▁En sign ▁article ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁the ▁C ana an ite ' s ▁relig ions ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁what ▁prov oked ▁God ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁" utter ly ▁destroy " ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁C ana an . ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁ ▁March ▁– ▁BY U ▁president ▁O aks ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁on ▁campus ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁spoke ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁keeping ▁criminal ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁" de vi ate ▁sexual ▁behavior " ▁such ▁as ▁private , ▁cons ens ual , ▁same - sex ▁sexual ▁activity . ▁The ▁speech ▁was ▁later ▁printed ▁by ▁the ▁university ' s ▁press . ▁ ▁July ▁– ▁The ▁church ' s ▁July ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁En sign ▁magazine ▁published ▁the ▁article ▁" I ▁Have ▁a ▁Question ", ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁M orm on ▁medical ▁doctor ▁states ▁that ▁hom osex uals ▁have ▁" ch osen ▁this ▁way ▁of ▁life " ▁but ▁" can ▁be ▁helped ". ▁Dr . ▁L inds ay ▁M . ▁Curt is ▁continues ▁saying ▁that ▁" hom osex uals ▁and ▁les bi ans ▁s eld om ▁are ▁happy ▁people " ▁and ▁their ▁relationships ▁are ▁" unn atural ", ▁full ▁of ▁" em ot ional ▁problems " ▁and ▁" prom is cu ity ", ▁and ▁lack ing ▁in ▁" f idel ity , ▁trust , ▁or ▁loyal ty ". ▁Additionally , ▁they ▁try ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁" oth ers ▁into ▁their ▁practice ▁... ▁in ▁their ▁tender , ▁impression able ▁years ". ▁ ▁July ▁–