[The Decider]

Quote by: Spoken Word I don't need proof for my opinion. I never -->said<-- that gay couples are inferior or would raise a child better or worse than a heterosexual couple. Proof is used when you are proving something. I'm not proving anything nor am I discrediting anyone who believes otherwise.

No need to be so defensive. I just asked a question related to child-rearing by homosexuals.

Quote by: Spoken Word First of all, it's not natural for two homosexuals to have children(thats a fact lol). I know there are heterosexual couples that can't have children but they could if certain things weren't in the picture. Since we are all human beings, I think it's wrong to go against our very nature. A person can kill another human being, which is wrong, but it's possible. Again, two homosexual people CANNOT have children. Why go against nature?????

Some might argue that killing other people for no apparent reason is uniquely human behavior, and therefore "natural." No other species commits mass murder because of mental voices or drug-induced hysteria or jealousy. We have laws and institutions to curb those natural instincts. Doing what is "natural" isn't always desirable.

In any case, even if you don't buy the more pessimistic view of human nature, you certainly know that marriage is for more than procreation. In fact, many heterosexuals refuse to procreate as you admit. Homosexual marriage partners couple for the same diverse reasons.

Quote by: Spoken Word More importantly..... Concerning the child I'm not saying it's negative for a child to be in a homosexual household, but as society is today, that child will most likely get ridiculed and made fun of. This could lead to many potentially dangerous situations for that child.

At one time in our nation, it was "potentially dangerous" to be a black child in America. Would you argue that black parents in America's segregated past should have foregone childbirth to save their children from potential harm in a white-dominated society? Of course not. We attack the racism that made life for black children so difficult. And we'll attack the homophobia that affects adopted children of gay couples where and when it exists.

Quote by: Spoken Word The child can also be put into a world on confusion that would test it's strength early in it's life.Some children don't have that much strength.

I'm sure that children of blind and deaf parents face some challenges growing up too. I prefer to think of the challenge as character building.

Quote by: Spoken Word What I am saying, is that the child will not only have to learn about sexual education(like taught at school) but would have to learn a very different kind of sex ed. And the thought of a young child knowing and thinking of anal, oral or any kind of "unatural" sex, bothers me. Keeping in mind that a child is very innocent and imagination runs wild, it's best if anything other than "normal" sex is brought to it's attention. This wouldnt be the case in a homosexual household. They would have countless questions and doubts to what they hear in school and what they see on t.v.

"Normal" sex? Man and women engage in sodomy. They use sex toys. Some even spank each other. So what is "normal" sex? In any case, many sex education programs include the topic of homosexuality. The children of gay couples will learn about sex at the same rate as their peers, more or less.