The people of Arkansas are embroiled in a discussion of what’s best for children. Two writers to the Voices page October 29 and 30, 2007, think it is terrible that attempts are being made to prevent cohabiting couples and homosexuals from adopting or providing foster homes to children. They both believe that the Family Council is wrong, narrow minded, bigoted intent on punishing people who desire to help children.

At one time this nation was guided by laws and morals, but those two guiding forces are taking backseat the so called visionaries and their emotional illogical reasoning who want children given over to relationships that aren’t recognized as  legal or righteous. What it shows is their refusal to see what isn’t best for children under the guise of doing it in the best interest of the children. In the beginning, the proper relationship was man and woman, husband and wife, mother and father, in the God given relationship, the foundation of the family. Marriage has been codified into law so the marriage relationship is both right and legal. All other so called relationships that vie for a place of recognition are not lawful or godly. In fact, such relationships are sin which makes them not in the best interest of the children.

One writer argues that a valid reason for allowing homosexuals and cohabiting couples to adopt and have foster children is because many heterosexuals don’t keep their marriage vows. The argument is invalid. Why you ask is that so?  Those who fail to keep their marriage vows are many times as guilty of wrong as are the cohabiting and homosexual couples. Wrong doing on the part of married couples doesn’t make the other relationships less wrong or acceptable.

Both letters condemn Christians for opposing the adoptions and foster home placements. Both are short on understanding of the principles found for families taught by the scriptures. Paul wrote in Ephesians 6:4:   And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.  The writers need to answer a compound question. How can cohabiting couples be parents or called mother and father; and how can homosexuals raise any child in the nurture and instructions of the Lord when homosexual liaisons are sinful? For that matter, cohabitation was considered sin until a few years ago when society began to be enlightened.

Those who are trying to prevent more trouble with young people are accused by one of the two writers of forcing their narrow-minded religious agenda onto others. Excuse me! What they are doing is trying to stop the insane idea that children can be made whole by raising them in a sinful, unholy atmosphere. No matter how much they want cohabiting and homosexual relationships to be normal. They never will be because God has laid down the rules for proper relationships. The writers are wrong. Expediency isn’t the best for children.

10-31-2007 DEC