Gays should not be allowed to adopt >>>MOD ALERT<<<

What about single parent adoption? More specifically, what if an unmarried single gay man wanted to a adopt a child? Would you support that? What about an unmarried straight man?

 

umm, he's been banned and thus cannot reply.

I'll be the bad guy for you to attack

As I stated when the thread was created, I fully support a male/female relationship as being the ideal setting and should be given first consideration

After that, a loving home with a single parent should also be considered.

Please note how I do not specify how they engage in sex as it should not matter as long as a male/female home is given first consideration. That could include a homosexual female and a homosexual male.

What must occur is the vetting process must be good and thorough.

 

I'd say I'd rather have a kid raised by loving gays than by foster care. Kids at minimum need permanent homes, and foster care cannot provide that.

 

Did anyone else notice that this thread is almost 3 years old? lol

 

I'm not totally comfortable with the thought of gay couples adopting children - I think a child might miss out on experiences that comes from having a parent of each sex.

I'm not 100% against gay couples adopting children, but I think that straight couples should get first preference - since it's about what's best for the child, not 'equality just for the sake of equality'

 

IMO, evaluate the home for what it offers, not just for the genitals.... genitals are only involved in the bedroom, if at all.

Even if you believe that, all else being equal, straight couples are better, it's a whole different thing to say that they should get FIRST preference. There's more that goes into a home and parenting than the genitals involved, a variety of other factors to consider.

There are also women that are into sports and men that are in dance and theater. I'm not sure what one believes that they would be missing by not having one gender or the other, but certainly not every man and women represents a distinct dichotomy of possible "masculine" and "feminine" experiences.

 

it's like a good scotch, it gets better with age

 

Even better when the OP is banned and can't respond to the people trying to talk to him. (and probably doesn't care at this point 3 years later). lmao

 

Thank you for that bit of enlightenment. These people who are against adoption by gays have no idea what they're talking about. They have no clue as to how hard it is to find good qualified foster and adoptive parents for kids in the system. I was in the business for 26 years and I'm here to tell you that there are many ,many more important thing to consider. In fact there is NO evidence that it is in anyway harmful to kids. In fact they thrive. I placed lots of kids with gay singles and couples with no problems.

I never had a gay person abuse or neglect a child....hetero people did though

I never had a gay person kick a kid out because of his/her behavior. Hetro people did all the time

I never had a gay person reject a kid who was straight....try finding placement for a gay kid

Oh, and to give straights preference is DISCRIMINATION AND ITS ILLEGAL AND AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY IN MY STATE

These people who bloviate about what's best for children have not done their homework. I don't think that they want to know the facts. They just want to use this as one more issue to undermine and marginalize gays. In fact, I doubt if they give a rats a** about the kids at all. BTW, they'll be happy to know that all of those gay couples who adopted kids in NJ can now marry. I'm sure some folks will have a problem with that too. To bad

 

I completely agree that gay couples should not be allowed to adopt children.

 

You might have more credibility if you took the time to explain your reasons, as I have mine, for taking these positions.

 

I believe that it is best for a mother and a father to raise a child. I believe that God designed only males and females to be able to reproduce with each other because that is the way a family is to be raised. I believe that if there is not both a mother and a father in the child's life then the child is likely to have problems later on in life.

 

Instead of invoking god all the time try dealing with the realities of the world as we know it. There are many children in foster care and group homes in need of a permanent home . If there was a gay couple willing to adopt one of these children and the only alternative was to remain as a ward of the state, you would oppose that? I think that overly religious people screw up kids a lot more than gays ever could, but I would still let them adopt. You might also want to provide some documentation when making rash statements such as "I believe that if there is not both a mother and a father in the child's life then the child is likely to have problems later on in life." That's an opinion. It does not make it true. Not allowing gays to adopt will just mean that more kids will not have EITHER a mother OF a father. CAN YOU GET THAT!

PS Read this before you continue to bloviate about what god wants: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/brad-and-giuseppe-gay-family_n_4318820.html

http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2...ions_give_families_reason_to_be_thankful.html think about what kids want, and need

 

Why?
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Every study done on the issue shows children raised by same sex couples are as good or better than children raised by opposite sex couples

 

Model gay adoptive &#8216;fathers&#8217; sexually abused 6-year-old for years: offered him to pedophile ring
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... Compared with children raised by their married biological parents (IBF), children of homosexual parents (LM and GF):

Are much more likely to have received welfare (IBF 17%; LM 69%; GF 57%)
Have lower educational attainment
Report less safety and security in their family of origin
Report more ongoing "negative impact" from their family of origin
Are more likely to suffer from depression
Have been arrested more often
If they are female, have had more sexual partners--both male and female "
http://www.frc.org/issuebrief/new-study-on-homosexual-parents-tops-all-previous-research

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Canada Study: Kids in Gay Families Hampered in School
a Canadian economist is challenging the notion that children in families headed by homosexual couples are as well-adjusted as their counterparts in traditional families.......For example, the children of parents who had been in a homosexual relationship were more likely to be on welfare, have a history of depression, have inferior education, and report a history of sexual abuse.... World magazine noted that the study &#8220;does what many studies before it have not been unable to do. It takes a large, random, nationally representative dataset and compares very specific factors across each category. His conclusions may encourage a new wave of sociological research defending traditional parenting as the best option for kids."
http://www.thenewamerican.com/cultu...study-kids-in-gay-families-hampered-in-school

 

Not True, rahl Not true at all - see my last post.

 

I've seen you make this claim before - yet still you offer no rationale anywhere for your opinion, other than the fact that you are a disturbed homosexual who believes everyone else should rejoice in your depravity and embrace your perversion. Kindly cease making this accusation against others when you simply don't adhere to or support your arguments with the slightest shred of credible evidence. I believe the word for that is hypocrisy

Regards

 

You're confusing your inability to comprehend anything that I, and others have said with an alleged lack of facts an logic. And ,the fact that you have made an assumption about my sexual orientation tells me that you're not at all bright

 

Yes, it's true

 

Care to elaborate on that ... be sure to use facts 'an' logic.

In the closet or out, it's quite evident that you sir, are more than likely a homosexual trying to masquerade as a normal person. Sorry pal - it just doesn't gel .

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Lets have some facts - reliable facts - from reliable sources come on I'm waiting ...LMFAO

 

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/05/wor...rents_finds_the_kids_are_more_than_all_right/

http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/gay-parents-as-good-as-straight-ones/
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/...m-that-kids-of-same-sex-parents-do-less-well/

 

I could give less than a rats hind parts what you think that I am. To make assumptions about others who you don't know at all is the height of arrogance and stupidity. And as far as your request for facts go, I've been doing that all along but you're too blinded by your fear and hatred to see that.
You haven't even looked at what Rahl just posted here above did you?
It must be hard being you.

 

Rahl, what are we going to do about this bean brain? What doesn't kill it makes it crazier. I fear that it is becoming a danger to it's self or others. I don't want to be responsible. It keeps dredging up clap trap from the darkest corners of the internet and can't see how bizarre and fallacious these stories are. I say ignore !!

 

Actually, there was one study that shows children raised by same sex couples are worse off than those raised by opposite sex couples.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kids-of-gay-parents-fare-worse-study-finds-but-draws-fire-from-experts/

 

And was debunked in my follow up post