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Homosexuality in animals myth (view source)
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[[Image:Carl wieland.jpg|thumbnail|120px|left|Dr. [[Carl Wieland]] - Managing Director of [[Creation Ministries International]].]]
[[Image:Carl wieland.jpg|thumbnail|120px|left|Dr. [[Carl Wieland]] - Managing Director of [[Creation Ministries International]].]]
Apparent '''homosexual behavior in animals''' such as one male mounting another has been used as evidence in the argument that [[homosexuality]] is natural and therefore should be permitted in human beings.<ref>Gay groups argue that if homosexual behavior occurs in animals, it is natural, and therefore the rights of homosexuals should be protected. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/07/MNG3N4RAV41.DTL] </ref>
Scientists say we should be wary of referring to animals when considering what's acceptable in human society. For instance, while some animals (like the [[lion]]) eat their young, neither supporters or opponents of "[[gay rights]]" have used this as an argument in favor of [[infanticide]] or [[cannibalism]].<ref>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal_2.html</ref>
In respect to the '''homosexuality in animals myth''', there is currently interest on whether homosexual behavior is or is not [[zoology|zoologically]] "natural." This is largely a sterile debate because behavior is not necessarily moral even if "natural;" because the nature of human beings is not necessarily the same as the nature of other species, and because it is not at all clear when an observed behavior can be counted as "sexual," or as implying a sexual "orientation." Also, [[Creation Ministries International]] wrote on this subject of whether or not there is [[homosexuality]] in the animal kingdom: "There is...documented proof of [[cannibalism]] and rape in the animal kingdom, but that [[Appeal to Nature|doesn’t make it right]] for humans."<ref>http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2774</ref>
In respect to the '''homosexuality in animals myth''', there is currently interest on whether homosexual behavior is or is not [[zoology|zoologically]] "natural." This is largely a sterile debate because behavior is not necessarily moral even if "natural;" because the nature of human beings is not necessarily the same as the nature of other species, and because it is not at all clear when an observed behavior can be counted as "sexual," or as implying a sexual "orientation." Also, [[Creation Ministries International]] wrote on this subject of whether or not there is [[homosexuality]] in the animal kingdom: "There is...documented proof of [[cannibalism]] and rape in the animal kingdom, but that [[Appeal to Nature|doesn’t make it right]] for humans."<ref>http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2774</ref>