Hi Woulfe, thanks for that very interesting info- and I agree with most of what you said.

However, I guess that I am more cynical when I say that this guy is definitely coming from a religious point of view- albeit a very misguided, old-fashioned kind!

Woulfe,

I agree with you the post is a poorly cobbled together collection of half truths, dubious research, and homilies in order to justify an untenable bigotry.

I did not claim that the arguments presented were religious, however, it is often important to see from what angle the debater is coming from.

All his previous posts have followed the catholic church's dogma to a T, and there has to be some motivation for a supposedly intelligent man to spout such drivel.

The author talks about children having a right to both a mother and father. Just because you have a right to something does not mean it is a necessity. I have the right to be filthy rich but it does not mean that I have to be so in order to lead a full life. Equating rights with necessity is just an emotional manipulation trying to make those who do not agree with the necessity appear to not value human rights.

If it is so necessary then why do we not take stronger action against those who deprive a child of one or both of its natural parents? Surely someone who murders a parent should be punished more severely than someone who murders a non-parent. They have taken a life but also deprived a child of an absolute necessity for its personal development.

I agree that there is some other agenda behind these protests. The aim is not to protect the well-being of children but to protect some other ‘value’ that is a cornerstone of a wider philosophical or religious world view.

No David. A child does not "need" both a Mum and Dad. A child needs a parent or adult role model who will love, nurture care and teach their child, hopefully meeting all of their emotional and physical needs. Regardless of whether that child has a Father or Mother.

Many people these days, in particular, a single parent are fully aware that it is in their child's best interests, for there to be a male and female role model to participate in their child's life regularly.

Whether it be an uncle/aunt, a brother/sister, a cousin or grandfather of that single parent raising their surrogacy, adopted or own child.

Many of these single parents have waited a very long time trying to become pregnant, or awaiting adoption or using the surrogacy method. These parents are "over the moon" when their child from God is finally brought to them. Quite a few of their children "eerily" in many cases, resemble the disposition of their single parent; in adopted cases also. Similar features, exhibit traits and behaviour as an 18mth old, of their parent, prior to learned behaviour.

An intended "Gift" from God is sent to these "single parents" while some Catholics [and I was raised as one] and some Christians sit back and condemn or write rubbish based on their own relationship with God or religious based crap!

It was not until a close relative of mine one day informed me as to why she was always sad when our families came together.She had been quietly and patiently waiting for 2 yrs to be granted the right to become an Adopted Mum. Her little girl finally arrived from an overseas orphanage; my beautiful little neice.

7 yrs down the track....their little family has impacted and changed the lives of so many other families children and people within the Australian community!

The most well adjusted, greatly loved and well raised little girl one could ever know David and she has [3] major male role models interacting in the family with her regularly.