[Tolik]

We have vast scientific and statistical evidence already that children thrive best in families that have one father and one mother, who pool their financial resources, are sexually faithful to each other, and remain married to each other until they are parted by death, and provide for their children to the best of their ability.

In all the criticism of "traditional values" and all the attacks on "dysfunctional families," it's good to remember that nobody has yet invented a better system.

And until we have a better system, it makes no sense at all to destroy the last vestige of the old system.

So when you hear someone talk about how "extending marriage to gay people" is "simple fairness," think again. Is it fair to the children who will grow up in a society that insists on magnifying any trace of reproductive dysfunction? Is it fair for all of us to be forced to raise our children without public encouragement for reproductive normality and monogamous, heterosexual, lifetime marriages?

Orson Scott Card - moral clarity -  BUMP  [please freepmail me if you want or don't want to be pinged to Orson Scott Card political articles]

If you want to bookmark his articles discussed at FR: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/k-orsonscottcard/browse

His own political website: http://www.ornery.org/index.html  is heavily populated by American- and other Leftists who are delightfully annoyed by Mr. Card's conservatism. He does not post on that site and its moderated by somebody else. He is a registered Democrat upset with hijacking of his party by the Left.

His literary, non-political website: http://www.hatrack.com

His fresh articles appear in the Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro, NC: http://www.rhinotimes.com/greensboro/  (before being posted permanently on his ornery website). He has 2 columns in the RhinoTimes: one on political/international events, and the second one: reviews on movies, books, and anything he wants (!). I check his and  Michael Medved's  reviews and found myself reliably relying on them.

[Paul Atreides]

"Suppose we buy a dress for your sister," I said to my son. "Would you want us to get a dress for you too?"

Today's parents would cringe at the thought of asking that question.

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[King Black Robe]

Like it or not, every homosexual is the product of heterosexuality. Protecting heterosexual unions and marriages protects every born child, regardless of their future lifestyle choices.

[Paradox]

A very interesting essay by OSC. In it, you can clearly see he Democrat tendencies (he is a registered Democrat after all). He makes a good point about fairness and all, although I don't think it is one of his stronger essays.

[theFIRMbss]

>But it is grossly unfair to demand, in the name of "fairness," that the normal pattern of marriage and family be deprived of its privileged position in our society, just so a few people can feel better about dysfunctions that even they insist are nobody's fault.

I think gay people
regard themselves as "normal"
just different, and

I do not think they
call themselves dysfunctional.
Are there gay Freepers?

[steve-b]

Card's analogy fails because a tax deduction is not a granting of privilege (it is, rather, a reduction in the amount of infringement upon property rights). This confusion is similar to the leftist definition of government "budget cuts" (i.e. a smaller increase than anticipated).

The proper answer remains, as in so many cases, the separation of state and [whatever societal institution has gotten screwed up this time].

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Only slightly off-topic:

Ender's Game...The Movie.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping + Thought Provoking Thoughts From Orson Scott Card.

I don't agree with everything he says (especially affirmative action) but he provides some very sensible and rational reasons why "gay" marriage is NOT good for this country.

Let me know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.

[Snuffington]

No time or energy for comments. Just bump. And right on.

[Green Knight]

Orson Scott Card has either A) Been writing a lot of articles, lately, or B) He's been writing a lot for years and I only noticed just now. Either way, the man was awesome. I've got half a mind to go out and buy half a dozen of his books. :)

[JesseHousman]

Homosexual weddings are an important item on the Homosexual Agenda For America. The anticipated result is total degradation of God's institution of marriage.

In other words, the perverts wish to make heterosexual marriage a joke, a laughing stock, if you will!

Along the way to the courthouse the aspiring bride and groom thingy are looking for children to adopt as the homosexual intelligencia haven't devised a way to incubate a fetus in an anus.

[Teacher317]

If only all Democrats had the intelligence of this one