Gays and Children

[Dedicated Mind]

Just saw the movie "The Kids are alright" about a lesbian couple who have 2 children that want to know their biological father. The movie didn't portray the family as perfect but did defend the lesbian family when the father tried to interlope. Do you think that gay couples should be allowed to adopt children or procreate children with donor fathers and surrogate mothers? How and when did gay couples get the right to adopt?

[Truthseeker]

No

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

Just saw the movie "The Kids are alright" about a lesbian couple who have 2 children that want to know their biological father. The movie didn't portray the family as perfect but did defend the lesbian family when the father tried to interlope. Do you think that gay couples should be allowed to adopt children or procreate children with donor fathers and surrogate mothers? How and when did gay couples get the right to adopt?

No

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

Just saw the movie "The Kids are alright" about a lesbian couple who have 2 children that want to know their biological father. The movie didn't portray the family as perfect but did defend the lesbian family when the father tried to interlope. Do you think that gay couples should be allowed to adopt children or procreate children with donor fathers and surrogate mothers? How and when did gay couples get the right to adopt?

Oh heavens, we can't let children around gay adults because we all know it's contagious and they'll turn gay, too. Heck, they might even catch AIDS through the mac & cheese. And of course, we can't let a gay male couple raise a boy because they'll just molest him.

Let's stand our ground, Christians, and protect the children!! Let's keep those kids with straight couples so they'll never have to deal with being gay, being molested, or catching AIDS.

And yes, Hoovie, I'm commenting on another gay thread. I wonder how long it'll be before you show up and insinuate that I'm gay? The clock is ticking. And by the way, one of my "posse" sent me a link from June when you called me "Limp-wristed." You've been doing this more and longer than I thought. You haven't tried, "Light in the loafers" yet on me. Give that one a shot.

[sandie]

Does God and His views figure in anyone's final assessment of this difficult quesiton?
I start there and move forward.
God doesn't address this subject in particular, but He does address practicing homosexuality.
God created man and woman and to them He said to multiply.
It's my belief that the closer we adhere to God's ways the better off we all are.
So, no I don't think homosexual couples should be raising children, not because they have something that is physically catching, but because I don't believe it's God's way.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by sandie

Does God and His views figure in anyone's final assessment of this difficult quesiton?
I start there and move forward.
God doesn't address this subject in particular, but He does address practicing homosexuality.
God created man and woman and to them He said to multiply.
It's my belief that the closer we adhere to God's ways the better off we all are.
So, no I don't think homosexual couples should be raising children, not because they have something that is physically catching, but because I don't believe it's God's way.

God was the inventor of biology. For some strange reason, 2 gays are unable to concieve and bear children together.

[Twisp]

Two homosexuals have the ability to raise a child to be a contributing member of society just as two heterosexuals could.

Regardless of religious beliefs, discrimination is discrimination. If there is no inherent danger to the child, I have no issue with it.

[coadie]

A study of 518 sexually-tinged mass murders in the U.S. from 1966 to 1983 determined that 350 (68%) of the victims were killed by those who practiced homosexuality and that 19 (44%) of the 43 murderers were bisexuals or homosexuals.(2)

Compared to male homosexual 'on-going partnerships,' of which at least 2.0% experienced violent abuse from an intimate in the past year, married men who are not separated are at least 25 times less apt to be domestically attacked than a homosexual male in an 'on-going relationship.' Even if we include all married and separated husbands, the risk of domestic violence in a male-male homosexual relationship is still at least 18 times greater.
Domestic violence is very common in gay households. It is not politically correct to publish these facts and studies.

http://fathersforlife.org/gay_issues/gay_dv.htm

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Twisp

Two homosexuals have the ability to raise a child to be a contributing member of society just as two heterosexuals could.

Regardless of religious beliefs, discrimination is discrimination. If there is no inherent danger to the child, I have no issue with it.

So Lot commited the sin of discrimination?

What About Abraham?

[whoami]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

Just saw the movie "The Kids are alright" about a lesbian couple who have 2 children that want to know their biological father. The movie didn't portray the family as perfect but did defend the lesbian family when the father tried to interlope. Do you think that gay couples should be allowed to adopt children or procreate children with donor fathers and surrogate mothers? How and when did gay couples get the right to adopt?

I'd rather the kids be with a gay couple that loves them and provides for them than a heterosexual couple that abuses and neglects them.

I do think that a family with the traditional mother and father is the ideal though.