Can I ask why?Mad World said:
Don't answer if you don't want to, I'm just interested in your opinion.
Anyway:
Same as pretty much everyone else.
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Don't answer if you don't want to, I'm just interested in your opinion.
Anyway:
Same as pretty much everyone else.
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Well God Bless Canada then!Sacman said:
[sub]Seriously though, someone should take that logic child out of the cold and give it a nice big bowl of soup and some Powerthirst.[/sub]
I'm Christian, so I don't support homosexual acts (such as marriage). I'm trying to establish a stance on whether or not same-sex couples should be permitted to adopt. One could say that the parents don't affect the child's sexual orientation, but another might state the exact opposite. Apparently, children (that are adopted by same-sex couples) are more likely to be confused with regard to sex and gender. So I'm not sure.Count Igor said:
male.
no marriage should be recognized by the state. only civil unions. Church & State need to be separated, by a great distance. Only then can we be free to define a couple fairly/justly.
sexual orientation is not a significant indicator of one's, or a couple's, ability to raise children and should be treated as such during evaluation.
note: I'm a U.S. citizen, residing in Canada
no marriage should be recognized by the state. only civil unions. Church & State need to be separated, by a great distance. Only then can we be free to define a couple fairly/justly.
sexual orientation is not a significant indicator of one's, or a couple's, ability to raise children and should be treated as such during evaluation.
note: I'm a U.S. citizen, residing in Canada
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2. Strongly agree
3. Strongly agree
In Australia, our government is very backwards when it comes to same-sex marriage, but I believe it's anyone's right to marry who they love, regardless of their gender or the gender of their partner.
2. Strongly agree
3. Strongly agree
In Australia, our government is very backwards when it comes to same-sex marriage, but I believe it's anyone's right to marry who they love, regardless of their gender or the gender of their partner.
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2. Disagree
3. Strongly Agree (Kids need homes man and gays are in no way incapable of raising children)
2. Disagree
3. Strongly Agree (Kids need homes man and gays are in no way incapable of raising children)
"Negatively influencing them" is a purely objective opinion you're basing on your disapproval of homosexual relationships.Mad World said:
Even if we assume gay parents are going to raise a child to be gay - which I don't think is the case unless the child is going to be predisposed towards homosexuality anyway - you have to disapprove of homosexuality to consider this a "negative" influence.
I can't force you to change your views on the subject, I won't even insult you by suggesting you should have an open mind and implying that your mind is closed.
I'm offering an opposing viewpoint. I don't think there's anything wrong with being gay. Never have. Once when I was around six or seven I scoffed at the idea of a woman "loving" another woman, because hey: it was 1989, there was no internet, I didn't know about gay people and the idea was funny to me.
My father explained homosexuality to me, and I've accepted it as part of life and love. The fact that people can be gay doesn't change my opinion of those people.
Here's a shocking answer:
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2.Strongly Agree
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There are absolutely no logical reasons as to why they shouldn't be able to do either of these things. For the most part anyone against it is basing this off of their (in my opinion outdated and misinterpreted in the first place) religious beliefs. Religious laws belong absolutely nowhere near real laws.
No specific religion owns marriage, it was not created by or for Christianity, it was going on long before it existed. And its main purpose in society was just to keep track of who was paired up, the religious parts of the ceremonies came later.
As for kids, with divorce rates so high, plenty of single parents, and tons of kids up for adoption that's a perfect way to help raise kids. Sure plenty of people will get made fun of for having two moms or two dads in school, but kids will make fun of each other for ANYTHING, its just a matter of what. That's no reason to ban it, you just have to tough it out and wait for social opinions to change.
That would be like saying black kids never should have tried going to white schools when it was first legal because it caused a problems for a while. And how the hell would gay parents be a bad influence? I'm pretty sure gay people are very unlikely to be ones to try and tell their kids what their sexual preference has to be.
1.Male
2.Strongly Agree
3.Strongly Agree
There are absolutely no logical reasons as to why they shouldn't be able to do either of these things. For the most part anyone against it is basing this off of their (in my opinion outdated and misinterpreted in the first place) religious beliefs. Religious laws belong absolutely nowhere near real laws.
No specific religion owns marriage, it was not created by or for Christianity, it was going on long before it existed. And its main purpose in society was just to keep track of who was paired up, the religious parts of the ceremonies came later.
As for kids, with divorce rates so high, plenty of single parents, and tons of kids up for adoption that's a perfect way to help raise kids. Sure plenty of people will get made fun of for having two moms or two dads in school, but kids will make fun of each other for ANYTHING, its just a matter of what. That's no reason to ban it, you just have to tough it out and wait for social opinions to change.
That would be like saying black kids never should have tried going to white schools when it was first legal because it caused a problems for a while. And how the hell would gay parents be a bad influence? I'm pretty sure gay people are very unlikely to be ones to try and tell their kids what their sexual preference has to be.
I do disapprove of it, though - of homosexual acts, anyway; I don't hate gays for being gay, but I am against the evil acts.Kermi said:
A homosexual couple may not raise their child(ren) to also be gay, but they (the child) may still experience gender and sexual confusion. Like I said, I'm not completely sure if this is true, but I have read it to be true. So in the meantime, I "Disagree" on adoption. It could change to "Neutral," "Agree," or even "Strongly Agree." But it could also go down to "Strongly Disagree."
However, I am firm on my position on whether or not gay marriage should be allowed. I don't think that it should.
