I'm right with you on that one Shana!

 

I disagree with you (you knew I would). I just finished reading a book that looked at several studies of different kinds of families--mom and dad, dad and dad, mom and mom, single mom, single dad, etc.--and guess what? The sex of the parent(s) had little to no effect on how successful the kids were. What mattered was the stability of the family and the quality of care. Maybe a mother and a father is still the ideal situation, but it certainly doesn't guarantee a healthy, happy child. I personally believe that two men can parent two little girls just as well if not better than a 'traditional' family unit. We're the products of a 'traditional' family--how succssfully were we raised?

 

I disagree with Christine (you knew I would). I don't think Shana's too worried about the success of the children. In the majority of gay/lesbian couples, the children end up being parented by local schools, nannies, babysitters, etc. since both parents want to work and "support" their family. I think Shana, and I are more worried about the future of "family." Like Shana said, God made it impossible for two men or two women to make a baby together for a reason...it's not supposed to be that way! And honestly, there's really no reason in arguing it when the foundation of our beliefs is our religion which is based on faith, and even Christine knows that faith is something that cannot be argued. Regardless, having a child that is also your niece, is just sketchy, whether you're religious or not!

 

So... if a couple (male and female) are unable to have a child, it's because God wants it that way? If a couple (male and female) both go out to work to "support" their family that presents a problem for you as well? How about a single man or woman who wants to raise a child? Is that a no-no too? C'mon, Kat. The traditional Christian definition of "family" precludes a lot of possibilities. Religious or not, it's a pretty narrow definition of what a family should be, don't you think?

 

It absolutely is a narrow definition of what a family, the most important organization in our society, should be. And when we allow changes to this organization and start allowing what God did not intend to, this primary foundation falls apart (And yes, with that, there is evidence...just look around you dearie, our society suffers. As for the man and woman who can't have a baby, I'm not giving them something that they were neve meant to have...all the organs are there, something's just not working, just like a child born with a defect in his heart deserves a repair, the man and woman are not attempting to do something unnatural, I would not expect to give a baby a brain that was born without a brain. And speaking as a single woman who wants children, something would DEFINITELY be missing from my childrens' lives without a father. And after all, isn't that what we're arguing? My children deserve what God intended them to have, a mother and a father. A penis and a vagina. Testosterone, Progesterone, and Estrogen. Tips on PMS and Hunting. Tips on boys and girls. A man and a woman and no crazy relationships like their father also being their uncle....eew.