See post 159.
The "some of my best friends are gay" defense for radically changing the lives of children is vacuous at best and evil in its lazy narcissism. Children need a mother and a father.
Yes, they do. And men take off....
It is preferable that children have a mother and a father - and beyond that it is hoped that children have loving and decent mothers and fathers. Unfortunately , reality does not mirror the ideal. I believe that the divorce rate among heterosexuals is close to 50%. That is a real problem for those who believe that children *need* a mother and father. And then there are the fathers who are so bad that the children would be better off without them.
But beyond that - we are a free country and people who, imo, probably shouldn't have children - do. And they are free to do it - including Mary Cheney. My guess is that Mary Cheney's kid will turn out just fine...as is my sister's kid who is being raised by a single mom.
"The "some of my best friends are gay" defense for radically changing the lives of children is vacuous at best and evil in its lazy narcissism. Children need a mother and a father."
Bravo, best economy-of-words post yet on the traditional family side.
When is comes to Mary C's case. If she asked me for my opinion on her pregnancy, I would say ....
It is great you are having a baby and there is nothing better than babies (I'm not quite such a jerk that I would condemn an already pregnant woman). But Mary C. you are young yet and don't become too parochial in your viewpoints. There is so much to learn in this world. Learn and grow all you can and seek to find out the importance of God in everyone's life and the importance of even us weak mortal men in the life of a child.