Sojourner Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 [url="http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/13950130.htm"]story here[/url] [quote]If a Youngstown lawmaker's proposal becomes Ohio law, Republicans would be barred from being adoptive parents. State Sen. Robert Hagan sent out e-mails to fellow lawmakers late Wednesday night, stating that he intends to ``introduce legislation in the near future that would ban households with one or more Republican voters from adopting children or acting as foster parents.'' The e-mail ended with a request for co-sponsorship. On Thursday, the Democrat said he had not yet found a co-sponsor. Hagan said his ``tongue was planted firmly in cheek'' when he drafted the proposed legislation. However, Hagan said that the point he is trying to make is nonetheless very serious. Hagan said his legislation was written in response to a bill introduced in the Ohio House this month by Rep. Ron Hood, R-Ashville, that is aimed at prohibiting gay adoption. ``We need to see what we are doing,'' said Hagan, who called Hood's proposed bill blatantly discriminatory and extremely divisive. Hagan called Hood and the eight other conservative House Republicans who backed the anti-gay adoption bill ``homophobic.'' Hood's bill, which does not have support of House leadership, seeks to ban children from being placed for adoption or foster care in homes where the prospective parent or a roommate is homosexual, bisexual or transgender. To further lampoon Hood's bill, Hagan wrote in his mock proposal that ``credible research'' shows that adopted children raised in Republican households are more at risk for developing ``emotional problems, social stigmas, inflated egos, and alarming lack of tolerance for others they deem different than themselves and an air of overconfidence to mask their insecurities.'' However, Hagan admitted that he has no scientific evidence to support the above claims. Just as ``Hood had no scientific evidence'' to back his assertion that having gay parents was detrimental to children, Hagan said. ``It flies in the face of reason when we need to reform our education system, address health care and environmental issues that we put energy and wasted time (into) legislation (Hood's) like this,'' continued Hagan, who has been in the Ohio Senate nine years. Before the Senate, he served 19 years in the Ohio House.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 So introducing a bill that would require all Democrats to be sterilized would not be out of the realms of possibility then? Makes about as much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Let's see, having a moral conscience and living an abomination before God are equal? Good is evil and evil is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmonk Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Just goes to show how crooked democrats are. This is a prime example of how Democrats today are only concerned with keeping their power even if it was "tongue in cheek". This guy lacks any common sense. [url="http://www.DemocratsNoMore.com"]http://www.DemocratsNoMore.com[/url] Democrats: Tolerance - as long as you believe like they do. Freedom of Speech - as long as you say what they want. Adoption by people who act on same sex attraction should be illegal. Society is based on families, father and mother. Neither parent can replace the other. If you want the best for society and the children, they deserve a mother and father. End of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholicinsd Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I think the adption is a great thing, be the parents homo or heterosexual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Feb 28 2006, 02:32 PM'][url="http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/13950130.htm"]story here[/url] [right][snapback]900129[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Har de har har. Those liberal Dems are such a gas. I propose we introduce legislation in the near future that would ban households with one or more Democratic voters from adopting children or acting as foster parents. Credible research shows that adopted children raised in liberal Democratic households are more at risk for developing severe brain damage, inability to tell right from wrong, a sense of entitlement, delusional attitudes that every vice and perversion is deserving of special "rights" and privileges, and severe allergic reactions to anything Christian. Do you have a point to debate here, or do you actually find this [mod]donkey's[/mod]antics amusing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 [quote name='Socrates' date='Feb 28 2006, 07:34 PM']Do you have a point to debate here, or do you actually find this [mod]donkey's[/mod] antics amusing? [right][snapback]900259[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Hmmm, that's a toughie. I choose ...... Door No. 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 [quote name='catholicinsd' date='Feb 28 2006, 05:27 PM']I think the adption is a great thing, be the parents homo or heterosexual [right][snapback]900253[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I disgree, at least on the homo part. The idea of gay adoption to me would seem to attempt to legitimize the lifestyle itself, much like gay marriage. It seems to go against the traditional family structure as a building block for society and a child's need for stability through the complementary roles of a mother and a father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Feb 28 2006, 05:48 PM']So introducing a bill that would require all Democrats to be sterilized would not be out of the realms of possibility then? Makes about as much sense. [right][snapback]900199[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Jennie's a democrat...I'd like to have kids someday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholicinsd Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Mar 1 2006, 04:52 AM']I disgree, at least on the homo part. The idea of gay adoption to me would seem to attempt to legitimize the lifestyle itself, much like gay marriage. It seems to go against the traditional family structure as a building block for society and a child's need for stability through the complementary roles of a mother and a father. [right][snapback]900575[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Anything to decrease abortion is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote name='catholicinsd' date='Mar 1 2006, 09:06 AM']Anything to decrease abortion is great. [right][snapback]900710[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Allowing homosexuals to adopt kids will do absolutely nothing to decrease abortion! There are plenty of heterosexual couples who would be happy to adopt. "Oh Tommy, I'm pregnant, but I don't think we'll be able to keep our baby!" "That's ok, Suzy. We can give the baby over to some nice gay people for adoption!" "But homosexuals aren't allowed to adopt. Only straight folks." "Oh - guess I'll abort the kid." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholicinsd Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote name='Socrates' date='Mar 1 2006, 06:25 PM']Allowing homosexuals to adopt kids will do absolutely nothing to decrease abortion! There are plenty of heterosexual couples who would be happy to adopt. "Oh Tommy, I'm pregnant, but I don't think we'll be able to keep our baby!" "That's ok, Suzy. We can give the baby over to some nice gay people for adoption!" "But homosexuals aren't allowed to adopt. Only straight folks." "Oh - guess I'll abort the kid." [right][snapback]901066[/snapback][/right] [/quote] The facts back me up. When the number of adoptions goes up, the number of abortions go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote name='catholicinsd' date='Mar 1 2006, 05:27 PM']The facts back me up. When the number of adoptions goes up, the number of abortions go down. [right][snapback]901068[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Do you really think allowing homosexuals to adopt children would cause [b]anyone[/b] considering abortion to choose to keep the child?? Why would the thought of one's child being raised by homosexuals be encouraging to any pregnant mother? Gimme a break! We could do more to encourage married couples to adopt children. Allowing "gay couples" to adopt kids would do absolutely nothing to promote life, but would merely give legitimacy to the "homosexual lifestyle." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholicinsd Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Would you rather see a child be murdered or raised by a homosexual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote name='catholicinsd' date='Mar 1 2006, 07:30 PM']Would you rather see a child be murdered or raised by a homosexual? [right][snapback]901137[/snapback][/right] [/quote] False dichotomy here! Who would murder their child because homosexuals could not legally adopt???? Think about it. There are plenty of "straight" married couples who could adopt. You're being absurd here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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