tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post1399310558928489144..comments2023-06-05T01:03:41.867-07:00Comments on Preserving Marriage for California's Future: DEMOCRATS CAN VOTE YES TOO!Christa Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09841320887356797524noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post-45746494251244274632008-10-22T18:13:00.000-07:002008-10-22T18:13:00.000-07:00I would rather have two gay parents than a mother ...I would rather have two gay parents than a mother who can't handle herself and goes through husbands like its nothing. My friends would rather have two people who love each other than two people who fight all the time. And really? Gay people would at least take marriage seriously. <BR/><BR/>But you're right - as a society we need to fix home life for children. Emphasize equality, love, patience, and trust. Make sure the child feels worthwhile and supported.<BR/><BR/>And that should be blind to whether or not there are two males or females, or a male and a woman.Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400813349480906955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post-32812391060976856082008-10-22T16:40:00.000-07:002008-10-22T16:40:00.000-07:00Sarah, you misunderstand the premise for those sta...Sarah, you misunderstand the premise for those statements. <BR/><BR/>As a society we should be promoting unions where children are born with a father and a mother. You had a situation where you ultimately had 4 parental figures--you turned out fine. Yes, this is good. But as a society shouldn't we promoting an ultimate goal? A goal which grants the most stability for children? Shouldn't we be looking at ourselves and seeing how we can be better parents? how we can make homes more stable?<BR/><BR/>The way society does this now is by having the word "marriage" mean a union between a man and a woman. It is our responsibility to provide the rest.<BR/><BR/>We all have work to do to be better.<BR/><BR/>Extending the definition of "marriage" to same-gender couples denies children to their right to be raised by a dad and a mom. And PURPOSEFULLY denies them that access to a biological parent. in other words, it marginalizes a parent. I don't think it is wise for a government to officially marginalize fathers or mothers in their importance to children.emi.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04504837123208426967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post-43037054336021397862008-10-22T14:57:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:57:00.000-07:00"In all societies, marriage shapes the rights and ..."In all societies, marriage shapes the rights and obligations of parenthood. Among us humans, the scholars report, marriage is not primarily a license to have sex. Nor is it primarily a license to receive benefits or social recognition. It is primarily a license to have children."<BR/><BR/>My parents were not married when I was born.<BR/>Yet, my married aunt has no children, nor does she plan on having them. Should she not be married?<BR/><BR/>"children have the right, insofar as society can make it possible, to know and to be cared for by the two parents who brought them into this world."<BR/><BR/>I was raised by my stepfather. Does he not count, even though he loved me and cared for me as if I were his own?<BR/><BR/>"Every child being raised by gay or lesbian couples will be denied his birthright to both parents who made him"<BR/><BR/>Two of my cousins were adopted. One gets to see his mother every so often, but the other will not be allowed to until he is 18. Yet, he is perfectly normal. His parents love him, and he is treated as their own.<BR/><BR/>"How many parents per child is best?"<BR/>Personally, I went through a mother, father, and TWO stepfathers.<BR/>I think I turned out okay, so what if I said .. four?<BR/><BR/>"I also believe with all my heart in the right of the child to the mother and father who made her,"<BR/><BR/>Not all children have that right anyway.. If that is the most important matter, should we be focused on making sure all children know their real parents? Especially those adopted?Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400813349480906955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post-12930519525971251182008-10-22T09:36:00.000-07:002008-10-22T09:36:00.000-07:00WOW...great article! Good find Aubrey!WOW...great article! Good find Aubrey!Hizzeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966655615720069555noreply@blogger.com