Albert Mohler: Don't Abort Gay Babies, Cure Them!

The esteemed president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary now realizes that homosexuality may be a physiological orientation rather than a moral choice. He refers to recent research demonstrating that a significant minority of sheep prefer same-sex partners. (And Mohler wrongly suggests that the scientists conducting the sheep study are working on a "cure" for homosexuality.) If researchers prove that homosexuality is biological, Mohler concludes, a prenatal test for gayness isn't far behind. And while Mohler instructs couples not to abort gay fetuses, he also looks forward to a prenatal cure for homosexuality (a patch, perhaps) that would give expectant parents an acceptable alternative to giving birth to a gay child.

I hate to be mean, but this diatribe is embarrassing. Mohler is the president of one of the world's largest and most important seminaries, and he's dealing in science fiction, anticipating technological advances that will create supposed solutions to supposed problems.