Posted on 07/31/2002 3:49:59 PM PDT by davidosborne
(AgapePress) - The chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court says he supports a court decision that denied child custody rights to a woman because she is a lesbian.
Chief Justice Roy Morre -- in an opinion backing the unanimous decision -- said the homosexual conduct of a parent "creates a strong presumption of unfitness that alone is sufficient justification for denying that parent custody of his or her own children or prohibiting the adoption of the children of others." His opinion continued:
"In this case there is undisputed evidence that the mother of the minor children not only dated another woman, but lived with that woman, shared a bed with her, and had an intimate physical and sexual relationship with her.
...But Alabama expressly does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships.
...Homosexual conduct is, and has been, considered abhorrent, immoral, detestable, a crime against nature, and a violation of the laws of nature and of nature's God upon which this Nation and our laws are predicated. Such conduct violates both the criminal and civil laws of this State and is destructive to a basic building block of society -- the family. The law of Alabama is not only clear in its condemning such conduct, but the courts of this State have consistently held that exposing a child to such behavior has a destructive and seriously detrimental effect on the children. It is an inherent evil against which children must be protected."
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I guess every kid is different.
I remember one time my father punched me in the head so hard that I saw stars.....and I thought about how the comics showed stars around a character's head when they got hit, and it amazed me that it really happened.LOL.
But I hated that belt. It made me vengeful.
I was making an anonymous observation. No names. Said I could have been wrong. I got news for ya; we all make observations and form opinions based on those perceptions when we see people. It's normal. You don't have to be ashamed of it unless act on some impulse - like asking a pair of women if they are domestic partners. Right!!
I just related what my perception was. Get a grip. Got enough police on FR. We don't need Thought Police.
See, I like facts. I don't make assumptions without evidence. If you had seen them holding hands or necking, it'd be easier to draw that conclusion. Without any factual basis or evidence, you made an assumption. Fact is, you simply don't know and you aren't able or willing to defend the assumption you made.
No need to get defensive about it, you know. I was just trying to ask a few questions about how you were able to draw the conclusion that these females were domestic partners. It looks like you saw two females together and your gaydar went off, huh?
* PERVERSION PING *
Well, good for you. I do respect that. And I do wish that those whose primary purpose is to complain about money would jump ship...the primary issue has to be about the equal right to parent for all involved biological progenitors who have not been proven unfit.
ROTFLMAO!
Hey JRR, are you new or just way out there...?OPH is the resident champion for divorcing males!
LOL!OPH, are you having fun yet?LOL!
A point of view.
Correction, it's about equal protection. A father still has a superior right to the guardianship of his children, absent circumstances that would allow the state to interfere.
I understand it is your position that this right has somehow been stripped away, but the law has not changed. The power of the state under the parens patriae doctrine is often invoked unlawfully. That is the issue, and it requires the parent who walks out on a marriage without cause to walk away from the children as well. This is a natural incentive to work out differences to keep the family together. The so called "no-fault" divorce doesn't, by itself, give the court a justiciable issue regarding custody of the children. The standard of review is not the same.
No matter how much society appears to change, the law on this subject has remained steadfast from the earliest history of the law, and that law is and must be our law today. The commonlaw designates homosexuality as an inherent evil, and if a person openly engages in such a practice, that fact alone would render him or her an unfit parent.
And:
Homosexual conduct by its very nature is immoral, and its consequences are inherently destructive to the natural order of society. Any person who engages in such conduct is presumptively unfit to have custody of minor children under the established laws of this State.
Call me homophobic, but I agree.
My. Whatever shall we do? There are lesbians amongst us.
Uh oh. Better make sure they don't have any children!
Uh oh. Better make sure they don't have any children!
As you can see from this decision, Alabama frowns on the premise of lesbians with children.
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