Young opponents of gay marriage undaunted by battle ahead
To put it another way, opponents of same-sex marriage say they must argue in favor of traditional marriage, not against gay people or gay rights. “It’s really a broader defense of marriage and a stronger marriage culture,” said Will Haun, 26, a lawyer and member of the Federalist Society.
In the highest-profile effort, the National Organization for Marriage is gearing up for a march on the National Mall on Tuesday, the day the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on California’s 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage…
The issue, proponents of traditional marriage say, is one of presentation.
“These Republicans who are jumping ship are doing so because we have no way of messaging,” said Ashley Pratte, 23, the executive director of Cornerstone Policy Research and Cornerstone Action, a New Hampshire group that focuses on social issues. “Do you want to tell your friends when you’re out with them on a Friday night that they can’t get married? No, you don’t want to have that discussion, but you want to have a healthy discussion.”
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On the contrary, the technical report accompanying the press statement is based on 30 years of studies:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/18/peds.2013-0377.full.pdf+html
cam2 on March 21, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Again, there is nothing there that indicates that same sex couples raise equivalent children. They DOCTOR the findings with (Many studies have demonstrated that children’s well-being is affected much more by their relationships with their parents, their parents’ sense of competence and security, and the presence of social and economic support for the family than by the gender or the sexual orientation of their parents.)
Of course this goes to the following. Since these are important things worth altering a study of, things that same sex couples cannot provide for due to their nature of being driven wholly by their libido rather than rational thought, same sex couples should not be granted custody of children who otherwise would have a male/female family. It does not conclude what the doctors conclude.
Like I said, they use the word believe in their finding. We believe such and such. Not, here we have established evidence that such and such is the case.
Children are not disposable commodities that should be handed over social engineering purposes which run contrary to their well being.
astonerii on March 21, 2013 at 1:18 PM
cam2 on March 21, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Still waiting on an answer to my question:
If moms or dads are disposable and it is just the number of parents that are required- And two parents are superior to one then wouldn’t it stand to reason that polygamous or communal parenting is superior to two parenting?
melle1228 on March 21, 2013 at 1:23 PM
Interesting document. I wonder if this won’t cause more problems than it solves.
In essence it takes great pains to outline the vulnerabilities of adopted children in gay households. The circular argument that theses vulnerabilities can be alleviated by allowing same sex marriage assumes that ALL same sex relationships with adopted children will result in marriage, where we know that’s not true.
This means the remaining children continue to be vulnerable. It’s simpler to remove the child from this situation.
This argument makes sense if it proposed that married same sex couples would make satisfactory parents and these couples should be allowed to adopt.
As it is, this is a dangerous report.
danielreyes on March 21, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Better yet, can we make the dad Jeffrey Dahlmer or the Son of Sam? What part of the institution of marriage do you not understand? Marriage is about 2 people becoming 1 to create a stable environment for the propagation of the species.
Get it?
njrob on March 21, 2013 at 2:27 PM
Garbage.
Those marriages are all representative of the only unit of marriage that can create a family. Male-female bonding is the sole way to create life. But you don’t care about protecting innocent life at all, do you?
njrob on March 21, 2013 at 2:29 PM
This may be the dumbest argument you’ve ever put out regarding gay marriage. Anyone who has children knows that someone who is driven wholly by their libido would not ruin their sex life by voluntarily bringing children into the mix.
cam2 on March 21, 2013 at 2:31 PM
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