The Argument Against Gay Adoption

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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…

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…

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

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