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Re: Preaching to the Choir
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:53:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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As far as other negative aspects of gay marriage, I would only include one--
child-raising. I believe that every child has the right to have a father and
a mother.
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The right? I don’t think children have any such right.
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They are not equal and interchangable. All things being equal,
I believe it is better for a child to grow up having a mother and a father
rather than 2 of one or the other.
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That may possibly be so, but I have seen no evidence to support it.
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Again, all things being equal, 1 woman
and 1 man is the superior and ideal family-raising scenario.
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I for one would like to see your evidence to back up that claim. I’m not saying
I disagree with you, I probably lean in that direction myself, but as yet I have
seen no evidence of it, and I certainly wouldn’t assert it as fact.
ROSCO
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) "Deserve" a better word? What rights would you ascribe to children? (...) I'm not even sure by what criteria one could use to support or reject such a claim. I go by this: men and women are very different by nature; vastly more different than (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Can I assume that the main knock on defining marriage as the union of 1 woman 1 man is that it discriminates (against gays). But doesn't your proposed definition discriminate against polyspousewanters? Why is your discriminating definition any (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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