this is the most grievously damaging myth...it is a simple fact that children do better when they are from stable opposite sex, 2 parent homes. Period. That is the optimum.That is true, but stable two parent heterosexual homes are in the minority these days.
The real question you should be asking is, which is better, a single parent home or a gay one? I've seen a lot of single parent families where the parents are absolutely *worthless* , I've also seen homosexual(male) couples who absolutely doted on their children and raised them right.
The real question should be "should we allow incompetent or unwilling people to be parents?". Marriage died as an institution in the '60s. Society is falling apart and so far the best options we, as conservatives, can come up with is flailing around at a bunch of homos. Which is just the tip of a very large iceberg.
“The real question you should be asking is...”
Well, if that were a question I wanted to ask, perhaps. But I was making a statement about what the optimum situation for children is...that is my opinion. People should be grown ups and realize they need to take care of their kids no matter what, of course. But I was simply making a statement about what is FAR AND AWAY the best situation...don’t see why we need to stop stating that...I don’t think “single parenting” is too hot either, personally. Sorry.
*Allow?!?! And just who gets to decide that? YOU? The government?
The real question is, "What are YOU doing on FR supporting gay marriage and nanny-statism?"
No. That isn't the real question. Society should NOT give children to people with deviant behaviour and mental issues..
Since your entire argument hinges on this assumption, I curious if you have anything to substantiate this claim.
Oops! This isn’t your DU account. This is Free Republic, where you pose as a conservative.
No way a homosexual couple can raise children right. Kids learn by example. Same sex couples are teaching the kids with their sick lifestyles that sodomy is OK.
The real question should be “should we allow incompetent or unwilling people to be parents?”. Marriage died as an institution in the ‘60s. Society is falling apart and so far the best options we, as conservatives, can come up with is flailing around at a bunch of homos. Which is just the tip of a very large iceberg.
Marriage died? I’m married and it is a good one. Almost all my friends have good marriages. You are posting your opinions as though they are fact. Nonsense.
Sure society is damaged but supporting the very hedonism and rebellion against natural law that is causing the damage is not the way to bring peace and stablity!
No, not really. Anyone can always find exceptions; but the preponderance of the research still supports heterosexual marriage hands down.
Two wrongs don't make a right. There are some social institutions too vital to discard, even when they are in disrepair. Marriage is a fundamental building block of society and must not be allowed to be thrown out because of the carelessness of recent generations, much of which has been fueled and funded by communist and atheist activists with the specific purpose of bringing down our Constitution.