
Dr. Albert Mohler, who serves as president of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, has recently produced a discussion document entitled "Is your baby
gay?" in which he discusses the scientific possibilities of identifying sexual orientation
prior to birth and advocating scientific intervention in the event that a child was found
to be gay (when and if this unlikely scientific test were ever to become available).
His general position can be summed up in his own words:
"Christians must be very careful not to claim that science can never prove a biological
basis for sexual orientation. We can and must insist that no scientific finding can change
the basic sinfulness of all homosexual behavior. The general trend of the research points
to at least some biological factors behind sexual attraction, gender identity,
and sexual orientation.
This does not alter God's moral verdict on homosexual sin (or heterosexual
and sexual orientation.
This does not alter God's moral verdict on homosexual sin (or heterosexual
sin, for that matter), but it does hold some promise that a deeper knowledge of
homosexuality and its cause will allow for more effective ministries to those
who struggle with this particular pattern of temptation. If such knowledge
should ever be discovered, we should embrace it and use it for the
greater good of humanity and for the greater glory
who struggle with this particular pattern of temptation. If such knowledge
should ever be discovered, we should embrace it and use it for the
greater good of humanity and for the greater glory
of God."
I wonder if science will ever develop a prenatal bigotry test?

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