UNCONTROLABLE URGES
Jon has been arguing with Karl that homosexuality is merely a different kind of urge that some people have and that therefore it is not a matter of choice. We have to act on our biological urges. It's who we are. It's our programing. See comments

If indeed some people have urges for abnormal sexual behavior (which has not really been established -- only postulated) it does not really follow that acting on those urges is acceptable. For example, there is literature which suggests that some people have inborn urges toward alcoholism, stealing, anger, or violence. Does it mean that one has to act on such urges in order to live a fulfilled life?

We are not machines which have to act out according to some program or we can't live full lives. The very notion is absurd and contrary to the biblical idea of redemption from sin. If there are inborn abnormal desires in certain areas, their existence merely suggests that those are going to be areas of struggle -- areas where we are going to need lots of love, grace, mercy, support, accountability, and encouragement. The last thing we need is a majority vote to legitimize the behavior.

Barnabas has a good column today on the absurdity of letting not only our urges define what is right but also on the role of the majority in affirming such decisions. Link