I was responding to faktb and I like what I wrote, so I moved my response to this blog. You may want to read the original blog and comment.
You asked, "a child should have a mother and a father (and not two females or two males as parents)?"
In America there are millions of children who do not have a mother and father. There are children being raised by no parents, by one parent and believe it or not, just because a family has a mother and father, that doesn't make it a healthy family.
We can go back and forth talking about what makes the best family relationship, but that doesn't solve the problem for the millions of children who don't have a mother of father.
Are you saying that a single parent is better than homosexual parents?
Are you saying that an abusive home is better than homosexual parents?
Are you saying that a child is better off lost in the foster care system than being raised by homosexual parents?
My child has been exposed to a few gay couples. She's doing quite well and was not harmed. Believe me, she's going to be exposed to a lot of things in her life and she'll survive because she has great Christian parents.
This leaves the question, can 2 homosexuals make good parents, the answer is yes. I invite you to watch this video.
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It seems that there are two points being discussed here. I will attempt to deal with them separately.
The central point is:
Children of same-sex marriages are raised understanding that homosexuality is moral and healthy.
As a Christian, you must agree that these children are harmed morally/spiritually.
Now we turn to the second point: practical solutions for adoption. As Christians, we seek to place children in an as best as possible moral/spiritual home. As second, third, etc. options do we seek to place them in same-sex marriage homes.
Notice the difference. Placing children in gay homes is a concession and not the preferred option.
Your child may have been exposed to gay couples, but she was not RAISED BY GAY PARENTS. There's a gargantuan difference.
Question for you: Who would you prefer to raise your child?
A. a SINGLE (mother or father) true follower of Jesus
B. morally upright but practicing gay parents
In any event, what you are in essence advocating (since we know that such children are harmed morally/spiritually) is that:
Same-sex marriage should be legalized so that foster children can find a home.
Your concern for foster children is wonderful, but this is NOT an adequate reason for why same-sex marriage should be legalized.
I'll make this short and sweet. The only reason that we are having this debate is really because we are trying to impose Christian morality in to the laws of this great nation of ours.
The only reason to keep same-sex marriage illegal is a purely religious reason. Outside of that there is no argument.
What we Christians are trying to create is a Theocracy through Democracy and it won't work. You can not expect a non-Christian government to enforce Christian values and laws. Plus a Theocracy won't work. Just look at the old testament.
I have more on this subject. Stay tuned.
Christians are not trying to create a theocracy, because Christians have and will accept the decision of the majority or of the courts. This is the definition of a democracy (or democratic-republic). A theocracy is when neither voting takes place nor the majority of the population is considered.
Important point: Both sides are legislating morality.
You, by advocating for same-sex marriage, are legislating YOUR morality (of homosexuality). Thus YOU are imposing your morality onto Christians!!!
But this is fine, since we live in a democracy, SO THE GROUP WITH THE MAJORITY GETS TO LEGISLATE ITS MORALITY.
For example, if the majority of CA consisted of homosexuals, then they would win the vote, there would be same-sex marriage, and THE MORALITY OF HOMOSEXUALITY WOULD BE LEGISLATED (and would be imposed in California)
Then I guess we agree. The majority wins. Don't forget the majority barely won Prop 8. Be prepared for a change.
Even still, sometimes the majority is wrong. If the only reason to deny same-sex marriage is because that's not how God designed it, then yes, you are trying to establish a theocracy.
Do you have a reason outside of God and the Bible to deny same sex marriage?
I want to reiterate that proponents of same-sex marriage HAVE THEIR OWN "RELIGION".
This "religion" is a worldview that puts forward the BELIEF that homosexuality is moral.
Thus YOU are GUILTY of voting according to your RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
So YOU ARE TRYING TO CREATE A GAYOCRACY (or MULTIOCRACY, not real terms but you know what I mean).
What gives you the right to do so but YOUR OWN BELIEFS.
Another basis on which to vote against same-sex marriage is the HARM THAT IT CAUSES TO CHILDREN.
This reason is not entirely religious, for even NON-Christians who are NOT guided by religious beliefs can vote against same-sex marriage upon this basis.
I will let the last comment speak for itself.
Just a note. This is my blog and I reserve the right to publish or not publish comments. I generally publish opposing views points as long as they are relevant to the post at hand, as opposed to a back and forth conversation.
Also, I'm happy to post most comment as long as the conversation remains civil and avoid threats and/or whining, and especially of those posting who hide behind empty profiles to remain anonymous.
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