Focus on the Family's position on gay marriage

[entirelysonja]

I sometimes read materials from Focus on the Family. Even though my views on many issues are quite the opposite of theirs, I still think they have a lot of worthwhile things to say

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[lillibet]

But I find the connection he attempts to draw between legalizing gay marriage and decreasing the overall rate of marriage in a society.

Might want to edit that sentence.

I'd be interested to know what you find worthwhile in their stuff. I've occasionally read things that link to them and I haven't been able to read all the way through anything Dobson writes without metaphorically hurling it across the room. His rationalizations and justifications for his stances make me gag and so much of it is bigoted on so many levels that I find it just about impossible to read.

[entirelysonja]

I think he actually has some useful things to say about relationships and child-rearing.

Not, obviously, about politics.

Here are a few examples of things he's had to say that I thought were pretty reasonable. Obviously, I ignore the religious aspects of the message.

http://www.family.org/married/youngcouples/a0019156.cfm
http://www.family.org/married/youngcouples/a0019159.cfm

Here are some that weren't actually written by Dr. Dobson, but by others in his organization:

http://www.family.org/married/finances/a0026372.cfm
http://www.family.org/pplace/schoolkid/a0016163.cfm

[hammercock]

I really did read this letter prepared to hear something that would make me think.

Really? It's been my experience so far that almost no one against the legalization of same-sex marriage has anything to offer the debate except appeals to emotion and God/Jesus. I mean, I acknowledge that it may be POSSIBLE to present a logical, well-reasoned argument against it, but I've yet to hear one.

[leora]

That's a really nice userpic.

Oh, and to the actual entry - I sincerely believe that I have serious relationship issues that I am working on that directly relate to my parents staying together "for the children".

But people don't write articles about that. And I know children of divorce who had nice, stable homes and do quite well - because their parents still worked together to raise them lovingly, just didn't stay together as a couple when it wasn't right for them.

I don't think we know enough yet to say what is best. We know that children do really well in loving households where the caregivers all get along well. And I'd strongly recommend working out relationship problems before having kids and going into it with someone you know really well and all. But if you end up with the kids and a bad relationship, we don't know enough to say what course of action is best for the children.

[entirelysonja]

I certainly agree that children can grow up happy and secure in a variety of different situations, and like you, I know people who have relationship "issues" who come from various kinds of families

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