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01-12-2007, 10:59 AM
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OT: So you're saying a single person isn't eligible to adopt?

Why is that. The only reason I can think of is that he wouldn't have time to tend to the child because of work. But lets just say he's a Millionaire and doesn't work.

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"Beating" is sort of a strong word to say. I am sure thats how the whole propaganda started.. Or some person just had a phobia of hitting their child.
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Nope. Adoption agencies don't allow it unless the single parent has a very good salary. If he were a millionaire who doesn't work, problem solved. Although, honestly, even millionaires need to work to pay the bills .
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It depends on the circumstances I think, but general if you don't have time to sustain a kid there is no reason in trying to adopt one I recon.

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01-12-2007, 05:06 PM
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Yes, But I was just trying to compare. If just one person wanted to adopt and had time to take care of him/her (somehow), would there be a problem?
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01-12-2007, 05:23 PM
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It would depend on the kind of person they are, as well as how busy their schedule is.
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Well if they are rich, live in a huge villa, don't have to work ect. ect. then no I wouldn't think there to be a reason not to let the person adopt, but with the added term that the child itself gets to decide if he/she wants to live with only a single parent in the first place.

I also happen to be watching season 9 of JAG, where Harm adopts a little girl while he's still working AND single. I dunno if they based that on reality or made that to fit into the show though.

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01-12-2007, 06:46 PM
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Ok, So... We pretty much got that out of the way.

Homosexuals! and why?
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Because they deserve the chance to raise a child just as much as another common person.

Yeah, um... I think this thread is pretty much dead. Again.
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01-13-2007, 12:20 PM
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Because they deserve the chance to raise a child just as much as another common person.
I pretty much think you've found the reason that no one can deny to. Which should (and hopefully) put this thread to an end.
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01-13-2007, 01:05 PM
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But if we did, then we might miss having an overly religious person and/or gaybasher coming in, starting trouble, and having an all out war against them .
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01-13-2007, 03:59 PM
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Well, clearly all the fundamentalists round here learnt their lessons last time. We should start recruiting for some more. Perhaps some posters up outside church equating Abe with Jesus?

What with the whole 'savior who dies then comes back to life' thing...
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01-13-2007, 04:08 PM
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Oooh, good idea. But why stop at the church? Why not associate Abe with every religious figure? I'm sure he can relate to each one in some way .

That would surely make this forum even more active.
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01-13-2007, 05:11 PM
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How would you associate Abe with Buddha?
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The mudokon culture does have some heavy Buddhist influences, especially as depicted in AO.
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The funny thing is that he is dead freakin' serious.
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Let's not digress into a Abe pwns religious figures conversation.

Is homosexual adoption legal in the uk yet? [And other places too?]

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Adoption by same-sex couples is legal in Guam, Andorra, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, South Africa, Spain, and some parts of Canada.
Good to see the UK allowing it.
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But then, can single people adopt? Because so long as the other people in the household check out, then what difference does being homosexual make, other than rampant discrimination?
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I think it would be allowed, so long as the person checks out. You know, without a large police record or anything else against them.
Overall, isn't it really up to the adoption agency?
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Why does anyone care? Let them adopt.
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No I really think its wrong.
It's good where I live they dont allow it.

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Why is it "wrong"? What harm would come to a child if raised by a gay person, other than "OMG TEH KID IS TEH FAGZORZ LOL!1!1!"?
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But then, can single people adopt?
Has everyone been purposely ignoring me? Single people can adopt, as long as they make enough money, and can balance work with raising a child. I've said it like three times.

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No I really think its wrong.
It's good where i live they dont allow it.
And why is that? A homosexual individual can make as good a parent as a straight individual.
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On that, I can kind of agree. No wait, I fully agree with that statement.
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because if they'll raise a child then the child itself would get homosexual
My mouth dropped as I read this. It really did.
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The only danger is that the kid's going to be picked on in school for having two dads.
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If not that then they will be picked on for some other reason. School is hell for everyone, having 2 dads will hardly make it worse.
The only situation where I might be against two men adopting a kid is when both those guys are downright fagots. Not just normal homosexuals who like their own gender more then the other. No, the high pitched voice, hand waving, overly fashioned, always redecorating, pretending to be guy and girl at the same time fagots. Mostly the kind of gay you see at the gay pride thing. Homosexuals like THAT should not be allowed to adopt and I'm suspecting that that's the only kind of gay that MoxCo knows.

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Well, if the two fathers were extremely flamboyant, I guess I could understand, since they might not make the best parents. They'd probably be too preoccupied with themselves to raise the child. However, I'm still sticking with my original statement.
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I don't mind if they act perfectly normal when adopting a child, but if they act girly, it can be kinda embarrasing.
But I have no objection to homosexuals adopting.
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Has everyone been purposely ignoring me? Single people can adopt, as long as they make enough money, and can balance work with raising a child. I've said it like three times.
Hoops.

Yes, excessive campiness in both parents is a recipe for disaster in terms of how the child will be treated.

Though one of my friends at uni is the campest person I know, extremely effeminate in his posture, body language and manner of speaking, yet he's straight as an arrow.
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