Here is a nice commercial: First it shows the overall Christian Church, then it shows a church that all other church's should be like. http://www.stillspeaking.com/default.htm
(Rejected people: gay couple, latino, black)
Of COURSE gay couples should be able to adopt children. Why not? I've seen no valid argument against it, and several valid arguments for it. Number one, the kid would grow up much more accepting and open-minded. Number two, there are so many kids in orphanages and foster homes waiting to be adopted...so what if they find a loving home and happen to have two moms or dads? They wouldn't care, the kids would be happy to finally be part of a loving family and not have to worry about the uncertainty of not having a home or family and the parents would have a child that they can love and care for. Number three, as has been mentioned many times, there's nothing unnatural about homosexuality. So the bible claims it to be a sin. Who cares? People who allow all their thoughts and beliefs to be dictated by a book that at best could be called a work of fiction need to wake up and learn to think for themselves.
The only argument against this I've seen, which is total BS, is that the kids will get picked on. Yeah? Kids will pick on EVERYONE because kids are arrogant, cruel little shits. I was constantly picked on until I was 17 because I wear glasses, I'm very smart, and I don't go along with the crowd. But if a kid from a young age sees a family with same-sex parents, they won't 'learn' that there's something wrong with this, and will be more accepting of it.
And about the whole "kids do what parents do" thing....what a total load of shit. I have many gay/bisexual friends, and only one of them has a gay relative. Even myself....I wouldn't quite say I'm bi, more that I'm straight but willing to experiment, but in no way, shape, or form is there anyone in my family that's gay or bi. It's just how I am, because I'm my own distinct person. As are my friends. As is every single person on this earth. Yes, people are influenced by those around them, but in the end everyone is different. And even with this whole the parent will rub off on the kid thing, that's assuming that you can choose to be homosexual....which really, I don't think you do. Who you're attracted to or fall in love with is NOT something that you can control. Ronny said it best on the 2nd page of this: You fall in love with a person, not a gender.
Well said and I agree entirely. And as to previous postings, it's a shame some Christians focus so much on hate and seem to forget the whole "God loves everyone of us" message...
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Being gay should NOT matter, gays are just as friendly loving and caring as straights. I have a few gay friends and they are absoulutly lovely. I mean look at all the children that are abused by straights. All the children that get beaten up and abused. most gays dont have a aggressive personality they have a calm relaxed and loving personality. GAYS ARE JUST AS MUCH ENTITLED TO HAVE CHILDREN JUST AS MUCH AS STRAIGHTS.
I don't think you can link homosexuality to a loving personality. Sexual preference doesn't determine who makes a fit parent. Which means that homosexuals aren't more likely to be a good parent or a bad parent.. it all depends on the individual not the group they belong to.
I'm not Christian, therefore the bible doesn't hold any weight in my point of view. I want a logical reason why gay people can't adopt, which can apply universally not only to Christians. So far the best I've heard is "the kid will get picked on," and that's a rather lame argument so I'm really not seeing where you guys are coming from when you say gays can't adopt.
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