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Jun. 12th, 2008 | 03:34 pm

As long as a man with a vasectomy can civilly marry a woman with a hysterectomy - both of them divorced atheists - I can see no reason to prevent gays from marrying civilly and enjoying all the rights, privileges, & responsibilities as the first couple.

Discuss politely, please
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fugazi2112

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from: [info]fugazi2112
date: Jun. 12th, 2008 10:55 pm (UTC)
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I have rarely seen such a succinct, elegant encapsulation of the argument. This kicks ass!

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Adoption?

from: anonymous
date: Jun. 13th, 2008 09:40 pm (UTC)
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Ah, but do you support adoption by such couples?

Just asking.

Kevin Baker
http://smallestminority.blogspot.com

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fugazi2112

Re: Adoption?

from: [info]fugazi2112
date: Jun. 13th, 2008 09:52 pm (UTC)
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Of course I do. Same as I would support single-parent adoption. Or any scenario that has the capacity to provide a loving home to a needy child.

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Re: Adoption?

from: anonymous
date: Jun. 14th, 2008 12:12 am (UTC)
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If you adopt a child, will you bring them up that heterosex is the normal biological sex orientation or would you influence the child toward homosexual lifestyle.

Teenage years kids can be very changable on sexuality depending if they have been hurt by someone of opposite sex.

Heterosexual children have more choices on partners, just a bit easier for them

As a parent the choice iis yours on how to influence them. Though children often surprise parents on their choices.

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ianargent

Re: Adoption?

from: [info]ianargent
date: Jun. 14th, 2008 12:18 am (UTC)
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I don't think it matters for the discussion - there are plenty of heterosexual couples I would deny adoption rights to; and there are plenty of places a homosexual couple can already adopt.

I personally do have a couple of qualms with removing the influence of one sex or another from a child's upbringing; but that hasn't stopped single motherhood/fatherhood, etc.

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Re: Adoption?

from: anonymous
date: Jun. 14th, 2008 02:56 am (UTC)
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Agreed

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taxideataxus

Re: Adoption?

from: [info]taxideataxus
date: Jun. 14th, 2008 12:07 pm (UTC)
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I think that this is just one more instance where you defer to the parent(s) on how the kid gets raised. Else, we're going to be insisting that our kids get raised up as other than American kids (think free speech/assembly/self-government/etc), and THAT would be the REAL tragedy.

Then, of course, there also comes in the influence of culture. I'll wager that very few of us march lockstep intellectually with our parents. Why should we expect it to be any different with kids with homosexual parents?

Is the homosexual lifestyle some sort of aberration? Well, it certainly is NOT Nature's plan for us. Then again, Nature's plan for us is for the guys to pork as many different gals as possible - preferably the younger ones who have the best chance of producing larger amounts of offspring and long enough lives to get the kids into puberty. (Yes, fornication IS Nature's plan for us!)

Of course, democracy, good nutrition, ethics, fluoride, etc aren't exactly Nature's plan either...I think we must simply trust the parents to be good parents who try to raise up good Americans and not worry about who the parents are in love with.


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