There are many arguments that are constantly being voiced about why we should turn our heads away from the many homosexual couples that desperately want to adopt. Since 70% of America’s population are Christian, they voice strong opinions towards the opposition of couples being of the same gender. On a vote taken in 2017, 31% of Orthodox Christians oppose gay couples. They voiced the teaching of “man and man is a sin and an abomination in the religious society.” Hebrews 13:8 states that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever; he does not “go with the flow. Many Christians interpret this excerpt as God's word that homosexuality is unnatural, a perversion, an abomination, fornication, vile affections, and a great sin against man. They …show more content…
also claim that God states sex is to be between man and woman within marriage. Based off of sexual sins in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah the Christians believe that god destroyed those cities as a warning to all future generations (Genesis 18:20-21, Genesis 19:4-5, 2 Peter 2:6). Christian priests preach that God's design for natural sexual relationships is part of His plan. Homosexuality falsifies what God designed. Sin often means not only rejecting God but denying or rejecting how and why we are made. though it may be considered acceptable by some today, even in some churches, it is not acceptable to God. Even though Christianity is the most popular religion in the United States, other countries have strong opinions on the issue too.
All religions are against gay adoption, according to each of their respective scriptures/teachings. Strongly voiced religions that discourage gay adoption are as follows: Jehovah's Witness with 76%, Mormon with 57%, Evangelical Protestant with 55%, Muslim with 47%, and finally Historically Black protestant with 40%. Religions that preach quite minimal about gay adoption: Orthodox Christian with 31%, Mainline Protestant with 26%, Catholic with 23%, Hindu with 22%, Buddhist with 10%. Truth be told, religion is the most important factor as to why most people believe gay adoption is such an inhumane decision to follow. This is due to the amount of people who follow a religion in the United States. Also, since religion is not only a backbone for followers to fall back on, it is a way of life. Homosexuality is preached upon as a sin through the respected scriptures of each religion, that is what loyal followers of their religions …show more content…
do. Concluding sentence(s) on why religions don’t approve of adoption On the other hand, some people believe that it is unnatural for people of the same gender to be united in marriage for a different reason.
These people see it as not only to be unbeneficial to the child, but also detrimental to the child’s life. They believe that a gay couple’s lifestyle is untraditional, and will lead to negative effects on the child’s life, and end up with facing many unnecessary hardships. One conclusion people who are against gay adoption draw is that the child will naturally become gay, or question their own sexual identity.
This is a big misconception about the influence gay parents have on their child, and how people become gay. What they don’t realize is that being gay is a state of mind, and is not influenced by the people around them. If this were to be true, all gay people with straight parents would be straight.
Another issue people have with the adoption of children by homosexuals is that it may cause the child to get bullied, and insecure which are “not worth the negative effects”. This although, has not been actually proven in any study. One may say that because a child lives with gay parents, the child may pick up their parents’ social role and play a feminine role where the child is really a male. This can lead to bullying in school, public areas, and with fellow peers. Some people go as far as to say that being the adopted offspring of homosexual parents may cause emotional problems, and even
depression. Finally, some people believe that the family structure will be cluttered with having either two mothers or two fathers. It is a different lifestyle than what most kids are used to, and people say the child will not have equal parenting. Meaning, they will not have a “mother role” or a “father role”. People believe that it is completely unfair to the child, and that is why there should be no adoption of any type to homosexual couples. People show through their own lack of knowledge, an unnecessary discrimination of homosexuals. On the contrary, there are also numerous reasons why gay adoption is an exuberant thing. The most prominent and important reasoning is that kids are being placed in foster care, even when there are gay couples on standby, ready to take on the responsibility of taking care of the child. Parents are 100% ready to adopt the child when they come to the conclusion to adopt. Besides, having two parents of the same gender is much better than having no parents at all. Isn’t having a warm house, food on the table, and a loving family the biggest issue? People are concentrating on their bias mindset, instead of on the wellbeing of the child. Everybody is caught up in what they think is the right reality, and nobody is taking a look at the bigger picture, the priority in the first place, the child. Foster care shelters are getting overcrowded due to the abundance of orphans and the lack of parents to adopt them. There is so much shortage of adoptive parents, and people are still turning away their last reliant. It is said that the children are the future of our country, America. If we don’t take the time or effort to have parents adopt those who don't have parents, there will be a massive amount of wasted potential, that would probably be discovered if only given the opportunity. Also, adopting orphans lowers the amount of kids in the shelter, which can further provide those still in the need with more resources from the money they save with the purchase of a child from a potential gay couple/client. Not only will homosexual couples adopting children benefit the foster homes, but it will benefit the child with his/her schooling as well. With a proper education, the child is more likely to become something extraordinary. Furthermore, there is a fixed amount of parents who are willing to adopt a child and having the door slammed in their face only because of their sexual orientation in not only hurting the couple, but the child who is in the most need as well. In effect of the bias, many lesbians and gays are adopting the children as a single, heterosexual parent, because they feel as if they will get shut down as a couple for being homosexual. The bias of many people has caused people to lie, and get the children anyways. So why turn them away in the first place? They’ll come back with the same desire, and seek the child they want to adopt with more determination than the last visit. The ignorance and bias that people have towards homosexual couples is not only hurting the couple, but themselves as well as the children who could be adopted. Since some of our tax money goes to foster homes, the same ignorance is hurting the people who are against gay adoption. There is evidence that gay couples provide loving homes and can raise well balanced children. “Many studies have demonstrated that children’s well-being is affected much more by their relationships with their parents, their parents’ sense of competence and security, and the presence of social and economic support for the family than by the gender or the sexual orientation of their parents,” Siegel writes with coauthor Ellen Perrin, a Tufts University professor of pediatrics and director of developmental and behavioral pediatrics.” says Benjamin Siegel, a School of Medicine professor of pediatrics.(Barlow, Rich.) What this means is that n’t treat thsexual orientation doesn’t dictate how the child will be raised, either good or bad. What does matter is how much effort, love, time, and care the parent or parents put into raising the child. A heterosexual couple could have a horrible relationship and because of that, they doeir child/children the best they possibly could and the child/children end up not to their expectations with a bad attitude, only up to mischief and no good. A homosexual couple could however have a wonderful relationship with each other and their child/children. They could then grow up respectful and with a bright future. As a matter of fact, an article published by the Children and Youth Services Review, “Studies on adolescents reared by same-sex parents have found that they did not differ from adolescents with different-sex parents on psychological well-being, peer relations, school variables (Wainright & Patterson, 2008; Wainright, Russell, & Patterson, 2004), substance use, delinquency, or victimization (Wainright & Patterson, 2006).” (van Gelderenvan) Homosexual couples make the decision when they are absolutely sure that they are ready to adopt a child or more than one. Compared to heterosexual couples where a majority of them having children is because of the lack of protection. Also the lack of protection increases the population of children in foster homes because the baby who came about in unprotected intercourse could mainly be “unwanted”, or the potential parents are just unfit to become good enough parents to properly raise their child. It is one thing to be against the the idea that gay couples should have the chance to adopt a baby, but discrimination up the the point where you are so baist to not allow the parents to adopt the child is abominable. This is what is occurring to all of the orphans who need a home. This is why foster homes are filled. It is because people are discriminating, and that is not what America is about. It is about freedom, and people are talking away their freedoms by not allowing them to adopt children. You may ask, why does the government get involved? There is a simple reason, it is because of the second amendment; Freedom Of Religion. The government is afraid to mess with the people who believe so strongly about the homosexuals because of their religion, according to the Bill Of Rights, freedom is supposed to be something you should preach freely, but there is a limit to your freedoms, and it stops when you're affecting somebody else in a negative way. Although there were many court cases involving same sex marriage, there was one specific case which was decided on September 22, 2010, that was very significant. “Though many states have adopted laws against same sex marriage, only Florida had a statute that explicitly prohibited adoption by homosexual individuals. This law was struck down as unconstitutional in 2010. In Florida Department of Children and Families v. X.X.G., Florida's Third District Court of Appeal held that the state's ban on adoption by homosexuals violated the equal protection guarantee of the Florida Constitution.” In this court case, a foster parent was eager to adopt his two foster sons. Despite the fact he was found to be a fit parent, his application was denied solely because Florida law prohibits adoption by homosexuals. The court found that there was no basis for a flat out exclusion of homosexuals. Florida's Department of Children and Families no longer considers sexual orientation as a factor in determining fitness to adopt. ("Same Sex Adoption Cases.") In conclusion, every couple, no matter if you are a heterosexual or a homosexual couple, should have the right to adopt children. There are many other factors that go into the decision if a parent is fit to adopt a child, sexual orientation is something that shouldn’t be considered, since attraction for a certain gender has no real relation to adopting a child. It is arguable however that being homosexual is against religion, because it is said specifically in the scriptures of each respected religion that homosexuality is forbidden. But how many of these religious people break other rules in the same scriptures every minute of every day? “Thou shall not kill.” But there are murders happening everyday somewhere.
Discrimintaion and equality in society is faced amongst people every day. One certain subject that seems to get most of this attention is whether or not homosexual couples should be able to adopt. Same sex couples should be able to adopt children for many reasons. Children that are raised by same sex parents are predominantly taught to be more open minded, have a greater sense of tolerance, and are thought of to be role models for equality in relationships and life. Most would say that these children will face issues regarding their parents sexual orientation, but this is not so. Children of same sex parents have studied to show very few differences in achievement, mental health, and social function as a child that is raised in a heterosexual household. Same sex parents will allow their child to express themselves through different talents and other attributes that there child seems to be indulged in. These children are often showing more loving, nurturing ,and outgoing behaviors that is exposed to them through gay parenting.
Adopting one child will not change the world but for that child, the world will change. Eight percent of families transracially adopt, that percent is larger than it appears. The real question is “Is transracial adoption detrimental to children?” The term transracial adoption means the joining of racially different parents and children together in adoptive families. Most parents who adopt do not care if their soon to be child is Caucasian, African-American, Asian, or Indian. When a parent adopts a preadolescent, they are doing it out of love, and in hopes of starting a family or making an addition to the family. But some psychologists believe transracial adoption demolishes the child's culture and beliefs. What transracial adoption is, how it affects the child, and the decisions that need to be made before adoption are important because they are three of the most important subtopics of transracial adoption.
Homosexuality as a whole has been and is still a very controversial topic globally. There are many different kinds of discussions about the LGBT community, such as gays and lesbians being parents. Some critics tend to believe that homosexual parenting is bad for kids, as if a person’s sexuality determines whether or not they are a good parent.. There is no definite proof that being homosexual makes you a good or bad parent. So, there is no way of being one-hundred percent sure that homosexual parenting results in gender role confusion, psychological harm, or a child being homosexual themselves.
Throughout history people who manifested an attraction for others of the same sex usually have gone through a lot of maltreatments, discrimination, and have often been regarded as “sexual deviants.” Relationships between people of the same sex have been present since the beginning of history. Their lives have not always been easy, because they have been persecuted and sometimes even forced to go through a psychiatric evaluation. At the same time, in order to gain their rights and dignity, they had to take their fight to the legal system because as George Chauncey, a professor of history at Yale University mentioned, “although most people recognize that gay life was difficult before growth of the gay movement in the 1970s, they often have only the vaguest sense of why: that gay people were scorned and ridiculed, made to feel ashamed, afraid, and alone” (290). However, discrimination and maltreatment were not the only reasons homosexuals had to take their struggle to the courts. An American professor of history at Yale University, who has testified in a number of gay rights cases, has exposed the ins and outs of the legal system in the second half of the twentieth century. During this time, a great number of states had created laws, which authorized the indefinite detention of homosexuals in mental institutions, and conditioned their release upon proving that they were cured from homosexuality (Chauncey 294). This past history, together with studies conducted by some prestigious institutions have lead society to understand that the right to homosexual marriage is economically, ethically, and morally correct, because it would benefit the economy and society by increasing the federal budget and creating a legal status for homosexual c...
Gay couples should be able to adopt because they will support their children financially. According to Allen Young in his article he states “just like straight people can bring children into the world who are eventually not in involved and unwanted and have no financial support” (Young, Allen p. 10). Gay couples happen to understand children more they too have been left alone and criticized by society. Children are left without parents and therefore other couples will try to adopt them. Just like any other human being who hard work to make money, gay couples should be allowed to adopt because they have their jobs, education and are affectionate that they provide to a child. Overall, if their biological parents did not want him/her, gay couples would be a good candidate that would actually provide that financial support they need and as well understand them.
All around the world there are thousands even millions of children who are waiting to be adopted. Many who are troubled children, and for that reason they are from foster home to foster home. The ideal American "family" is with a man and a woman. In the United States we have same-sex couples who are wanting to adopt, but they are being turned down due to their sexual preference. Same-sex relationships are much more stable than the average heterosexual relationship. Having a stable relationship ensures an emotionally steady home for a foster child. “Good parenting is not influenced by sexual orientation. Rather, it is influenced most profoundly by a parent’s ability to create a loving and nurturing home” (“LGBT Adoption”). Same-sex couples are more likely to adopt “hard to place” children with challenging behavior or disabilities.
Note: This paper has a very long Annotated Bibliography. In recent years, same-sex relationships have become more encompassing in US society. State legislation is changing such as accepting gay marriages, enforcing anti-discrimination laws, and legal gay adoptions; the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community is becoming public. Gay-headed families, like heterosexuals, are diverse and varying in different forms.
It would be wrong to say that only negative outcomes occur when a child tells his parents he is gay. Many children feel that in order to establish an honest relationship with their parents then they must “come clean” to them. Ben-Ari’s research points out those adolescents who want to be open and honest with their parents receive that after disclosure. Parents are usually accepting after time their child’s sexual preference (107)
Homosexuality is becoming more and more accepted and integrated into today’s society, however, when it comes to homosexuals establishing families, a problem is posed. In most states, homosexuals can adopt children like any other married or single adult. There are many arguments to this controversial topic; some people believe that it should be legal nationally, while others would prefer that is was banned everywhere, or at least in their individual states. There are logical reasons to allow gays to adopt children, but for some, these reasons are not enough. The main issue really is, what is in the best interest of the child? This type of problem isn’t really one with causes, effects, and solutions, but one with pros and cons. Like any other adoption situation, a parent prove themselves to be responsible and capable enough to raise a child on their own, or with a spouse.
...nts for people who are believers that your surroundings and the way you grow up make you become gay or not. Some behaviorists believe that sexual and gender identification differences result from family roles, friends and other peers, or things such as masculine and feminine stereotypes. Some say that if you are a male child living in a household with multiple sisters, that they can either go one way or another; very masculine or very feminine, becoming gay. Also, if you grow up in a household that may be very strict and stereotypical and all about what is “politically correct” the kid may be scared enough and feel the need to have to be straight. When you think about it and look at parent to child relationships, they can be a big help. Although children may not think it or want to believe it, their parents have a large influence on what they do or who they become.
Abuse has been rampant in the boy scouts for many decades.. It is not a safe organization for vulnerable children.. According to CNN, a jury in Oregon made the largest punitive damages award to a single plaintiff in a child abuse case in the US by ordering the Scouts to pay $18.5m to Kerry Lewis, who was repeatedly assaulted by a former assistant scoutmaster, Timur Dykes, in the 1980s. Dykes had admitted to a superior in the Scouts that he had abused boys, but was allowed to remain in the organization and is alleged to have assaulted several other children who are also taking legal action. As a result of a decision by the Oregon Supreme Court, attorneys for plaintiffs in cases against the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Thursday released more
There is an abundance of children in the U.S. lacking a home and a family, that of which a gay couple could provide. Some states have legalized joint gay adoption, while others are still on the fence about it, and would rather not pass the law. A reason why those states should pass the law is, because of the foster care system. Many children, whether it’s a boy or girl, can jump to and from at least twenty homes before they turn 18. Some would be against the gay adoption, because they feel like the child would choose their sexual orientation based off what they see their adoptive parents doing. Those people fail to realize that having gay parents wouldn’t affect the child’s sexual preference. Just like having hetrosexcual parents cannot change a child from being gay. Lastly, another reason why gay adoption should be legalized nationwide is because, many people use their judgement from religious background to vote “NO” on joint gay adoption. When the 1st amendment clearly states that there needs to be a separation between church and
There are many reason why gay adoption is banned and why people object to it. Some people like Bill Maier, a child psychologist working with the conservative Focus on the Family, would say, “Children in foster care ‘are already scarred’ by abuse and neglect, we would want to do everything we could to place them in the optimal home environment” (Watson). Foster children would prefer a loving and nurturing home with a gay couple, rather than move around from foster parent to foster parent. Foster children are often victims of "foster care shuffle." For example, a child can live in twenty different homes before he or she turns eighteen. Anna Freud, a child psychologist, wrote “a child can handle almost anything better than instability”
Someone is adopting everyday children all over the world. The children wait joyfully for couples to come and adopted them. So If a gay or a lesbian couple goes to adopted a child from a foster home they would have to go though more hassle then a straight couple would.
Adopting children in that environment would lack both mother and father figure in their life. For example, “Children without a father figure would have higher risks of early sexual activity and teen pregnancy; however, children without a mother figure deprive emotional security and unique advice that mothers provide (Pro Con).” The question is raised, should adopted children be reared and educated into a lifestyle that isn’t natural before they are old enough to understand the discrepancies? Young children that grow up in same-sex marriage environment may experience confusion and embarrassment in public surroundings; likewise, young adults and teenagers who have family members or who are personally members of the LGBT community may experience embarrassment and unusual social pressure. Children in a stable family with both mother and father figure would provide the best environment for them to mature and be responsible. Some same-sex family dynamics are from previous heterosexual marriages; therefore, this could affect the relationship between children and the immediate family members. Being part of the LGBT community could influence immediate and extended family on whether they accept or reject their relationship to the