![]() ![]() He would likely have learned that solo masturbation while entertaining homosexual fantasies would often precede acting on those fantasies with another person. It is important to remember that he had long experience counseling practicing homosexuals (19, 68–70). Seen in this light, Kimball’s claim becomes both more plausible and more understandable. As I have shown, leaders’ use of the term homosexuality in this period - especially the homosexuality that they sought to discourage - was almost exclusively concerned with behavior. Such an analysis assumes and relies on modern definitions, however. Most people masturbate sometime, and few of these are gay. O’Donovan refers to Kimball’s “absurd theory that masturbation leads to homosexuality.” And, such skepticism is justified if one reads homosexuality as homosexual orientation in the modern sense. This purported link between self-stimulation and homosexuality has often been ridiculed. ![]() Response to Criticism Masturbation, according to President Kimball, may lead to the practice of homosexuality rather than a homosexual orientationĬommenting on President Kimball's claims above, Gregory L. This article will examine this charge and conclude that the notion that masturbation causes one to have a homosexual orientation is not and never has been taught by the Church. For, done in private, it evolves often into mutual masturbation - and thence into homosexuality. What is more, it too often leads to grievous sin, even to that sin against nature, homosexuality. While we should not regard this weakness as the heinous sin which some other sexual practices are, it is of itself bad enough to require sincere repentance. Our modern prophet has indicated that no young man should be called on a mission who is not free from this practice. It indicates slavery to the flesh, not that mastery of it and the growth toward godhood which is the object of our mortal life. Thus prophets anciently and today condemn masturbation. ![]() To this we must respond that the world's norms in many areas - drinking, smoking, and sex experience generally, to mention only a few - depart increasingly from God's law. Many would-be authorities declare that it is natural and acceptable, and frequently young men I interview cite these advocates to justify their practice of it. Most youth come into contact early with masturbation. Kimball asserted that masturbation causes one to be attracted to the same sex in his 1969 book Miracle of Forgiveness. FAIR Answers Wiki Table of Contents Question: Did Mormon leaders ever teach that masturbation can cause someone to have a homosexual orientation? Introduction to CriticismĬritics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aver that President Spencer W. ![]()
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