The Immorality of Homosexual Sex

The Immorality of Homosexual Sex

In October, 2007, Illinois Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama added singer Donnie McClurkin to the cast of a gospel concert that his campaign was hosting. McClurkin, a self-professed "former gay," has been a vocal opponent of gay rights over the past several years. He has publicly stated that homosexual sex is unnatural, and that acting on homosexual desires is entirely based on choice. When Obama realized the controversy he had created by adding McClurkin to the bill, he asserted that the purpose of choosing McClurkin was to show the importance of bringing people together, even if they disagree.

However, this didn't work as well as Obama may have hoped. Many of Obama's supporters are African Americans living in the southern states, individuals who are statistically more likely to oppose granting more rights to homosexuals because of strong religious ties. According to Washington Post-ABC News national surveys this year, only 22 percent of black Democrats support gay marriage, compared to 43 percent of white Democrats. Around half of all black Americans, 52 percent, don't support civil unions or gay marriage for gay couples, compared to only 26 percent of whites.¹ Obama supporters who are against homosexual sex and marriage feel that Obama, rather than ignoring the issue of homosexuality, should publicly condemn it as immoral. In opposition to individuals who feel that politicians who speak on the issue of homosexuality are overstepping their bounds, some feel that it is the role of a nation's leaders to speak out on moral issues.

Political leaders should not be silent on the unethical nature of homosexual sex in exchange for opposite-minded constituents. Instead, leaders ought to voice their opinions on this topic and stick to them. I, as a voter, want to know which candidates plan to champion homosexual causes and which endeavor to denounce homosexual sex acts as unethical and thus preserve the sanctity of heterosexual (true) marriage. I want to know where candidates stand because I believe that homosexual sex is a practice that is contrary to natural law.