Homosexuals and AIDS God has given us commands He expects us to live by. Included in commands are instruc tions on what to do when certain one violates the rules. We must confront the error and attempt to correct the problem. This can be difficult, easier to overlook problems than face them. Either we deal with sin or God will. 1. 5 of 7 churches were told to deal with their problems or Jesus would remove them. 2. One reason Israel and Judah were destroyed was because they did not punish the murderers. (Judged because of innocent blood - Num. 35:33) Purpose of government - Punish the evildoers. When government fails in this it forfeits it's right to exist and is only a matter of time when it will no longer exist. God punished the tribe of Benjamin for defending Homosexuals. Tribe was decimated from 26,000 to 600. Not because they were all homosexuals, but because they defended the homosexuals. If man fails to punish, God has many ways to punish the wicked. Pestilence or disease is one of them. Promise to the Obedient Deuteronomy 7:15 And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the... diseases of Egypt... upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee. Much of this can be explained by natural laws. In Law, many instructions about washings, dietary laws and quarantine of those who could possibly infect others. God told them the Law was for their own good. If they would obey, they would live long on the land, if they disobeyed, they would soon die. They would be the happiest and healthiest if they followed God's laws, whether they understood the reasoning behind them or not. Warning to the Disobedient Leviticus 26:25 ...I will send pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. When they rebelled, it didn't matter how much they washed, watched what they ate, God warned them He would send pestilence among them. 1. Numbers 14 - at report of spies, God threatened pestilence. 2. Numbers 25 - 24,000 died after committing fornication with Moabites. 3. 1 Chronicles 21 - 70,000 died of pestilence Ezekiel 14:21 For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? 1. Plague of Athens 430 B.C. weakened them so much that they couldn't fight against the Macedonians. They took over and set up the foundation on which the Greek Empire came from Philip of Macedonia son - Alexander the Great. 2. Charles V was crowned emperor of H.R.E. not because Spain defeated France in battle, but because Typhoid Fever defeated France. 3. Spain conquered Aztecs and Incas because of smallpox. 4. Napoleon lost control of Haiti because of Yellow Fever. He had to give up his dream of a Middle Eastern Empire because his army lost so many to diseases in Egypt. Russian Campaign: Out of 265,000 - only 90,000 reached Moscow because of Typhus, then the winter finished them off. The worst disaster for the Human race next to the Flood was the Black Plague. It was a time of extreme corruption in both religion and society. Estimates of 40-60 million died. Nothing like it before or since. We Are Facing Another Plague in Our Generation that has the Potential to Kill More Than Any Other Plague in the History of Mankind. Spread of this plague is directly traceable to rebellion against God's laws. Much reporting done on AIDS, but the one fact that is so often ignored, is that it is spread mainly by what the Bible calls is sin. Much sin in our society is not only not being punished, but being embraced and accepted. Homosexuality is one of them. Instead of viewing it as a crime against God, many trying to make it acceptable alternative. Make excuses that people are born this way instead of choosing to live like this. If we do not take a stand against such wickedness, God will. Demonstrated His attitude in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Romans 1:27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. When people give themselves over to sin there is a price to pay. Drinkers - Cirrhosis of liver, stomach problems Smokers - lung cancer, heart disease Natural result of their actions. Brought it upon themselves. In Canaanite Temples they would offer clay figures of parts of their bodies that were diseased or injured along with their prayers for healing. The figures found by archaeologists indicate that because of their uncleanness and rampant adultery and fornication, V.D. and related disease affected nearly the whole population. Proverbs 13:15 Good understanding gives favor: but the way of transgressors is hard. Disease is Common to the Homosexual Lifestyle Enrique Rueda, The Homosexual Network There is considerable documentation for identifying the homosexual community as a reservoir of disease for the rest of society, Although the homosexual movement resists these allegations..., not only is the homosexual community a medically diseased portion of the social body, but their strictly physical ailments - most of them transmissible - are easily linked with the practice of homosexuality. Are Gay Rights Right? Doctor quoted in New York Times Magazine - "the average homosexual is a tropical island of exotic diseases". Homosexuals make up about 4% of the population, yet, they have: 1. 44% of male syphilis, 2. 50% of all venereal disease 3. 53% of all intestinal diseases 4. 43% of all hepatitis A 5. 35% of all hepatitis B 6. 88% of all AIDS cases "Gay Bowel Syndrome" is named because of the common bowel problems they have. Including intestinal parasites, chronic infections, ulcers, and oozing blisters in or around the intestinal tracts. Rectal incontinence and Colitis is much more common than among the general population. According to the report: Homosexuality, A Public Health Problem, by Raphael Kazmann, 1. Homosexual conduct reduces life expectancy by 30 years. 2. The average age of homosexuals dying with AIDS is 39. 3. The average age of homosexuals dying of all other causes is only 41. 4. Only 1 percent of homosexuals lived to be 65 or older. The report indicated five things are contributing to their early deaths. 1. Suicide The suicide rate is among homosexuals is 60 times as high as the general population. While they have labeled their lifestyle as "gay, many prefer death rather than to continue living in it. 2. Drug Abuse Homosexuals are three times as likely to have alcohol or drug abuse problems. This leads to an increase in heart, lung, and liver failure as well as an increase in accidental deaths. 3. Auto Accidents Homosexual deaths in auto accidents are 45 times greater than in the heterosexual community. 4. Disease Homosexuals are 14 times more likely to have had syphilis; 23 times more likely to contract some venereal disease; and thousands of times more likely to contact AIDS. Lesbians are 19 times more likely than heterosexual women to have had syphilis; twice as likely to suffer from genital warts; and four times as likely to have scabies. 5. Murder The ratio of homosexual men murdered (one in 200 deaths) was 50 times that of the general population. Many Americans are working to discourage smoking, toxic pollution and high fat diet for the simple reason that they reduce human life expectancy. Yet none of these threats reduces life expectancy as much as homosexual conduct. As a result of sin in our country, we have a disease that not only positioned to nearly wipe out the homosexuals in this country, but it is also now in the position to seriously damage the society that allowed the sin to become so common in the first place. Most Reported Disease Today is AIDS Study by U.S. Center for Disease Control, Are Gay Rights Right? During the course of research on AIDS, it was discovered that AIDS victims averaged 1,100 different sexual partners; some reported as many as 20,000. One admitted that he would have 10 to 12 partners during one night at the bathhouses. Practices that Paul described: Ephesians 5:12 for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. Much Misinformation is Given About AIDS Designed to Protect Homosexuals. Result of this protection, the plague is going to be much worse than if medical authorities dealt with it with proven methods used against other infectious disease. In the attempt to protect homosexuals "right to privacy", (another way to say we are going to protect them in their sin), laws have been passed that: 1. Forbid doctors from informing the spouses of those who have AIDS. 2. In Britain, a Dr. can be charged with criminal assault for testing a patient for AIDS without their knowledge. 3. In CA, Drs. can be sentenced to one year in jail and $10,000 fine for reporting AIDS case to public health officials. 4. One doctor cannot tell another Dr. if a certain patient has AIDS. 5. Medical personnel like nurses, orderlies cannot be told which patients has the disease. All This Does is Make the Result of the Disease Worse on the Society That Justifies and Protects Sin that God Calls an Abomination History of AIDS This disease was named Gay Related Immunodeficiency Disease in 1981 (GRID) but because of pressure from homosexual activists, the name was changed to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Earliest documentation of AIDS comes from East Africa around Kenya and Uganda, then it spread to U.S, then the Caribbean and Europe. Greatest suspicion for source of AIDS is from Green Monkeys in Africa, although some claim it originated with vaccines from WHO. Gay Is Not Good by F. Dumas One-fifth of all homosexuals admit to bestiality. (Not counting those who would not admit it to others) The Bible puts Homosexuality and Bestiality together in the same context - Leviticus 18:22-30. Spread of AIDS 25 years ago, AIDS was unknown among humans. Now, in some African countries, (Zaire) over a third of the population is infected. In the USA, AIDS began in the homosexual community. AIDS antibodies found homosexuals in San Francisco were: 1% in 1978, 25% in 1980, 65% in 1984, 70% in 1987 1987 - Aids was the number one killer of women ages 20-24 in N.Y.C. 1988 - 1,000 infants born with AIDS in N.Y.C - 1989 estimated 1,400. In NC, the rate of growth from 1992 to 1993 was 43% in one year. a. It is the 11th leading cause of death in the state. b. It is the #1 cause of death among black women ages 20-39 in NC. Southeast region of US is where it is now growing the fastest in USA. There is No Cure and No Expectation of One Any Time Soon It is a slow acting disease, but 100% fatal. When infected, a person can go from 6 to 34 months before their bodies produce antibodies that can be detected by testing. Meanwhile, the virus in present in every fluid in the body and can infect others. Because of the slow action of the disease it is estimated that over 90% of all victims do not even know they have it. They show no symptoms and are completely infectious to others. As the disease progresses, the victim gradually losses resistance to other diseases, often develops a cancer called ARC (Aids Related Complex) Disease also causes "AIDS Dementia Complex" often the ONLY sign of AIDS. Begins with memory loss and general mental slowing and can progress to acute schizophrenia. HIV virus infects and destroys the brain and spinal cord even in patients whose immunity system has not been affected. This occurs in nearly half of all infected with no other signs of infection. Begins with forgetfulness, poor concentration, confusion, slowed thinking, loss of balance, poor handwriting, leg weakness, depression, fatigue, paranoia, hallucinations, tremors, apathy. Later stages may develop dementia, incontinence, tremors, seizures and psychosis. The disease has been studied only since 1981, but so far it appear that in 5 years 20% die, 7 years 74% are dead or dying, 10 years 100% gone. Many have thought that if someone tests positive but does not have the disease, they have been merely "exposed" but are not sick. Dr. James Curran of the AIDS Project claims it is only a matter of time before the infection grows to the point where the symptoms are obvious. Three Stages 1. No symptoms - not enough antibodies to detect 2. No symptoms but now test positive for antibodies 3. Sick and dying. All three stages are infectious. Difficulty of Medical Treatment of AIDS AIDS virus can change in different strains quicker than anything ever seen before. More than 200 distinct strains have been discovered by National Cancer Institute. In The AIDS Cover-up? Dr. Hasletine reported that the AIDS virus can change about 1,000 times quicker than any other virus known. Because of this, he claims that developing a vaccine is theoretically impossible. Because of it's rapid changeability, all the drugs used have had only temporary results. How is AIDS Is Spread 1. Homosexual Transmission = 78% 2. Include Drug Use = 93% (Many homosexuals are drug users and fall in both categories) 3. Heterosexual Transmission. Rate doubling every 6 months in U.S. In NC 1984 - 97% male 3% female 1993 - 86% male 14% female In Africa where it has been a few more years, nearly a 50 - 50 ratio. #1, #2, #3 - Rebellion Against God is the Primary Cause 4. Transfusions - Roughly 12,000 to 20,000 victims. Red Cross claims 83% of the contaminated blood was from homosexual men. They train their workers on how to question for drug use to screen out hepatitis, they do not permit questions concerning homosexuality. As late as 1991, the Red Cross has blood drives in the Castro district of San Francisco, which has the highest rates of AIDS in the nation. More the 3/4 of the homosexuals in this area are infected. Testing does eliminate some contaminated blood, but person can be infected for many months without enough antibodies to be detected by the tests yet they are still infectious. This period is known to be up to 34 months. Common sense would dictate not accepting blood from homosexuals but Selma Dritz, Assistant Health Director of San Francisco said: "flatly ruling out blood donations from and entire segment of society would be defamatory". As a Society Continues to Embrace Sin, Judgment Can Only Get Worse. 5. Casual Contact "AIDS Cannot Be Transmitted By 'Casual Contact'" is often repeated but is very misleading. What is known is that certain kinds of contact transmit the disease much easier than others. (Homo contact and needle sharing) 1. At first, in 1980 when GRID was first discovered, it was claimed that it was a form of cancer and was not contagious. 2. It was noticed that it was found among homosexual men and was taught that women could not catch it. 3. In 1981 it was believed that AIDS did not transmit through blood transfusions. 4. It was claimed that it could not be transmitted non-sexually. 5. As late and July, 1987, the Journal of Infectious Diseases claimed it could not spread among medical personal by a needlestick. Other methods of contact are not as efficient, but there are indications it can happen. Virus has been studied only a very short time. (since 1981) In Every Study Showing how People Catch AIDS, Consistently, 3-6% List "Causes Unknown" A. Infectious virus can be recovered from dried material after up to 7 days at room temperature, and in an aqueous environment survived longer than 15 days. B. JAMA Feb. 28, 1986 reported case of mother contracting AIDS from her infant who received it from transfusion at birth. C. Center for Disease Control, Jan 11, 1985 "There is a risk of infecting others by kissing." Dr. Schaff in The AIDS EPIDEMIC reported a case where occasional kissing was the only possible source of infection for an elderly woman caring for her impotent AIDS-infected husband, infected by transfusion. D. Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 1986 quoted study from Zaire: Those who live under the same roof with an AIDS sufferer have 300% greater risk of becoming infected than the general population. E. New England Journal of Medicine Feb. 86 After brief care of hemophilic family members with AIDS, 6% family members show preliminary symptoms of AIDS. F. One report from Germany of infant who received AIDS after surgery at birth. He died 3 1/2 years later. Other family members tested. Brother three years older tested positive. No method of transmission known except "casual" contact. G. Lancet, May 5, 1990 A 25 year old Italian soccer player contacted AIDS after an injury caused by a collision with another player during a soccer game. H. The Fall, 1993, edition of HIV WATCH reports that as of Dec. 1992, there are 90 children in the USA in the terminal stages of AIDS and have no "identifiable risk". Many authorities downplay the significance of these methods of contact. They are a minority, but as more and more are infected, more cases are going to occur. it is documented to have transmitted by saliva, blood on blood through open wounds, it has transmitted through unbroken skin, and will infect after being frozen. What about sneezing? Sweat? Dirty diapers of an infected baby? Water? Toilet seats? CDC claims that the respiratory tract should be considered as a potential pathway for the entry of the virus, but they have not done any studies to test this. In 1989, 5.2% of the total AIDS cases had no identified risk factors - 1,848 people. Up from 1,012 in 1988 This is a 55% increase in only one year of people who contracted the disease and no one knows how. 6. Insect Bites Dr. Nayar of University of Florida found that the AIDS virus could be recovered from mosquitoes at least 48 hours after ingesting infected blood. It only requires 10 viral particles to successfully infect a chimpanzee and 1,000's of particles can be in one white blood cell which a mosquito can easily pass from one person to another. Those who downplay the possibility of insect transmission point out that there has not been any proven cases of transmissions by insects, which is true. Hard to get volunteers to be bitten. There are over 80 species of RNA virus that are known to be transmitted to human by insects that have the same size, shape and reproductive mechanisms as AIDS virus. Some cases in Africa where AIDS is much more prevalent than in U.S., children have high rate of infection with no known cause. Too early to rule out insects. Financial Costs Medical costs estimated to be $40 billion by Health Insurance Assoc. of America for 5 year period 1987-91. Study by U of CA included S.S., Medicaid, loss of tax revenue, loss of productivity, the cost will be $289 Billion for 5 years. With no more AIDS cases than present, medical bill = $1/2 trillion. AMA News June 1987 reports 20% of beds in 6 hospital in N.J. are taken by AIDS patients. If medical care is given to all patients, at current growth, in 10 years, $1 trillion a year in medical bills. Europe is facing the same problems. Will come to the point that is now in Haiti. Some Hospitals refuse to treat AIDS patients so their resources can be used to treat those who can be helped. In Africa, many cases are among the more educated and leaders in the society. Business men, professionals are dying at high rate. Norwegian Red Cross: The young elite represents Africa's first post-independence generation to come to power. In several capitals they are already heavily infected, and will die in increasing numbers. The political, social, economic and psychological impact of this gathering death-march cannot be underestimated. Dr. McNamee, AIDS, The Nation's First Politically Protected Disease The shattering impact of AIDS on insufficient medical and financial resources, and an unprepared public will result in socio-economic dislocation of a global scale which has no historical parallel. Precautions Are Still Taken to Not Offend Homosexuals 1. Nurses at a Los Angeles blood collection center were forbidden by management to wear gloves while drawing blood for fear that donors "would be frightened away". 2. JAMA, May 15, 1987 - Study at John Hopkins Hospital found that 16% of trauma coming to E.R. tested positive for AIDS, yet workers in many hospitals are not allowed to know who has it and who doesn't. 3. San Francisco hospital fired nurses for wearing gloves while treating AIDS patients. 4. Washington police have been denounced and ridiculed for wearing gloves when arresting homosexual rioters. Was it only a coincidence that AIDS came into this country only after the Homosexual had enough influence to cause politicians to pass laws protecting them from being identified? Because of their policies, it is going to be much worse that it would have if dealt with like Scarlet Fever or Tuberculosis in the past. New York Times 2/16/93 Cuba has a similar population to New York City. NYC has 42,737 fully developed cases of AIDS Cuba has 159 (Major difference in treatment on people with AIDS) Authorities know how to eradicate infectious diseases that are incurable. Much experience from the past. Refuse to follow these policies with AIDS. Why? Possible answer: When God wanted to destroy Absalom: 2 Samuel 17:14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom. Judgment to come on Egypt: Isaiah 19:3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel... During time of Judgment, God makes the counsel of the wicked foolishness when He destroys the wicked. Romans 1:27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due. Proverbs 13:15 Good understanding gives favor: but the way of transgressors is hard. Must show love and concern for all, but also recognize what happens when we violate God's laws, there is a penalty to be paid. Sin always promises pleasure but always delivers misery. Most serious of all - Hell Many judgments in this life, all are just a small shadow of the great final judgment. Galatians 1:4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father. James 5:20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people. Verses Genesis 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Jude 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. *Leviticus 18:22-23 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. *Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Deuteronomy 23:17-18 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Judges 19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 1 Kings 14:22-24 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. 23 For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. 24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 1 Kings 15:11-12 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. 12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 2 Kings 23:2-7 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. 3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. 4. And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. 5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. 6 And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people. 7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove. Romans 1:25-27 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 1 Timothy 1:9-10 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; Wayne Wells wayneliz@twave.net http://users.twave.net/ncc