The Best Thing You Can Do For Someone You Know Battling The Sin Of Heterosexuality Is Pray!

Heterosexuals are destroying our society and infecting our culture. Consider the facts:

-- Every single divorce in America has been between a man and a woman, and many heterosexuals have been known to have sex outside of marriage.
-- Countless heterosexuals are addicted to alcohol, drugs and gambling.
-- Television viewers and moviegoers are shown positive images of heterosexual singles and couples, but these shows and films rarely show the consequences of the heterosexual lifestyle. In fact, every year millions of heterosexuals die from diseases such as cancer or heart attacks.
-- Books by heterosexuals, and promoting the heterosexual lifestyle, line the shelves at stores like Barnes & Noble and Wal-Mart.
-- Both Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden are, to the best of our knowledge, heterosexual.
-- Heterosexual teachers are working in our schools.
-- Many unmarried heterosexual girls and women become pregnant every year.
-- Many heterosexuals say they were born heterosexual, and believe that heterosexuality is a genetic characteristic like eye color or skin color.

Needless to say, this heterosexual menace is everywhere. Here are some things you can do if you are confronted by a heterosexual friend, coworker or family member. (The following steps were adapted, ironically, from a list published by Focus on the Family, a group that promotes heterosexual relationships without any concern to the consequences of the heterosexual lifestyle.)

1. The best thing you can do for someone you know battling the sin of heterosexuality is pray! Ask God to give you opportunities to show your care and concern for them and pray for the strength and courage to share the truth in love.

2. Remember that all of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. So, be willing to share about your own personal struggles and temptations.

3. Don't condemn. People have not "chosen" to "have heterosexual feelings" the way some choose to live in a certain city. To describe it this way is to convince them that you have no understanding at all about their experience -- and no sympathy for it, as well. Know that the core of the heterosexual struggle is rejection.

4. Don't start citing all the problems with heterosexuality. Consider how rarely exhortations convince someone to give up alcohol or smoking. But don't go to the opposite extreme either. Unquestioning acceptance of heterosexuality as a legitimate "alternative" may seem at first to be the only compassionate option. But there are better and more appropriate approaches that show concern and understanding, yet deal with the reality of the situation.

5. Try to prevent the problem before it occurs. Openly discuss the subject of heterosexuality with your friends or anyone you are close to who may be struggling. Familiarize yourself with the causes and address them at an early time. Help them understand the risks.

6. Share specific avenues of help, like the Metropolitan Community Church, that has helped thousands of men and women in the midst of their struggle with heterosexuality. Give them hope that change is possible! Perhaps even share this article with them. Even if the person is defensive and resistant, a specific route of assistance that is lovingly offered may be followed some day down the road.

7. Show love, concern, gentleness and respect as you point the way to healing.

Remember, we can only win the battle against heterosexuality with love and compassion!