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Re: Preaching to the Choir
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 21 Aug 2004 02:02:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford wrote:
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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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“Deserve” a better word? What rights would you ascribe to children?
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OK, 40 hours on planes gives one a little time to mull things over, so here’s my
take on this.
I think parents/guardians have the responsibility to bring up their children the
best they can. Many fall way short, but many also do a pretty good job. But I
think it is wrong to give the children any sort of idea they have a right to or
deserve certain parentage - this only leads to them blaming the parents if they
fall short of expectations. I believe everyone has the right to do the best they
can with what they’ve been given, and everyone includes children.
So no, I don’t believe anyone deserves any particular parents.
ROSCO
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Hear is the $64,000 question for me: All things being equal, is it more desirable for a child to have both a mother and a father to raise them, and if so, why? I happen to believe it is better, though articulating that belief is difficult to (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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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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