Homosexual adoption bad for kids

Last week, Fox News host and WND columnist Bill O’Reilly said he believes the states of Florida, Utah and Mississippi will someday be forced to reverse bans prohibiting homosexuals from adopting children. In today’s ultra-PC environment, I’d have to say he’s probably right.

But lots of things come to pass that aren’t morally or ethically correct. Having said that, if states truly had a child’s best interest at heart, none of them would allow homosexuals to adopt.

O’Reilly says that a person’s sexuality is better left a private matter. That goes for ordinary folks or famous, high-profile people. No one – especially children – really needs to hear about what others are doing behind closed doors, or with whom.

So why bring it up at all? We’re talking about adoption, not prostitution, right? It might be that simple, were not for the fact that everything controversial about the homosexual lifestyle centers around the most inappropriate subject for kids – sex.

Homosexuals are more or less like everyone else in most other aspects of their lives. They work, pay taxes, shop, vote and do all the things most people do. There are probably friends of yours that are homosexual, but because of the “normal” way they behave in public – which is to say, they behave like everyone else you know – you can’t tell.

Enter children into the equation, as well as the dramatic lifestyle changes that would occur in a homosexual person’s home. How appropriate is it for a child to be exposed to these kinds of alternative relationships?

First off, if you think the sexual nature of such relationships won’t impact negatively on the mind of a child – in school, especially – think again. It’s hard enough for teens today to “fit in” with their peers; try adding the burden of homosexual parents to the fray and see what you get.

There are also health concerns. Among homosexuals there is a greater incidence of AIDS and HIV. Suicide rates are higher among homosexuals, men especially (about six times higher). And the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, such as herpes and genital warts, is higher among homosexuals as well. That’s not “hate speech,” those are documented facts.

Furthermore, data from a number of reputable sources show that raising kids in anything other than traditional mom-dad households is what has led to so many of today’s mounting teen problems.

Other studies indicate that the average homosexual man has hundreds of sex partners in his lifetime – a lifestyle that is difficult for even “committed” homosexuals to break free of, and which is not conducive to the raising of healthy, happy children.

Also, a separate survey of 1,099 lesbians by the “Journal of Social Service Research” found that “slightly more than half … reported that they had been abused by a female lover/partner. The most frequently indicated forms of abuse were verbal/emotional/psychological abuse and combined physical-psychological abuse.”

The bottom line is, if cheating and/or domestic violence in a traditional mom-and-dad household aren’t good for kids, how can voluntarily putting them in homosexual homes – where the incidents-per-capita are much higher – be a good thing?

With such compelling evidence, I wonder why anyone would support the creation of more atypical family environments.

I don’t personally agree with many political positions held by Rosie O’Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres, but, like O’Reilly, I also couldn’t care less what kind of sexuality they practice. That’s a private matter and it’s their business.

However, like certain jobs and professions aren’t conducive to traditional marriage, certain lifestyles just aren’t favorable to raising children. Homosexuality is one of those lifestyles, and a state’s policies ought to reflect that reality.