"While the findings revealed genetics accounted for around 30% to 40% of a man's sexuality,
the rest was based on social and environmental factors."
In his book "Can homosexuality be healed" addressing concerns of the Christian community asking for tolerant nonjudgmental approaches to healing instead of rejection,
Dr. Francis MacNutt explains that the genetic studies are interpreted BOTH ways.
Since the correlation in orientation between twins is NOT 100%, but it shows a slight tendency to be the same orientation,
* Some people interpret this is AS A CHOICE to act on the genetic tendency, just like alcoholism is traced to hereditary factors but is still a choice not to fall into addiction.
* Some people interpret this AS GENETIC since there is a higher tendency to be the same orientation
This articles seems to endorse the second interpretation; while leaving it open, that since it is not 100% the same orientation for all twins, clearly social and other factors are involved.
Two points not mentioned here:
A. it can still be 100% spiritually determined, if a person is born transgender or which orientation, and then the genetics and social/environmental factors FOLLOW that path
B. there was nothing mentioned of people who were naturally heterosexual, but were abused so that the homosexuality was caused unnaturally and not in their genes.
Where were those cases, and where is the study showing if this is where spiritual healing has helped many people heal from sexual abuse or addiction and return to original orientation? I met a young man who didn't come out as transgender until AFTER he received healing and spiritually forgave; so this is independent of gender or orientation. If people are acting as something other than their natural self, healing may transform them back to their orientation from birth, whether this is heterosexual homosexual etc.
Scientists have found evidence to support the existence of a male genome which may influence homosexuality.
Dr Michael Bailey, from Northwestern University, studied*400 sets of twins to determine if some men are genetically inclined to be gay.
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Interesting.