My bottom line is that couples who agree to be sexually intimate with a variety of people do not fit into the monogamous lifestyle. When couples with young children in their home host swing parties with intoxicating substances, in that home, there is the potential for the children to be negatively impacted by that lifestyle.
The topic of whether the van Dam's lifestyle can create a dangerous situation for the children seems to be the question here, and many have suggested that these people are poor parents by creating a situation which will endanger their lives. Furthermore, many more FReepers seem to be of the opinion that the remaining children should be taken from the family home.
The question then seems to be whether irresponsible parents (being defined as those whose decisions can put their children's lives at risk) should have their children taken from them.
Now, should parents who because of their religious beliefs will not provide medical assistance to their children when they are ill, have their kids taken from them?
Ah so here we go, so you assumption is if one is a swinger, then one must host swinging parties in their homes and get intoxicated with the children around... Somehow I doubt this fits the typical situation in which swinging occurs, it sure doesn't match anything I have read on the topic. No one would argue doing something like that with children around is a great move, but you make a lot of assumptions assuming this is what typical swinger is doing or how they do it.... but you have made up your mind, so the debate is pointless.