Help prevent gay adoptions in FL

[saltnlight]

It's not a question of whether gays can be good parents or not. Homosexuality is a behavior and it is abnormal, deviant, perverse behavior. That is what would be demonstrated before a child.

Children should not be subjected to that way of life. It is totally against all that we know as Christians. There are also many proofs of male homosexuals molesting little boys. We are considering a child here and we need to look at all angles concerning that child. AIDS is a very good reason to not allow children to be adopted by homosexuals.

What would a child, brought up in a home where there are two people doing what God has condemned, get as Godly principles?? Instability in many areas.

 

Salt

 

[seebs]

Children are many, many, times more likely to be molested by opposite-sex guardians than same-sex guardians.

As to the rest... I don't feel it's appropriate for me to project my religious beliefs onto society's laws.

 

[Mid]

no, but I will do my best to help prevent bans on gay adoptions.

 

[CarolinaGirl24]

How many people here honestly believe, without letting religion cloud your thinking, that Rosie O Donnell, the leading advocate FOR gay adoptions in Florida, could not provide a loving caring home for otherwise UNWANTED children simply because she is gay? I think she and many others like her could, regardless of their sexual orientation.

 

[Mid]

I agree with you Carolina girl.
I honestly don't see why homosexuals are viewed as bad people by many.
Sure, some of them are. But then again, many heterosexuals are as well.

 

[lithium.]

Originally posted by Mid
I agree with you Carolina girl.
I honestly don't see why homosexuals are viewed as bad people by many.
Sure, some of them are. But then again, many heterosexuals are as well.

I have to agree also.

 

[Inspired]

Originally posted by saltnlight
It's not a question of whether gays can be good parents or not. Homosexuality is a behavior and it is abnormal, deviant, perverse behavior. That is what would be demonstrated before a child.

Children should not be subjected to that way of life. It is totally against all that we know as Christians. There are also many proofs of male homosexuals molesting little boys. We are considering a child here and we need to look at all angles concerning that child. AIDS is a very good reason to not allow children to be adopted by homosexuals.

What would a child, brought up in a home where there are two people doing what God has condemned, get as Godly principles?? Instability in many areas.

 

Salt

Right now there is a critical shortage of adoptive and foster parents in the United States. As a result, many children have no permanent homes, while others are forced to survive in an endless series of substandard foster homes. It is estimated that there are 500,000 children in foster care nationally, and 100,000 need to be adopted. But last year there were qualified adoptive parents available for only 20,000 of these children. Many of these children have historically been viewed as "unadoptable" because they are not healthy white infants. Instead, they are often minority children and/or adolescents, many with significant health problems. There is much evidence documenting the serious damage suffered by children without permanent homes who are placed in substandard foster homes. Children frequently become victims of the "foster care shuffle," in which they are moved from temporary home to temporary home. A child stuck in permanent foster care can live in 20 or more homes by the time she reaches 18. It is not surprising, therefore, that long-term foster care is associated with increased emotional problems, delinquency, substance abuse and academic problems.
There is no connection between homosexuality and pedophilia. All of the legitimate scientific evidence shows that. Sexual orientation, whether heterosexual or homosexual, is an adult sexual attraction to others. Pedophilia, on the other hand, is an adult sexual attraction to children. Ninety percent of child abuse is committed by heterosexual men. In one study of 269 cases of child sexual abuse, only two offenders were gay or lesbian. Of the cases studied involving molestation of a boy by a man, 74 percent of the men were or had been in a heterosexual relationship with the boy's mother or another female relative. The study concluded that "a child's risk of being molested by his or her relative's heterosexual partner is over 100 times greater than by someone who might be identifiable as being homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual.



The court system cannot make a judgement based on the religious beliefs of one sec of the population.

 

[Gunny]

ACLU(Anti-Christian Liberal Union)

 

[Inspired]

Originally posted by gunnysgt
ACLU(Anti-Christian Liberal Union)

Other than proving you don't know what the acronym stands for what was this comment for?

I have issues with the ACLU also, mainly the fact that they support the KKK.

But that has absolutely no bearing on gay adoptions, because the morality of the debate has no bearing on the law of the case.

 

[MyJhongFist]

Originally posted by Inspired

I have issues with the ACLU also, mainly the fact that they support the KKK. 

That being said, I have trouble supporting the organization period.  Even when I happen to agree with them.

 

[MyJhongFist]

Originally posted by saltnlight -----------
It's not a question of whether gays can be good parents or not. Homosexuality is a behavior and it is abnormal, deviant, perverse behavior. That is what would be demonstrated before a child.

Children should not be subjected to that way of life. It is totally against all that we know as Christians.----------------

Me~~~~~~>>>> And there are alot of heterosexuals who behave in ways that are perverse, abnormal and deviant. How is that different?

The homosexual's sin is no greater than anyone else's. Therefore, if people who display sinful behavior in front of their children should not be parents, then none of us are qualified for the job.

 

[alphatronics]

I think that it would be a bad idea to have double standards when determining who can apply for adoption. A person's sexual preference isn't the issue, their competence as a parent is. Because someone is homosexual does not determine anything about their ability to love and nurture an adopted child.

 

[Drought]

It would be nice, but then again so would denying non-believers the right to adopt. Children should grow up in good Christian households... in that respect an atheist household is no better than a homosexual household.

All we can really do is pray for *all* the children caught in the web of parents who don't hearken to the word of God.

 

[alphatronics]

Originally posted by Drought
It would be nice, but then again so would denying non-believers the right to adopt. Children should grow up in good Christian households... in that respect an atheist household is no better than a homosexual household.

All we can really do is pray for *all* the children caught in the web of parents who don't hearken to the word of God.

It saddens me to hear you basically say "If the parents dont think like I do, then they're obviously lesser than I am."

 

[Drought]

Not lesser... but leading their children down a dangerous path.

 

[MyJhongFist]

So now anyone who is not a Christian is unworthy of raising a child. Regardless of how loving or caring of an individual they are?

How sad that you feel that way.

 

[alphatronics]

Originally posted by Drought
Not lesser... but leading their children down a dangerous path.

"[D]angerous" in what way?

 

[fragmentsofdreams]

Originally posted by Drought
It would be nice, but then again so would denying non-believers the right to adopt. Children should grow up in good Christian households... in that respect an atheist household is no better than a homosexual household.

All we can really do is pray for *all* the children caught in the web of parents who don't hearken to the word of God.

Would any Christian denomination do, or are some denominations also dangerous?

 

[MyJhongFist]

Drought----

An interesting question. Do you look down on everyone? Or just those who do not believe exactly the way that you do?'

Please answer. I look forward to your response.

 

By the way, whether you like it or not, you just made ALL Christians look terrible by your response.

 

[Starscream]

Originally posted by MyJhongFist
By the way, whether you like it or not, you just made ALL Christians look terrible by your response.

I wouldn't get too worried about it.  Most of us are able to listen to such tripe without generalizing all Christians.

But still, I do agree that Drought's opinions leave much to be desired...