TomboyMom

And that is the point, Spurly, it really is just fine to be gay, it does not disqualify someone from serving as a role model for a child, and it will help that child to realize that heroes can come in all sexual preferences.

I notice that Spurly has not responded to any of my posts on this subject.

BTW, I am a mother of 3, and if I needed for any of my children to have a Big Sister, which I don't, I would request a non-Christian. I assume you support that compromise as well.

Rene, P.H.A.L.M. (Proud Happy Atheist Lesbian Mother)

Talulah

Spurly only HOPES that it will. Because the more scared she is of the repurcussions, and the more afraid she is of rejection from friends and family and GOD, then the less likely she is to embrace the EVIL, PERVERTED gay lifestyle.

Right spurly?

I imagine he would want her to hate herself, because her self hatred would help her turn back to GOD.

Well, at least that is what my parents thought, but, sad for them, it doesn't work like that.

lisarea

I believe the whole point of mentoring programs is to expose children to mentors and role models who differ from their parents in some way.

Now, that's not to say that said mentors need to be polar opposites of the parents, but they are intended to expose the child to a different perspective and different experiences than the parents are able to provide. If not for that, they'd be nothing more than babysitters.

Again, I understand that you equate homosexuality with all kinds of bad stuff, and you consider it dangerous to your child. That is your right. Nobody, to my knowledge, is trying to take that right away from you. But again, our personal choices necessarily limit the options available to us. We can't just bulldoze our way through life, insisting that everything change to suit our preferences.

I have never had a problem with my child being exposed to homosexuals. In fact, if it hadn't happened organically, I probably would have somehow sought out gay people to introduce him to, not just in the event that he turned out to be gay himself, but because shielding people from the world around them breeds xenophobia, and xenophobia breeds hate. That is how I chose to raise my child, according to my own principles, my own standards, and my own beliefs.

I'm going to ask again: Why is it that YOU feel that you have the right to apply preliminary filters to the options available to others? Why do you seem to think that your standards and perspective deserve to be codified any more than mine?

openeyes

Spurly, I know this thread concerns homosexuality, but your quote is one I'd like to use for arguing against the "under god" in the Pledge.

You see, I can't raise my children with a theistic outlook if I find that adherence to a religion, in my experience, tends to make for poorer decision-making.

Yet I send them to a PUBLIC school and they are given the message that to believe in god is better than to not believe. The predominantly "Christian" kids around them may be having loads more problems with their lives, but there's that underlying, unproven assumption, that the outlook of their parents' is still superior to mine when it come to religious beliefs.

You can believe what you want but make sure you're not imposing your unsubstantiated views on others where they don't belong. And please be sure that your children won't be imposing unnecessary pain on others with their narrow beliefs of proper sexuality.

Longinus

I suppose we should sceen anyone who is a potential parent then, also.

Thank you for judging, God.

How can you prove he's <u>not</u> "actively involved in the homesexual lifestyle" and he truly does want to exercise self-control?

If you loved the students you would trust them enough to make their own decisions instead of deciding for them.

So what's the purpose of keeping her ignorant of natural processes if it's not your fear of one's sexuality to rub off on her?