2022 MS and HS Summer Youth Retreat

Goals

• Give them an opportunity to discuss, vent, and ask questions related to the sin of homosexuality and the LGB and Transgender movements
• Provide a structure of defense against the issue of homosexuality in society
• Provide some answers about where homosexuality comes from, the history and negative social effects
• Address current events (e.g. House Bill 1557 "Don't say Gay Bill", Disney Supporting it, Schools Protesting it, Roe v Wade overturning, etc.)

Resources

• 2022 SMF College book
• HG Bishop Youssef on Homosexuality (FTL Convention)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TksBVO2JWc
  • Very systematic lecture about the Truth, how the Truth is defined, how to deal with someone sick with homosexuality, etc.
• Fr Antony Paul on Homosexuality
  • https://stbasil.net/the-st-basil-podcast/2015/10/30/homosexuality-and-the-orthodox-church
  • This lecture has a discussion on the role of "Nature" vs "Nurture" in homosexuality (among many other things)
• Dr Julie Harren Hamilton
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C54CIxm-w44
  • This lecture discusses the psychological aspects of why someone may develop homosexual tendencies. How does genetics play a role (i.e. only in the sense that your genetics may make you more sensitive). How does early childhood development play a role? Etc.
• Voddie Baucham
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkL3lT95vOU
  • Dr Voddie Baucham is a Protestant Pastor who has been outspoken about the harm of Homosexuality, the fact that it is sin, and spoken against Christians who accept it
  • This lecture is about the political side of the argument, and why Christians should not support them, and more importantly HOW TO ANSWER the common arguments that come from that side
• Voddie Baucham
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJG9CtaBXeM
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nPRV8dmOk 
  • These two videos are about how homosexuality harms society, children/families, persons practicing it, etc.
• St Mark ATL Lectures
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFj9Nn88kc 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRF593rNNtM 
  • This is a very good series from Atlanta titled "The Church has a Woman Problem??"
  • It is very basic about the equality of honor and dignity, and the difference in roles
  • This is a 3-part series and the last part will come on 5/29, God willing

Outline

Day 1 - Homosexuality

• Introductory TopicTopic:
  • What is Truth?
  • What is Absolute Truth?
  • Where do we get Truth?
  • What about "that's just your opinion"?
  • Source: https://youtu.be/OGTdSbdmHxs
• Day 1 Stations: Homosexuality
  • Resources:
    • 2022 SMF College book
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TksBVO2JWc
  • Where does Homosexuality Come From?
    • Nature vs Nurture
    • How does genetics play a role?
    • How does the role of parents play a role?
    • Is there a spectrum of sexuality?
    • Source:
    • Fr Antony Paul on Homosexuality
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C54CIxm-w44 
  • Biblical View of Homosexuality
    • Where is it seen in the Old Testament?
    • How is it addressed in the New Testament?
    • How about supporting the sin? (Romans 1)
  • Social Effects of Homosexuality
    • Many people use the argument now of "it's not hurting you"
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJG9CtaBXeM
    • Homosexuality harms the person practicing it
    • Homosexuality harms children and families
    • Homosexuality harms society
  • Closing Topic: Apologetics
    • Common arguments and fallacies and how to answer them
    • Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkL3lT95vOU 

• Day 2 Stations:- Transgenderism

  • Introduction:Introductory Topic
    • How does Transgenderism play into the discussions of Day 1, how did it arise out of the LGB movement, etc.
    • This will help to link the Day 1 Topics with the Day 2 since they are related, and to avoid repeating ourselves on Day 2
  • God made man and woman
    • What are the roles of man and woman in society?
    • The role of man and woman in the church
  • Social Effects of the Transgender Movement
    
    • Sports
    • Bathrooms
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• OtherClosing Ideas Topic: Final Debate

• Feminism
  • Roles of men vs. women in church and society 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFj9Nn88kc 
    • This is a very good talk from Atlanta titled "The Church has a Woman Problem??"
    • It is very basic about the equality of honor and dignity, and the difference in roles
    • This is a 3-part series and the other parts will come in the coming weeks
• Racism
  • Black Lives Matter (BLM)
• Secularism
• Abortion
  • Listen to Stephanie Gray...
  • Most Anti-Abortion arguments center around the fact that the Embryo is a living human being and terminating him/her is murder. Unfortunately, now many pro-abortion people are saying "yes the Embryo is a living person, but the right for bodily autonomy is more important" - how do we answer that? - Stephanie Gray  addresses that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGPudL_GQ3Y
• Social Justice
  
  • I wonder what St Basil says in "On Social Justice"

Concluding Topic:

• Supporting these things while not doing them...
• What about love? Etc.
• Romans 1

Supplementary Resources

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkL3lT95vOU
  • Dr Voddie Baucham is a Protestant Pastor who has been outspoken about the harm of Homosexuality, the fact that it is sin, and spoken against Christians who accept it
  • This is an exceptional exceptional video