I believe Matt here is a religious conservative, maybe evangelical. For those folks, it's actually super-important for their doctrine that being attracted to the same sex is a choice, not something innate to your being. If it's a "choice", then it can be written off as "sin", which is consistent with how the Bible talks about homosexuality. But if it's not a choice, then it really does bring up some uncomfortable questions for evangelicals. If same sex attraction is innate, then that means they were made that way by God. And if that's the case, well, then they have to wrestle with questions of how a good God can orient people a certain way but still consider it "sin".
I think they actually go a step further and say that (not in these terms) people have agency so even if you are attracted to people of the same sex, you are sinning if you choose to engage in those behaviours.
It's also why you shouldn't engage with them and the parameters of their fucking stupid discourse.
I believe Matt here is a religious conservative, maybe evangelical. For those folks, it's actually super-important for their doctrine that being attracted to the same sex is a choice, not something innate to your being. If it's a "choice", then it can be written off as "sin", which is consistent with how the Bible talks about homosexuality. But if it's not a choice, then it really does bring up some uncomfortable questions for evangelicals. If same sex attraction is innate, then that means they were made that way by God. And if that's the case, well, then they have to wrestle with questions of how a good God can orient people a certain way but still consider it "sin".
I think they actually go a step further and say that (not in these terms) people have agency so even if you are attracted to people of the same sex, you are sinning if you choose to engage in those behaviours.
It's also why you shouldn't engage with them and the parameters of their fucking stupid discourse.
even if it was changable and not immutable, why do we have to assume its a decision that then can have sin applied to it?? what a dumb arguement