I'm on vacation, but I did see this article today and thought I just had to share it in light of the present discussion (the text is a link):
STRATEGIES OF THE HOMOSEXUAL MOVEMENT: "The Overhauling of Straight America"
An "abstract" of what it's about:
"The following article titled "The Overhauling of Straight America'' was written by Marshall K. Kirk and Erastes Pill and appeared in Guide Magazine, a homosexual publication, in November 1987. This landmark article has become a "bible" of the homosexual movement, and has since been widely re-published on the Internet and elsewhere. It outlines strategies and techniques for a successful widespread propaganda campaign to confuse and deceive the American people and demonize opponents. Like all propaganda, their methods are based not on solid intellectual arguments, but instead upon emotional manipulation of the public in an attempt to gain widespread sympathy and approval for homosexual behavior.
As you read this, keep in mind that it was written in 1987 -- less than two decades ago -- and look around to see how far the homosexual movement has gotten using these techniques.... Two years after "The Overhauling of Straight America" appeared, the book "After the Ball -- How America will conquer its fear and hatred of Gays in the 1990's", by Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen, was published. After the Ball expanded on these ideas, largely from the standpoint of psychological manipulation and persuasion tactics of Americans toward the homosexual cause, complete with sample print ads to use, as well as suggestions for radio and TV spots.
What's so interesting about the article is that as you read their strategy you can see it mirrored by the pro-homosexuals on this website. I even considered doing a point by point comparison, quoting some of the article's recommended strategy and then quoting one of the pro-homosexuals on this website using that same strategy. Obviously I don't think any of the pro-homosexuals on this website have read this play-book, yet the fact that their arguments mirror the play-book shows how closely the homosexual community has itself followed the play-book and just how successful they have been.
To give just two examples:
Example 1 -
From the play-book:
"...the mainstream should be told that gays are victims of fate, in the sense that most never had a choice to accept or reject their sexual preference."
From Prinkas16 on this thread:
"Alsooo it has been scientifically proven that there is a chemical in the gay persons brain which works a little differently, so it isnt a choice so im sure god'll understand ; )"
Now keep in mind that the article was written in 1987 way before they had any proof that people are born gay and, thus, don't have a choice. Earlier in the thread (in response to Prinkas16) I gave a journal article demonstrating that we still have no proof that people are born gay, so they certainly didn't know this in 1987. Yet they already knew where they wanted to go with their propaganda campaign. They knew they could have more success if gayness wasn't a choice and so that's what they set out to do. Despite the fact that they haven't been able to prove this, they have still been successful in selling the idea.
Example 2 -
From the play-book:
"Our campaign should not demand direct support for homosexual practices, should instead take anti-discrimination as its theme."
From FSUboy on this thread:
"A law blocking gay marriage discriminated us..."
And, finally, I'd like to pat myself on the back for being right about conditioning aspect. I'd pointed out several times in not so many words the following:
"...the attempt for Christians to accept homosexuality is a recent phenomena of our modern culture... our moral attitudes can be greatly affected by cultural upbringing... it's most[ly] cultural conditioning. Over time we have adopted the general ethic that only things like murder deserve the death penalty and even that only on certain occasions.... Our affections can be dulled by the impression that the offender is "such a nice person" and by the surrounding culture and our public education, which drill it into our heads that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality. A lot of Christians who have grown up in this culture have accepted the ethics and affections of the culture.
And the first things the article mentions is:
The first order of business is desensitization of the American public concerning gays and gay rights. To desensitize the public is to help it view homosexuality with indifference... At least in the beginning, we are seeking public desensitization and nothing more.
**pat, pat** carry on...
