Are you against single parents? I mean, as long as both parents, no matter what their sexuality loves the child and raises them in a good, healthy enviroment, what is the problem? You say you are fine with homosexuality in one sentence, then in the next you say its not normal and a homosexual family cannot be normal. Last I checked families are just people who provide you with unconditional love no matter what. Gender, race, or sexuality does not effect that.
I agree 100% with this.
In so far as being bullied, well, when I was a child growing up, I was bullied constantly throughout my schooling because I was one of the few white kids at a predominantly Hispanic school. Does that mean that white people should not be able to live in Hispanic neighborhoods? Hispanics in white neighborhoods, blacks in white neighborhoods, etc... because the "minority" kid might get picked on?
Look, getting picked on and bullied is part of being a kid and growing up. I've been picked on, beaten up, called names, heck I've even been threatened with knives while growing up. Really none of that stuff had any kinds of lasting impacts on me. Maybe some of it got extreme (being threatened with knives) but the rest of it isn't really any different than what any other kid goes through.
Bullying is going to happen no matter what. Doesn't matter who your parents are.
There are children out there being raised by single parents, there are children out there being born into and raised in loveless marriages. How are any of these environments more conducive to a positive upbringing than a homosexual couple? I know a lesbian parent, and she loves her 2 sons more than anything in the world, and works her ass off to take care of them and raise them right.
I understand that a loving mother and father is the most ideal family setting, but a loving mother and father is not what all children have. I do, and I have very blessed to have had that. But many people don't have 2 parents, they have 1. Or they have 2 that don't give a rat's ass.
The best family setting is a loving one, one where the parents raise the children with love and discipline, regardless of gender and orientation.
As far as the rest, i.e. gays getting married and corrupted our family values system - look I'm straight. I know plenty of gay people. I know a gay couple that is "married" (well not legally, as it's not legal here in Tennessee, but they may as well be). None of that is making me gay. I still love females (even if they don't love me in return). My brother's family is not being broken apart. His marriage is not coming down in shambles, his children running wild without discipline because of gay marriage. No, his family system is strong - a strong hard working father figure, a strong selfless hardworking mother figure, 2 sons instilled with love and strict discipline.
If your family foundation is truly as strong as it should be, then you should not feel threatened by outside influences. I know I'm not threatened by gays, or the possibilities of them getting married or raising children.
People talk about the sanction of marriage, about the union of a man and woman in front of the eyes of God. First of all, not all marriages are Christian marriages. ALL religions get married, not just Christians, so these marriages are in the eyes of VARIOUS gods, as not all religions worship the same Lord.
Secondly, not all marriages are even religious ceremonies. I can name 3 marriages off the top of my head that were not even done in a church in front of god, but in a courthouse in front of a judge: my mother and father, my brother and sister in law, and my ex-friend Karina to her long time boyfriend / fiance. How can these be holy unions in the eyes of God when they weren't even done before God? On top of the fact that many people don't even believe in God, or don't believe in the same Christian God that so many people cry about these gay marriages being an affront to.
I don't even agree with the -act- of homosexuality. But this nation is based so that people can live a life that others don't agree with or approve of. The rights and freedoms of people in this nation are it's strongest aspect, stronger than any religious fundamentals, and as a nation, as America, people's personal liberties need to weigh in heavier than religious ideals, Christian or otherwise.
Agree with their "lifestyle" or not, approve of it or not, homosexuals are human beings, and as such deserve the same rights and freedoms as everyone else. The rights to get married and raise children are among those freedoms. They are not tearing down the American family structure, if your family foundation is strong enough, then nothing should be able to tear it apart. So why feel so threatened?
