In the light of recent developments, I feel compelled to make
this offering. Homosexuals have found voice. They have made
it clear they are here to stay. Everywhere war drumbeats can
be heard. The war formations on each side have the strangest
and unlikeliest of bedfellows- for the first time in a while,
Christians, Muslims and even atheists have rallied round the
same banner which effectively reads 'God made Adam for Eve,
not Steve'. The gay ranks seem just as eclectic and
accomodating, and everyone seems set for the final
showdown.
Now while it is easy to assume moral highground, I see the
need to keep things in proper perspective. Homosexuality, like
every other trait/vice has been around a long time. The first
biblical account dates back to Lot, a time when mankind
wasn't quite a thousand years old, by biblical reckoning.
There is the (unsavoury) remark made about the by apostle
Paul, which tells us they thrived in the Roman Empire. Before
that even, there is documented evidence Alexander the Great
was gay. And the list could go ever on and on.
At the time I didn't quite velieve homosexuality was real. I
wondered (and still do) what a man would exchange for the
tender giggling of a woman, heart flutter brought on by a gaze
into a beautiful face, a woman's juicy breasts, rounded hips,
perfectly designed 'microwave' for his 'sausage roll'.... What
could a man possibly leave all that for? A fellow stubble-
bearded man?? I didn't believe until I had a close shave
during my undergraduate days. I am no homophobe. I must
admit I've come to hold gays in some dread because I find
their idea of sex absolutely revulsing!
Having said that, I think we ought to be reasonable with them,
so long as the remain reasonable with us. And they mostly
are. There exist gay clubs where gays may socialize, so we
don't hear a lot about men raping men. I do not feel they
should be criminalized. What they do doesn't harm anyone.
Those who actually harm us roam free. I mean, when someone
steals pension funds ('I only stole N23b') and brokers a
N750,000 plea bargain, then ideally both the thief, his lawyer,
and the presiding judge should be placed in a straight line and
dispatched with a single shot between the eyes. Until that
happens, it would be unfair to punish homosexuals. It would
simply amount to a waste of judicial time. They will remain
with us whatever we do anyway, same way they survived
through the ages. Scriptures say 'these things should not
even be mentioned amongst you'.
It is the writer's view that they may be allowed to marry. They
may not, however, be allowed to adopt children. That would
infringe on the rights of the child to a father and a mother.
Now, there may come a day when conception becomes
possible independent of 'natural' stipulations. But until that
day, homosexuals may have to remain content with mutual
pleasure and company.
We do not presume to fight God's battles- He cleans up His
mess when He's ready. And that would include mean people
who get rigged into power, empty the common tills, and have
the audacity to proclaim to an accomodating church that 'all
constituted authority comes from above'.
Thank you for your time. I apologize if I have been offensive. I
was just thinking aloud.

Nice write up. People forget that there are bigger problems in the world for us to start worrying about what some people do being closed doors in their own houses.

We are not looking at how to stop hunger among little kids or the increasing drug use by teenagers and the proliferation of small arms by youths which are all a lot more deadly but when it comes to talking about what people do in their houses, we wanna judge and scream holy hell