Review on 'Dawson's Creek'

I used to love watching Dawson's Creek as a child. I looked forward to each episode, hoping that the secret crush between Joey (Josephine) and Dawson would be recognized. There was a definite chemistry that sizzled between the two best friends. I used to hope that I would find that someday.

Back then, it was all innocent, just a cute romantic TV show for kids and teens. Now, the demons have come out and are unleashing themselves across our television sets. Thru drug use, teenage sex, adultery, abnormal sex orientation...

It's no longer just a cute innocent TV show, but now it means so much more. Apparently TBS suffered low ratings because they've since then added a new mix into the picture.

Jack McPhee is mysteriously gay now. Hmm, I don't remember prior episodes when he was much younger where he struggled with his identity. He seemed to interact with girls just as Pacey and Dawson did. But now, he's gay and he's come out of the closet. He's proud of his sexual orientation. He even has a boyfriend-Kuddos to him

I have a very hard time accepting just the fact that it isn't just the mention that he's gay, but it's so blatantly condoned. People accept him as he is, even to the point that they encourage a same sex relationship.

I remember a heart-wrenching episode that was meant to tug on the heartstrings of us straights, and while it tugged on my heartstrings, it was for a different reason.

It was an episode involving a conversation between Jack and his dad. Jack was struggling with the "gay" title on his person and in tears sobbed to his dad that he wished he were different, normal. But he was born that way and whether his dad liked it or not, he had a gay son.

I remember sadly appealing to Jack thru the television- "You weren't born that way! It's not hopeless. Find an Exodus group! You can change!"

I was very disappointed with the way Jack's dad responded. Now I agree it was right of him to respond in love, but to say he wouldn't want another boy other than a gay child, that just hit pretty low. I mean if you accept that your son is gay, and will always be, then all hope is gone.

So... while I glance at Dawson's Creek every now and then to see if Dawson and Joey have expressed their feelings towards each other and have moved beyond "Just friends”, I don't watch it as I did. I get sick to my stomach when I catch a glimpse of Jack and a cute guy caught in a passionate lip lock.

It's not as God intended and a righteous rage wells up within me at the media and how it portrays homosexuality as just another normal orientation, that is to be accepted.

If you or a friend struggles with same sex attraction (SSA), know you don't have to struggle the rest of your life or give in to it and become a homosexual. God is on your side. He created both man and woman and attraction to the opposite sex is not only healthy, it's right.

I have friends who have undergone the Exodus program and are today, strong healthy straight Christians. There's hope my friend!

To contact an Exodus group near you.

www.exodusglobalalliance.org

Comments From Readers

A reader says ... Those who assume a "gay" lifestyle (what a misnomer!) can change contrary to what the last person indicated.  As well as Exodus check out Stephen Bennett's website - he was one and now is happily married to his wife and tries to tell others that they can change also.

A reader says ... When children reach puberty they are very susceptible to becoming perverted.  They realize they have these new feelings, which lead to orgasm, and they naturally are looking for a way to test and experiment with this new phenomenon.  It is during this time that they can acquire a perversion easily.  They will naturally turn to the opposite sex for gratification.  They may acquire bad habits like peeping toms or flashing their sisters or looking at porn leading to masturbating if they are not taught to control themselves.  If a homosexual approaches them and they have not been taught by peer pressure or by their parents that homosexuality is wrong, they may go along and experiment with this other person even though they would prefer the opposite sex.  Then once they become accustom to gratifying themselves through homosexuality they find themselves in a confused situation not to mention a bad habit.  Straight people won't have anything to do with them, and gay people try to tell them they were born that way.  Confused they feel trapped and bewildered.  The world would be far better off if people would admit the truth.  The truth is that turning to the same sex for sexual gratification is simply a choice.  Just like two married people of the opposite sex, cheating and having a one-night stand, the one night stand is choice.  Just like a married peson cheating on their spouse could choose to turn away from adultery and save themself for their marriage mate, so also a homosexual person could choose to obey God's directives in the Bible and seek a heterosexual relationship in marriage the way God says it should be.  

A reader says ... The Bible teaches we are all born with a sinful nature and homosexuality is a perversion like any other perversion - once you start it it's almost impossible to stop.  I know people who because they exposed themselves when they were very young got in the habit and it was very difficult for them to stop once they were older.  Just like stopping smoking or stopping drinking - all bad habits that people get into are very difficult to stop.  But we don't say you were born with a smoking gene or a drinking gene or a homo gene or a murder gene or a stealing gene - or at least we shouldn't say that.  The Bible does teach that the sins of the parents are passed on to the children to the fifth generation, so maybe a bad gene does exist for several generations.  But still that is no excuse for bad behavior.  Just because you have a temptation to do something does not mean it's ok or you should not control yourself and do what is right.  Bad habits are decisions of free choice.  We should be held accountable for what we do.  And the Bible should be our measure of what is right and what is wrong.

A reader says ... I agree with you that TV and movies are making it out to be just another lifestyle, but I do think you're born gay. I don't think someone just "chooses" to be gay, or becomes gay because they were around men all their lives or had gay friends.