And why is the ACLU so important again?
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down a new law that bans any unmarried person who lives with a partner from serving as an adoptive or foster parent in the state of Arkansas.
You know – I understand that we have SO many kids who need good homes. There are many kids who are left abandoned and unwanted. I just don’t get why – if an adult has a job and can provide all the basic human needs for a child, why would anyone be denied the right to raise a child? To care for a child who may otherwise have no one?
Now there are times when the ACLU steps in and stirs the pot on issues that I just find to be a bit asinine! For instance, don’t tell me if I run a business that caters to the public that I can’t say “Merry Christmas” if I want to. If my customers don’t like it, let them take note and not return to my establishment in the future.
If I my kids want to bow their heads and pray at school, they should be entitled to do so.
To me there is a big difference between living and thriving day-to-day and simply acting on my rights as a human being living in a free country.
What do you think? Should anyone be denied the right to adopt of foster a child just because they may not be married or even worse yet, dare I say, Gay?
Short answer: No one should be denied the right to become a parent.
If there was a waiting list of couples who wanted to adopt a child, if all the residential homes and foster homes were empty, then maybe you could even justify such a ruling. But it ain’t so. Thousands of kids are desperate for a stable home, whether that is with a mom and dad, two dads, one mom, or whatever. I personally know several gay couples who took a chance on older ‘unadoptable’ kids that no heterosexual couple would bother with. It has been wonderful watching those kids blossom into happy, productive people under the loving guidance of their parents, regardless of the gender or marital status of those parents.
As an adoptive mom, I also don’t like the precedent. If they decide that single people are out, are they next going to decide that people over 40 are out? Or people who are not in 100% perfect health? Or people whose house is not 2000 square feet? Give the kids and the parents a chance.