Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GAY_FOSTER_PARENTS?SITE=CALON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT" target="_blank">http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/s tories/G/GAY_FOSTER_PARENTS?SITE=CALON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</a>
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I have no idea how this posted, I never even hit enter, much less twice. Weird.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Mmmmm. The mental post. (I read about the Arkansas State Supreme Court ruling in the paper last night, and wondered if it would turn up here...)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <In the unanimous ruling, the court said testimony in the state's appeal demonstrated that "the driving force behind adoption of the regulations was not to promote the health, safety and welfare of foster children but rather based upon the board's views of morality and its bias against homosexuals."> Now there's a shock.
Originally Posted By woody <In the unanimous ruling, the court said testimony in the state's appeal demonstrated that "the driving force behind adoption of the regulations was not to promote the health, safety and welfare of foster children but rather based upon the board's views of morality and its bias against homosexuals."> So they rejected homosexuality as a source of morality. WOW. What a shock?!!! No, this is the reality in society. SAD.
Originally Posted By jdub Read it again. "the driving force behind adoption of the regulations was not to promote the health, safety and welfare of foster children but rather based upon the board's views of morality and its bias against homosexuals." It is the board caring more about ITS VIEWS of morality--and its bias against homosexuals--than the health, safety and welfare of foster children. Parents' sexuality is NOT a disqualifier against their parenting skills and ability to lovingly and appropriately serve the needs of a child. Similarly, it's not a qualifier; for instance, the state of being heterosexual does not automatically make one a good parent. Of course, this should be redundantly obvious by now.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad AS AN ADOPTED CHILD MYSELF, and a staunch Religious FAR Right Winger, I just would like to go on record and say that EVEN I have NO problem whatsoever with Gay foster parents. I think this is rediculous.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad ^^^-----I guess being adopted has nothing to do with it, except the fact of coming from foster care to adoptive parents.
Originally Posted By ecdc Gee, this is a shock. Huckabee has expressed plenty of interest in running for President in '08 and he certainly can't be left out of the conservative rush pander to the religious right, now can he.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Certain Christian factions complain about being "attacked" when movies such as the Da Vinci Code are released, yet say gays aren't. Allllllrighty then......
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Huckabee has expressed plenty of interest in running for President in '08 and he certainly can't be left out of the conservative rush pander to the religious right, now can he.> What's the Democrat candidate's excuse? "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Beebe said Friday he was opposed to allowing gay people to become foster parents."
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Beebe said Friday he was opposed to allowing gay people to become foster parents." If he said that, he's wrong as well.
Originally Posted By jdub <...he's wrong as well.> Did you mean that last word to begin with a "w" or an "h"?
Originally Posted By ecdc "What's the Democrat candidate's excuse?" I'd say his excuse is that he's also pandering and that he's just as wrong as Huckabee. How does that work for you?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Did you mean that last word to begin with a "w" or an "h"?" LOL. I'm trying to be nice.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <How does that work for you?> Just so long as we recognize that politicians pander on both sides of the aisle. Of course, it's also true that sometimes they take stands based on what they think is right.
