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'''Religious upbringing and culture affects rates of homosexuality'''. The book ''My Genes Made Me Do it - a scientific look at sexual orientation'', coauthored by [[biochemistry|biochemist]] Dr. Neil Whitehead and his wife, writer Briar Whitehead,<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/mygenes.html Book Review: My Genes Made Me Do It: A Scientific Look at Sexual Orientation by Neil and Briar Whitehead]</ref> presents the argument that there are no [[gene]]tic origins for [[homosexuality]] in humans and that individuals are capable of shoving aside homosexual tendencies to return to natural heterosexual orientation.<ref>http://www.mygenes.co.nz/download.htm</ref>  

As far as one's '''religious upbringing and culture affecting one's rates of homosexuality''', according to a paper produced for the Young Historians Conference, "The [[Roman Empire]]’s transition from a polytheistic to [[Christianity|Christian]] society corresponded with and likely contributed to its growing intolerance of [[homosexuality]] in social mores and written law; this aligns with the general trend that [[Polytheism|polytheistic]] societies have freer attitudes toward sexuality than [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] ones."<ref>[https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=younghistorians Christianity's Influence on Attitudes toward Homosexuality in the Roman Empire] by Jennie Jiang</ref>

 

The book ''My Genes Made Me Do it - a scientific look at sexual orientation'', coauthored by [[biochemistry|biochemist]] Dr. Neil Whitehead and his wife, writer Briar Whitehead,<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/mygenes.html Book Review: My Genes Made Me Do It: A Scientific Look at Sexual Orientation by Neil and Briar Whitehead]</ref> presents the argument that there are no [[gene]]tic origins for [[homosexuality]] in humans and that individuals are capable of shoving aside homosexual tendencies to return to natural heterosexual orientation.<ref>http://www.mygenes.co.nz/download.htm</ref>  

[[File:70810564 64d3a67932.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Homosexuality appears to be rare in [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jews]].]]

[[File:70810564 64d3a67932.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Homosexuality appears to be rare in [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jews]].]]

Dr. Whitehead and Briar Whitehead state in their aforementioned book the following:

Dr. Whitehead and Briar Whitehead state in their aforementioned book the following: