for example, go to a mechanic asking for piano lessons, but to fix my car. I do not ask some naïve movie actress on some likewise naïve TV talk show about her ideas on contraception, abortion or stem cell research. All she knows about is drama, comedy and acting. Is she also asked about how to perform an open heart surgery?

Doctors may counsel us on physical exercises, medicines to take and the general state of our health, but not to advise us whether to have an abortion or not. It is not within their realm, competence or authority. The same goes for political figures, entertainment people or professionals and judges. So who is the right authority to follow in these matters? It would be our own conscience, guided and formed by the light of natural reason and revealed Divine Law. Of course, this requires great courage, impartiality and transparency to be honestly open to the voice of God within us. If we clutter and blind this conscience with our own selfish will and thoughts, it will be difficult for it to shine its light inside our soul and show us the way.

A politician may only exercise authority in matters dealing with the socio-temporal reality (taxes, schools, roads, national security, etc.). Moral issues are decided by those whom God chose, established and gave the authority to speak about. These would be our Christian religious leaders. Of course, the anarchy in moral questions all began when such leaders weakened in their positions and opened up a Pandora’s box allowing everyone to express their ignorance and add to the confusion.

Marriage is a relationship between  a psychologically mature and fulfilled man and woman that involves a deep understanding of giving and receiving and prepares them for the wonderful gift of a child, the living expression of their unselfish love.

A homoerotic relationship is light years away from that which we call a Christian marriage. It is not even a basic friendship. It is simply a psycho-genital exploitation of a same sex dominator in regards to a dominated person. In these types of relationships, the  dominated partner lives an infernal and hellish existence of emotional-physical bullying and abusive manipulation. He actually longs to be free of his same sex dominator, but does not find the necessary strength within himself to break away. He therefore gives in and allows the other to do with him whether he likes.

Such people need our urgent help to free them of their bondage. They plead this from within their hearts. In the time spent freeing these poor victims from their dominators, I noticed the terrible struggle that took place between the two. One was trying to live his own life, desires and wishes and the second using all his emotional forces to maintain him under his claws. When I did finally manage to emotionally liberate the victim, the dominator disappeared from him in deep rage, envy and hate.

Is the the kind of false freedom that Mr. Spitzer will offer to these poor souls?

Anthony Mellace
e-mail: slogger000@gmail.com

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