I have to post because this case seems so entirely ridiculous. I voted for Jenkins because, well....it is correct. Miller needs to realize that a lesbians home is not the 'wolves den.' Just because her Christian god deems homosexuality wrong doesn't mean she can simply deny Jenkins the right to love and spend time with Isabella.
Another thing that is fueling some hatred, from me anyway is the websites that were linked. The 'Protect Isabella Coalition'? The things that they say in this site and the site's 'evidence' are just
downright offensive. I will bold some parts that I particularly found troublesome.
Protect Isabella Coalition. I visited this page out of curiosity. Their FAQ caught my eye as I read the common questions, and came upon 'Don't children fare much better in homes with a married mother and father than in same-sex parented arrangements?' I clicked this. Here is their article for this question -
Quote:
The short answer is yes. No substantive social science research so far has convincingly shown that children raised in same-sex parented homes are as healthy and well-adjusted as children raised in homes with a mom and a dad. In fact, the "studies" that some of the major mental health and medical guild organizations have been pressured by activists to say claim otherwise have used flawed methodology (READ MORE). Glenn Stanton, co-author of "Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting," also points out some of the flaws in pro-gay-parenting philosophy in this brief video clip (WATCH NOW).
You'd think it would be a no-brainer that children need both a mother and a father to model proper gender socialization for them. Moms and dads have different but vital roles in child-rearing. Men and women are not interchangeable. Children are neither tokens to be collected at the whim of selfish adults nor notches in the belts of social activists.
It is interesting to note that the good news claimed by those advocating gay marriages and civil unions is no better than the bad news about single-parented families. The same problems that tend to plague one-parent children (low grades, behavioral and mental health issues, promiscuity and teen pregnancy, substance abuse, etc.) also exist in same-sex parented families. Same-sex "marriages" and civil unions are still a relatively new cultural phenomenon, and much more social science data is needed to yield undisputed results. Common sense should dictate that we don't heap more chaos on top of an already chaotic situation.
Marriage has always been about protecting the welfare of children and giving them a safe, wholesome environment in which to be reared. When it ceases to focus on children and instead focuses on the selfish (childish) wants of adults, we have a big problem. It is not about lust and self-gratification. It's about selfless love.
Lesbian relationships are not the rosy panacea some would paint them to be. Not only is lesbian domestic abuse more prevalent than supposed (READ MORE), but we also are seeing more and more cases where child custody and visitation are being hashed out in the courts when these unions go sour. And they do go sour more than gay marriage advocates want to admit. (Female bisexuality has become the latest en vogue social experiment. We have chosen not to link to articles or Web sites that push female bisexuality as we find them highly offensive. There is even at least one "Christian" site.)
Fertility clinics and doctors bear their share of responsibility, too, since they are baby-makers for hire to more and more gay couples and single women. The callousness of this practice has been brought to light by the recent bizarre case in California of a single mother of six, already on welfare, giving birth to octuplets with multiple health issues with help from a fertility clinic.
Two of those quotes were right next to eachother. The first one, the first bolded sentence, doesn't seem like anything useful. All children do stupid ****. Second, the same-sex "marriages" part. They exist. They are legal in several states. And finally, homosexuals are not more selfish than any other kind of person.
The first (READ MORE) link leads to
this. Once again,
downright offensive. About 1/3 down that page, I come across this (A snippet) -
Quote:
(a) Sexual Infidelity: Homosexual couples regard sex as recreational without emotional content, and regard freedom to sexually engage others as one of the most important factors in maintaining their bond.
I'm left asking "What the ****?" I knew homosexuals were not approved of, but regarding them in the way these sites/articles do is just wrong. The part in the above quote about homosexuals having sex without emotions...do these people simply think that homosexuals are
worse people?
