Satan, Soy and... Shrinking Penises?

According to James Rutz, chairman of Megashift Ministries and founder-chairman of Open Church Ministries, "A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals." It seems Satan is lurking in… soy.

Mr. Rutz claims that “Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality. That’s why most of the medical (not socio-spiritual) blame for today’s rise in homosexuality must fall upon the rise in soy formula and other soy products.”

After you stop laughing, examine Mr. Rutz’s preposterous – not to mention totally unsupported – claims.

“Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality.” How does one even begin to respond to such nonsense? Since soy products such as tofu – which Mr. Rutz says must be completely avoided – have been traditional parts of the Chinese and other Eastern diets for over 2000 years, shouldn’t China be a totally homosexual nation by now? Similarly, since tofu is a staple in Buddhists’ vegetarian diets, shouldn’t all Buddhists be gay?

As for Mr. Rutz’s claim that soy “commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis,” one has to wonder how he came to that conclusion. Has he been conducting a longitudinal study? Has he been hands-on measuring the penises of men who got soy milk as infants or who eat tofu?

The second sentence makes as little sense as the first: “That’s why most of the medical (not socio-spiritual) blame for today’s rise in homosexuality must fall upon the rise in soy formula and other soy products.”

Has there been “a rise in homosexuality”? If so, Mr. Rutz seems to be the only one who knows about it. What there has been is a rise in the number of people who refuse to live their lives “in the closet.” Most leave the closet willingly, but some – such as antigay evangelicals Ted Haggard and Paul Barnes – need a little push.

Mr. Rutz wants – indeed needs – something to “blame” for homosexuality. How ironic that one who claims to be preaching “God’s truth” can’t find it within himself to accept “God’s plan” as evidenced throughout human history.

Homosexuals have existed in all cultures and in all times, even before soy milk and tofu were invented or consumed. From prehistoric rock paintings left by the San people in modern day Zimbabwe, to ancient Greece and Rome and the “homosexual” Christian saints of the Middle Ages who left a considerable body of love poetry dedicated to their partners –

He was the refuge of my spirit, the sweet solace of my griefs, whose heart of love received me when fatigued by labors, whose counsel refreshed me when plunged in sadness and grief... What more is there, then, that I can say? Was it not a foretaste of blessedness thus to love and thus to be loved? – Saint Aelred, from his eulogy for his lover Simon

– to Native American berdache who were venerated for their “two-spirit” nature, homosexuals have always been present. One would naturally conclude, therefore, that homosexuality is part of “God’s plan” and the specific nature the Divine ordained for some individuals.

Blind to history, Rutz continued his apologia by claiming that women who give soy milk to their babies are turning them into future homosexuals because of the estrogen content of soy. Actually, soy does not contain estrogen. It contains isoflavonoid phytoestrogens:

More than 300 foods have been shown to contain phytoestrogens. Most food phytoestrogens are from one of three chemical classes, the isoflavonoids, the lignans or the coumestans. Isoflavonoid phytoestrogens are found in beans from the legume family; soybeans and soy products are the major dietary source of this type of phytoestrogens. Lignan phytoestrogens are found in high fiber foods such as cereal brans and beans; flaxseeds contain large amounts of lignans. The coumestan phytoestrogens are found in various beans such as split peas, pinto beans, and lima beans; alfalfa and clover sprouts are the foods with the highest amounts of coumestans.

There are many different ways that phytoestrogens may work in the body. The chemical structure of phytoestrogens is similar to estrogen, and they may act as mimics (copies) of estrogen. On the other hand, phytoestrogens also have effects that are different from those of estrogen.

Working as estrogen mimics, phytoestrogens may either have the same effects as estrogen or block estrogen’s effects. Which effect the phytoestrogen produces can depend on the dose of the phytoestrogen. The phytoestrogen can act like estrogen at low doses but block estrogen at high doses.

Undaunted by real science, Rutz babbled on about the “estrogen” in soy and proclaimed in horror, “most babies are bottle-fed during some part of their infancy, and one-fourth of them are getting soy milk!” If one-fourth get soy milk, using Rutz’s pseudo-science and sophomoric “reasoning” shouldn’t one-fourth of the population be gay?

Not surprisingly, Mr. Rutz offered no studies to support his “medical” claims about the effects of soy on human sexuality and men’s penis size. Could that be because there aren’t any?

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http://www.counterbias.com/821.html

Satan's penis.... discuss. Whoops wrong article, uhhmm is it a prerequisite for every Christian leader to be an utter POS? Im just wondering because it seems to me they are the poster boys of ignorance, superstition, discrimination and hypocrisy? Their words have no resemblance to the Christian "teaching" of forgiveness yet millions follow these losers baaaahhhhhhh lol!

* POS (Piece Of S***)

I guess this guy didn't know about the trace amounts of Saltpeter added to Catholic and Protestant communion Wafers.

It seems Christian leaders have a real hard on for homosexuals, so to speak.

I always thought that homosexuality led to soy, to be completely honest.

The article and subject matter are both insulting to homosexuals and a few other groups as well. I see this turning into a flame war.
As well as your attempted skirting of the rules of profanity is unacceptable.
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