Didn’t I just write this same piece about a lesser wingnut? So, Jim Daly of Focus on the Family doesn’t like that Lady Gaga song the kids are listening to, especially when they are listening to it on his lawn, which they need to get off of:
I am not inclined toward celebrity psycho-analysis, and, candidly, find it strange to even write the word “Gaga.” But when millions of young people download her music and watch her videos, parents are wise to take note of what the hype and hoopla is all about.
In Born This Way, the claim is made that you’re born heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual or transgendered. Don’t fight it – simply accept and embrace it.
The problem is, researchers are not sure about what causes homosexuality. Many are concluding it is a complex combination of things, but it is not as clear cut as simply genetic material.
Yes, science is complex, science is confusing, yet no scientist has made any inroads in the “you should deny your sexual orientation” crusade advocated by bigots like Jim.
The pulse and pace of modern culture can usually be determined from its music and movies, not faith and reason. That a song advocating for a genetic determinative for homosexuality sits atop the charts is disconcerting, but not entirely shocking. From the outside looking in, two things strike me.
Can’t wait to hear what they are.
First, by Stefani Germanotta’s own admission, she’s built her entire persona and celebrity on a platform that’s anything but typical. She is playing a part, a role, and not living as she would outside the bright lights. Put another way, Lady Gaga was clearly not born this way.
Right, but she’s not claiming she was born wearing egg costumes, or meat dresses, or whatever it is that she does.
Second, and more importantly, the message found within the lyrics of Born This Way is in stark contrast to the message of the Gospel. All of us are born into sin, the Bible tells us, with desires and resulting actions that separate us from God and put us at odds with His blueprint for our lives. But the Good News is we’re not hopelessly trapped in our sin and failure. Despite the fact that we were “born this way,” each of us can be set free – from homosexuality, or heterosexual sex outside of marriage, or pornography, or greed, or gossip, or any other human shortcoming – to be the men and women God intended us to be.
Yes, but the Good News about homosexuality is a lie, so it fails. Lady Gaga: 1; Focus bigot: 0.
The new “kinder, gentler” Focus on the Family is just as lame as the pitchfork-fest led by Dobson. We can at least give Daly credit for one thing, though: he doesn’t abuse wiener dogs.
[h/t Brian @ Right Wing Watch]
This is why there’s such a danger to biblical literalism. Someone needs to tell him about the dangers of making an idol out of the bible, as long as he’s talking about sin.
Can Daley be set free from asshattery?
His is sorely mistaken, i.e., bemoaning the fact that gay people are told to accept their sexuality rather than “fight it.” Fight it? Where has this man been for the past 50 years???
Man, I know the TalEvan and the fRighties are running out of straws to clutch, but this is getting rather sad.
And I bet he was SO proud when he came up with the performer using a stage name/persona argument. SHOCKING! Next he’ll share the startling truth about Ziggy Stardust.
Hmm so he’s admitting that science says its a complex of factors? Wow, well at least that’s progress. Now just have to have him admit what those factors are.
One thing to remember folks; Most, not all, but most of the people who listen to him are, to be polite “seasoned citizens”. Ever listen (just to know the enemy or for kicks and giggles. The “oh, what has happened to America?” moaning can be hilarous) to the radio programs of these various right wingers?
If you do, you will treated to a large number of commercials for “Night Skin” (claims to hide age spots, etc.) denture creme, AMAC (the conservative, and happily small, alternative to the AARP, etc. etc.
Lady Gaga, which unlike this nutcase fundy I don’t find odd to write at all…I LIKE how she took the name from the line “Radio Gaga” from the song sung by Freddy Mercury (if you did not know that, yes, yet another little cherry on the cake of gay affirmation that is Lady Gaga) is popular with pre teens, teens, people in their 20′s and 30′s and in my case, even a bit north of that.
There is another song, by the Stones, we should all sing to Jim Daily;
“Tiiimmmmee, is on my side….YES it is!”
:)
Jim Daly has the gall to attach the words “faith and reason” in the same sentence. Do they ever actually pay attention to what they say?
Why is that none of these clowns ever phrase the question about what is the basis of human sexuality as a question ABOUT sexuality? Doesn’t appear to be rocket science that whatever is involved in the formation of each being. the core element of sexuality is created. It is part and parcel of that person with whatever individual differences there are. The phrase, “cause of homosexuality” has an affliction or disease connotation to it – always has and that’s why it is used. Homosexuality and heterosexuality are the opposite ends of all the myriad combinations in between that are “human sexuality”. They are flip sides of the same coin. It doesn’t take an Einstein to see that. Why is it that every human is an individual in every physical and emotional respect that one can name. Every physical feature in humans is individual and every emotional response to our world is individual, but sexuality is the one thing that is not allowed to be individual. According to these dopes, God gave us each our own special and unique features EXCEPT when it comes to our individual sexual needs and responses. It is with extreme hubris that they have decided that God didn’t know what he was doing and that sexually, we must all be cookie-cutter people. We must all respond sexually to the same stimuli, people, gender, conditions, etc. How f*****g ridiculous is that? Then again, asking for the use of just plain common sense from these dopes is like asking for the moon. Whatever you do, don’t think about it logically. Just jump on the wagon and get pulled along by some dumb-assed, non-real-world-thinking idiot.