Originally posted by: Hossenfeffer
One of the most eye opening stats was that there are over 10,000 studies that show that kids fare better with a mom and a dad that are deeply committed to each other.
And what of the mom and the dad that aren't deeply committed? What of the single parent families?
Another statement was that homosexuals don't want marriage for themselves really, they want marriage abolished totally. That way, they can be free to engage in their typical non-monagmous relations whilst having the right to harbor children without consequence or judgement.
What? I call "Baloney Sandwiches" on this one, knowing many homosexuals, including several who have gone through with marriage and/or committment ceremonies.
The implications for children in a world of decaying families are profound. Because homosexuals are rarely monogamous, often having as many as three hundred or more partners in a lifetime--some studies say it is typically more than one thousand--children in those polyamorous situations are caught in a perpetual coming and going. It is devastating to kids, who by their nature are enormously conservative creatures.
Again, I'm calling B.S. I believe in my heart that a gay couple can indeed provide a good, stable, nurturing family. I know a both a gay and lesbian couple who have each been raising a child from birth. The boy (lesbian couple), for example, is an amazing, funny, kind, young 12-year-old.
I've heard plenty stories of the bathhouses of the 70's and 80's so I do know that yes, there are some highly promiscuous, non-monogamous folks out there. Color me crazy, but I know similar heterosexuals.
Not to say that I completely disagree, I just consider this an extreme scare-tactic.