Tag Archives: Parenting

You Can’t Fool Mother Nature – So Why Even Try?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Jonathan

Finally, the anti-gay industry admits that we are family – not scare quotes “family” – real family. Here is a quote from a recent Chuck Colson commentary on assisted reproduction. The biggest irony of all, of course, is that a … Continue reading →

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Sky not falling; tape at 11

Posted on July 6, 2007 by David

Ah, nostalgia. This post, from immediately after last year’s passage of the Virginia so-called “marriage amendment,” generated the following comment from occasional reader Sophrosyne (she of the relentless posting of gauzy heterosexual wedding photos): If the tide was turning your … Continue reading →

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Go figure

Posted on February 13, 2007 by David

Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children than do biological parents, because (and who would have thought?) “…they really want children.” So says a national study of 13,000 households just published in the American Sociological Review. … Continue reading →

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Different Things “An open letter to Elizabeth Marquardt and Maggie Gallagher”

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Jonathan

Dear Elizabeth and Maggie, What should be done with intentionally childless marriages? Your arguments to protect the cultural institution of marriage as a child rearing institution don’t address this question. You advocate for an exclusive cultural understanding of what marriage … Continue reading →

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Please, for the children

Posted on November 12, 2006 by David

Won’t you join me in calling on our leaders to quickly pass the Defense of Britney’s Marriage Act? Every child needs, and deserves, a Mother AND a Father. As everyone knows, Mothers and Fathers without exception each bring a unique … Continue reading →

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Putting a Face to Family Values

Posted on October 30, 2006 by David

An open letter to Virginia’s voters On November 7, Virginia Voters will be given an opportunity to write discrimination into the Commonwealth’s Constitution, through the so-called “Marriage Amendment.” How we have come to the point in our society that we … Continue reading →

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Get your anti-gay laws off our children

Posted on July 14, 2006 by David

So says Lambda Legal, who report that they have “been fighting to stem the tide of antigay litigation unleashed by Proposition One, Ohio’s constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples, ever since the law passed.” For proof that the real … Continue reading →

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