14:28 - Herbert speaks of bullied
gay children in schools, sportsmen who won't come out.
Before you go saying that being gay is a crime, you should start stopping people from bringing
gay children in to the world Ignorance is bliss... read something other than the buybull for true enlightenment!
I am a straight person who has been blessed with the presense of Abba's
gay children in the past.
Not exact matches
In 1999, Reverend Jerry Falwell accused the character Tinky Winky of being «a
gay role model» for
children because he carried a handbag and had triangular antenna, which he suggested represented the
gay pride symbol.
Alex told me about a
gay friend who had been booted from his position
in Hillsong's
children's ministry after he came out and another who, after coming out to Hillsong leadership, was relieved of his duties as an usher.
Liberal MLA Mary Polak (Langley) was instrumental as a Surrey School Board trustee
in banning
gay - positive books from Surrey Schools: The book ban was later struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada which said «instead of proceeding on the basis of respect for all types of families, the Board proceeded on an exclusionary philosophy, acting on the concern of certain parents about the morality of same - sex relationships, without considering the interest of same - sex parented families and the
children who belong to them
in receiving equal recognition and respect
in the school system.»
B.C.'s Representative for
Children and Youth agrees that school district policies that specifically deal with sexual orientation and gender identity are an important component of helping
gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth feel safe
in their schools.
I'm not even going to address how ridiculous that argument is
in light of the issues of overpopulation or the fact that
gay people can indeed have
children (my wife and I are planning to have five), or how many orphans there are
in the world that could use a loving home.
I think that our
children's
children will look back at history and see the cause of the AIDS epidemic
in America for what it was... not just the result of unprotected sex between promiscuous
gay men... but the result of religious and social persecution of
gay people that pushed them into unhealthy lifestyles and expression of their sexuality.
In 2005 the APA famously articulated the «no difference» thesis: the moral equivalence of children's outcomes in regards to heterosexual and gay parentin
In 2005 the APA famously articulated the «no difference» thesis: the moral equivalence of
children's outcomes
in regards to heterosexual and gay parentin
in regards to heterosexual and
gay parenting.
Thus Sullivan notes that the existence of
gay marriage would be an «unqualified social good» for homosexuals
in providing role models for
children coming to terms with their sexuality.
In outlining the judicial decisions leading to same - sex marriage, Reilly demonstrates how the invocation of privacy law to protect
gay sex quickly obscured the moral dignity of persons, especially
children.
But the preponderance of
child seex abuse
in this country is not perpetrated by
gays or clergy.
(i) a woman's right to choose; (ii) teaching evolution
in school; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (v)
gay marriage; (vi) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» by theists (vii) basic $ ex education for older school
children; (viii) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (xi) population control; (x) buying alcohol on a Sunday; (xi) use of condoms and other contraceptives (xii) stem cell research.
She said she felt she had to get her son educated and protesting at a young age, because
gays «are trying to get our
children from the time they're
in kindergarten...
in the cradle even!»
Yeh, we saw how wonderful Christians were, when they stood
in long lines at Chick - Fil - A to punish the
gay parents of
children.
Gays can't get married, women make less money, millions of
children don't have access to healthcare, and cops can stop and frisk anyone they feel like
in some places.
What good are morals if the one giving them supports morals that most people consider to be awful like slavery and discrimination against women,
gays and the handicapped, as well as beating
children and slaves without punishment
in some cases?
The website «Love One Another: A Discussion on Same - Sex Attraction» www.mormonsandgays.org, outlines the church's position on «same - sex attraction» and provides readers with a host of videos from «church members who are attracted to people of the same sex, and conversations with the loved ones of
gay spouses,
children, or grandchildren who are dealing with the effects of same - sex attraction
in their own lives.»
Were the television networks, the movie producers, and the editors of the prestige papers really
in charge, there would be no pro-life movement, active euthanasia would be the uncontested law of the land, every school
child would be indoctrinated
in the joys of
gay sex, home schooling would be prohibited, church schools would be run by state agencies, government day care for preschool
children would be mandatory, churches would not be tax - exempt, and smoking anywhere would be a criminal offense.
Gay marriage undermines true marriage
in a different and much more dangerous way: It hollows out its very essence, applying the word to something else entirely, a relationship that itself has no potential to generate
children, and so can not itself (without help from the law or from outsiders) form a family.
He is, according to National Journal, «perhaps the most extreme» of a network of U.S. evangelicals who, having failed
in their crusade against all things
gay at home, travel abroad to connect with anti-
gay activists and arm them with arguments that, for example, homosexuals will seduce their
children, corrupt all of society, and eventually take over the country.
The experts have stated that social science has shown that the concerns often raised about
children of lesbian and
gay parents — concerns that are generally grounded
in prejudice against and stereotypes about
gay people — are unfounded.
Gay and lesbian couples should be supported
in their role as parents, whether their
children come from previous heterosexual relationships, adoption or artificial insemination.
It is not fair, for example, to compel a
child being raised by a
gay couple to attend a school
in which the teachers say homosexual practice is sin.
But there can be specific Church forms of homophobia too: pressurising us to change our sexual orientation (although people who want to seek change
in their orientation should be free to do so, and some find that their sexuality does change); saying that
gay people will go to hell; not permitting us to work with youth or
children (assuming
gay people are more likely to be predatory or paedophiles); and holding us back from ministry roles.
I don't know what God thinks, but to me if
gay marriage is about family life and the possibility of raising
children (
in other words a desire on the part of
gays to be accepted into married life as it exists) then I think it is a good thing for the same reasons that I think hetero families are good and necessary.
Those that believe
in the sacrificial and purity gods, collapse into rule keeping, legislative righteousness, slavish thinking, and venomous anger as they kill their own
gay children or chant «holiness» as they murder
in fact or figuratively.
Soon we will be able to tell if a
child will be
gay via genetic testing
in the womb.
A statement
in support of allowing
gay children to join the Boy Scouts would be another step
in that softening.
At Fordham University
in New York, a Catholic school, a proud mother of a grown
gay son drew a standing ovation when she told a story about discovering the effect of church teachings on her
child.
Most wars are religions that fight one another... Pray for Peace??? what the hell kind of church can say that and then say kill
gays??? Let us remember there are those
in the religious order who molest your
children and hide under the sheets so nobody can find them..
Gay person and
child rapists have nothing
in common.
Half of
gay males experience a negative reaction from parents when they come out, and
in 26 % of those cases, the
gay child is thrown out of the home.
Here
in the U.S., homeless and suicide rates among LGBT youth remain shockingly high,
in part because conservative Christian leaders like John McArthur instruct parents of
gay children to «hand them over to Satan» and refuse to associate with them.
[12] This link has been encouraged by some groups as one which should be made with school
children, for example see www.schools-out.org.uk/teachingpack/awholeschoolissue.htm which encourages schools to have «inclusions of oppression of
gays and lesbians when looking at the Holocaust
in history.»
You defenders of religion keep some interesting company: Osama Bin LLaden, Iraninan Mullahs, Saudi Wahabists (who will cut your head off
in public if you preach anything but Islam), Joe Smith who preached that black people did not have souls (the church changed it mind after the civil rights act and are now bigotted against
gay people), the Taliban, the pope and his
child rapists, ignorant & stupid evangelicals who think that revelations is a roadmap to the future.
In response, we believe in building strong marriages with our spouses and children as we start our own families, but wonder what this has to do with fighting against equal protection for gay couple
In response, we believe
in building strong marriages with our spouses and children as we start our own families, but wonder what this has to do with fighting against equal protection for gay couple
in building strong marriages with our spouses and
children as we start our own families, but wonder what this has to do with fighting against equal protection for
gay couples.
Just like the Christians who have no remorse for blocking the civil rights of
gay people that brings harm to their families, especially during emergencies when they are denied being with their loved ones during death
in a hospital and protection for their
children.
With this
in mind, Justin lists five things Christian parents often say upon learning that their
child is
gay, and why they don't help:
The myth that
gay and lesbian people are
child molesters often goes unchallenged when spread from the pulpit, and
in the 80s and 90s, many Christians refused to support efforts to curb the HIV / AIDS crisis as they believed it to be a «curse from God» that
gay people deserved.
Gay marriage is nothing compared to the starvation of
children in countries that are overpopulated because of the Church's ban on birth control and abortion.
if a
gays live together, they should both work and even if one chooses not to work
in order to take care of their adopted
child, they SHOULD NOT be eligible for the tax benefits?
I know of a father who, though he had once been convinced parents of LGBT
children should «hand them over to Satan» as recommended by John MacAruthur, just marched
in his first pride parade right alongside his
gay son.
it's way more dangerous for many reasons.Why must this whole «
gay issue» be themain concern
in America when
in Africa a
child is dying of starvation??
Assertions that heterosexual couples are inherently better parents than same sex couples, or that the
children of lesbian or
gay parents fare worse than
children of heterosexual parents, have no support
in the scientific research literature.
Robert, you seem focused on the needs of
children and seem to believe they're not being met
in a
gay marriage.
1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent
in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women,
children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women /
children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes
in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics
in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for
gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray
in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent
in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against
children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)
Maybe this is not so strange: to rally a group of followers together, tell them «You are under attack but we will protect you» — as
in Gays (or whatever enemy you choose) will wreck society and abuse the
children.
You're right, Your Answer, what should not matter is whether it was a «couple» having the
children as much as the fact that they (
gays and lesbians) chose to have them
in the first place by whatever means.