Is it wrong for gay couples to adopt?

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So just so everyone knows I truly believe that denying a child the right to be raised by a father and a mother is child abuse, and that the best and only way to raise a child is with a mother and a father.

But what about the children without a family dying on the streets, or what about those children suffering in foster homes or in 3rd world countries? Wouldnt it be better for them to be taken in by a homosexual couple than live in the conditions they are in? Wouldn’t that at least give the children some love and dignity being raised by a couple even if its a homosexual one?

Just wondering…
 
alliWantisGod said:
Think this is a topic that may cause a heated debate? 😛
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I think this could get…interesting…😃

I personally am torn on how to answer this. I think the Church would say, “no, this is harmful to the child.” However, I’m a teacher and have dealt with a lot of kids who’ve grown up in the system. I think bouncing from home to home is worse for them than a 2 parent homosexual couple. That being said, I don’t know that a homosexual couple is going to lead that child to Christ (though this depends…some couples may practice a form of Christianity, such as the UCC).
 
WingsOfEagles said:
I think this could get…interesting…😃

I personally am torn on how to answer this. I think the Church would say, “no, this is harmful to the child.” However, I’m a teacher and have dealt with a lot of kids who’ve grown up in the system. I think bouncing from home to home is worse for them than a 2 parent homosexual couple. That being said, I don’t know that a homosexual couple is going to lead that child to Christ (though this depends…some couples may practice a form of Christianity, such as the UCC).
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The comment here that you just made is already the most convincing to me and this thread hasn’t even taken off yet. Good job:thumbsup:
 
Faithdancer said:
You’re assuming there are only two options.
And there are many good foster homes. We only hear about the bad ones
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Even with the good ones, the child is often there for only 2-3 years before he/she gets moved again. They also often still have enough contact with their biological families to create emotional turmoil/baggage.
 
Faithdancer said:
You’re assuming there are only two options.
And there are many good foster homes. We only hear about the bad ones
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Then let’s just focus on the bad ones. If there was a scenario with the only option being starving on the street or being adopted by a gay couple, which is the better option? Personally I would go with the gay couple but I am open to hearing other (name removed by moderator)uts
 
alliWantisGod said:
Then let’s just focus on the bad ones. If there was a scenario with the only option being starving on the street or being adopted by a gay couple, which is the better option? Personally I would go with the gay couple but I am open to hearing other (name removed by moderator)uts
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What about allowing more stable single parents to adopt? Right now, you can often only adopt older or disabled children if you are single.
 
WingsOfEagles said:
That being said, I don’t know that a homosexual couple is going to lead that child to Christ (though this depends…some couples may practice a form of Christianity, such as the UCC).
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The child might find Christ despite the unholy relationship the adults have, certainly not because of it. Though the usual suspects will no doubt turn up here soon to argue that wallowing in unrepentant sin is the model for leading innocent children to Christ.
As far as the UCC…Really?

ucc.org/justice_womens-issues_reproductive-justice
 
alliWantisGod said:
Then let’s just focus on the bad ones. If there was a scenario with the only option being starving on the street or being adopted by a gay couple, which is the better option? Personally I would go with the gay couple but I am open to hearing other (name removed by moderator)uts
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What if it were starving on the street vs. being raised by a polygamous “family” or a couple of otherwise very decent and nurturing necrophiliacs?
 
Maybe sometimes it is better to alllow a lesser evil in place of a greater evil, considering there are absolutely no other alternatives
 
Faithdancer said:
The child might find Christ despite the unholy relationship the adults have, certainly not because of it. Though the usual suspects will no doubt turn up here soon to argue that wallowing in unrepentant sin is the model for leading innocent children to Christ.
As far as the UCC…Really?

ucc.org/justice_womens-issues_reproductive-justice
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Why do you think I brought the UCC up as being the most likely kind of church a homosexual couple would belong to? 😉 That being said, UCC churches vary greatly depending on the minister/congregation. Some of your originally Congregational Churches are now part of the UCC. My grandparents belong to one such church that is very conservative in their viewpoints in comparison to what the UCC puts out.
 
Faithdancer said:
What if it were starving on the street vs. being raised by a polygamous “family” or a couple of otherwise very decent and nurturing necrophiliacs?
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Good response. That actually got me thinking. Both are extremely evil. Would it be better to die starving then raised and influenced by a necrophiliac couple? Or would being raised by a necrophiliac couple still be better because there still is at least a chance for the child to find Christ while they are still alive?
 
Faithdancer said:
What if it were starving on the street vs. being raised by a polygamous “family” or a couple of otherwise very decent and nurturing necrophiliacs?
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We all know that polygamous “families” are bad. That’s why God disapproved of the “families” of Abraham and Jacob who both had two wives and practiced polygamy. And Solomon had 700 wives. How evil is that? 😉
 
But let’s not get too off topic here and focus on the original question involving homosexual couples
 
WingsOfEagles said:
Why do you think I brought the UCC up as being the most likely kind of church a homosexual couple would belong to? 😉 That being said, UCC churches vary greatly depending on the minister/congregation. Some of your originally Congregational Churches are now part of the UCC. My grandparents belong to one such church that is very conservative in their viewpoints in comparison to what the UCC puts out.
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There’s always the Unitarians. They meet, though they’re not sure why…
 
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