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fix
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Yes, I have said many times here that the post modern mind demands pedantic proofs for things that are self evident.
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interestedman
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So what is the difference between a mother-child and father-child bond?
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CrimsonThorn
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Its really quite obvious and you even make the distinction in your repy?
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Elizabeth502
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Wrong. You need a serious course in biology which includes the differentiation of the sexes. There is no male that communicates, instructs, and receives, in the way that females communicate, instruct, and receive. Style differences or other minor variations are not differences in substance, that are related to the male brain and the very differently structured female brain.
Again, either you’re believing some populist propaganda, or you have been paying very little attention to sex differences other than genital in the last ____years of your life.
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LisaA
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You overstate the premise…relationships are dependent upon the sex of the other person however your use of COMPLETELY DEPENDENT indicates you are trying to trap the responder rather than actually considering what he or she said.
Males and females are different and it’s more than whether they have indoor or outdoor plumbing! The hormonal influences even during the development of the unborn child are immense and lasting. Men’s brains function differently, they communicate differently, they have different “triggers.” Men are far more visual when you are speaking of sexuality. Men have far more sexual thoughts than women. Elizabeth502 gave many examples of the difference between learning styles, communication styles and response to stimuli.
Mothers are not equivalent to fathers and vice versa.Each brings something unique to the relationship. You can have a SIMILAR relationship with your brother and your sister…there you go again with the little twist of phrase. But the relationships will have different dynamics.
There have been numerous studies that have documented the detrimental effects of having only one parent and the impact is different depending on whether it’s a father with girls, a mother with boys or the opposite. There has recently been a very extensive study that demonstrated the detrimental effect of homosexual parents on the children.
I suspect you are simply stirring the pot here, asking questions when you know the answers. If you as a male (assumed from your CAF name) treat females in the exact same way you treat males, I would be very surprised. There is some “equality is the most important thing” theory that the Left seems to have a vested interest in promoting. Making men and women equivalent (not simply equal in the sight of God) demeans the unique and complimentary natures that not only creates life but also sustains it.
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LisaA
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What about the recent, extensive study that says otherwise?We don’t live in a theocracy.
Also I am a therapist and know that research shows that there is no detriment to raising a child in a homosexual household.
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ringil
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AH, this should be rich.
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St_Francis
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Depends on what you call “detriment.” People who approve of those studies see that at least some of them indicate that those raised in homosexual households are more likely to engage or consider engaging in homosexual activity themselves. As a Catholic, what I see is a greater willingness to offend God even more than by pre-marital sex. This is very detrimental to the soul of the child. As a Catholic, you should see this as detrimental, no matter what the supporters of SS"M" think of it.We don’t live in a theocracy.
Also I am a therapist and know that research shows that there is no detriment to raising a child in a homosexual household.
Moreover, as a therapist, one would think that you should be better able to evaluate those studies. They are very flawed. Not saying that that in and of itself shows that they are wrong, but just because they are “studies,” the flaws kind of show that they aren’t really “showing” anything.
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interestedman
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I have a feeling that an open minded therapist is more apt to objectively look at these studies than a Catholic with a bias against homosexuality.
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ringil
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When I practice as a licensed therapist I utilize a professional code of ethics. My personal religious views do not affect the strategies I use with clients. I will say that my faith does positively inform my care and compassion for clients, but it would be grossly unethical impose my religious views on someone else. That simply isn’t the role of the psychotherapist. Now I will absolutely integrate the clients’ spiritual and religious life into work with them- but that would always be driven by THEM. Therapist’s are really guides and partners, not leaders or directors.
I am fairly ignorant of the specific “ins-and-outs” of what some call “Christian Counselors”, but maybe they take a more Christ-centric approach. I simply don’t know.
Now, regarding living as a moral Catholic, there are indeed objective truths regarding issues related to sexual ethics, including homosexuality.
And regarding studies, yes, every study has limitations, and these are elucidated in the study itself. Many, most? studies presented around here have been carried out by self-identified advocates of Judeo-Christian therapeutic practice.
What you will also see around here are folks taking this or that finding from a study which they like- say an increase of some risk for homosexuals, but ignore the rest of the study, and even ignore the majority of the research corpus on the issue.
If they like what they read they go. . . “look! look!”
If they don’t, they will say, “with the field of psychiatry psychology etc. has been politicized!”
They want it both ways, and that is disingenuous.
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He_Man
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I wouldn’t brag about that, if I were you.
Besides, you don’t think for yourself. Nothing you’ve said is unique, profound, deep, or correct. The entire movement you support says these things all the time these days. It’s been said for thousands of years, to varying degrees. It was wrong then, it has never born itself out, and yet keyboard philosphers like yourself somehow think “I’ve finally nailed it!” The only constant in the last two thousand years is the existence of the Church, and the existence of groups of people railing against the Church and thinking they are finally going to bring down the Church’s faulty teachings.
Yawn.
Got it.We don’t live in a theocracy.
Also I am a therapist and know that research shows that there is no detriment to raising a child in a homosexual household.
“I believe in one research study, the Father of the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth…”
Ringil claimed to be a therapist; who said anything about being open-minded. In this topic, open-minded means “agrees with you.”
Rebelling against authority does not make you “open-minded.” My two-year old does that.
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He_Man
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Got it.We don’t live in a theocracy.
Also I am a therapist and know that research shows that there is no detriment to raising a child in a homosexual household.
“I believe in one research study, the Father of the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth…”
Ringil claimed to be a therapist; who said anything about being open-minded. In this topic, open-minded means “agrees with you.”
Rebelling against authority does not make you “open-minded.” My two-year old does that.
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fix
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A mother is a woman. A father is a man. This is part of the natural order of life.
Artificially imposing some contrived roles on a child
is unnatural and wrong.
If a father married his son would they be parents too?
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fix
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That is a silly phrase used by those who do not think critically.
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fix
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No one said we live in a theocracy. Living your faithWe don’t live in a theocracy.
Also I am a therapist and know that research shows that there is no detriment to raising a child in a homosexual household.
does not mean theocracy nor does it mean compartmentalizing
your faith.
As for the studies they pick and choose what parameters
they want and no study can prove that it is right.
This is no different than a Catholic physician performing direct
sterilization procedures and claiming studies show it helps women.
No way to defend that.
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catholicanne
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Who are these hungry children? The children gays and lesbians adopt are either in foster care or newborns. Foster children are not starving, regardless what the mainstream liberal media claims. And when do we start listening to the opinions of children? Last time I checked children are not capable of deciding who would be the best caretaker for them.
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interestedman
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Well I don’t see the church as authoritative. When I said “open minded” I simply meant not blatantly biased because of his/her religious beliefs.
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