tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222582801377676376.post1406954084243145954..comments2014-01-08T21:30:16.491+00:00Comments on St Michael's Discussion Forum: Catholic charity seeks to block same-sex couples from its adoption serviceSt. Michael's Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09509868141938374407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222582801377676376.post-7305753926357356332012-10-15T18:28:41.250+01:002012-10-15T18:28:41.250+01:00Hi Alasdair
many thanks for the comments, all wel...Hi Alasdair<br /><br />many thanks for the comments, all well made and I'm in 100% agreement! I need to follow-up on what happened re the adjudication for the case I cited - Catholic Care. I've not had my eye on the ball these past couple of weeks with other concerns. :-)Stephen Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678309839438088456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222582801377676376.post-83364318641283712322012-09-24T14:55:21.639+01:002012-09-24T14:55:21.639+01:00An interesting post as always Steve.
I personally...An interesting post as always Steve.<br /><br />I personally feel that if it's possible for a child to be placed in a loving home, they should be. If that home was made unavailable purely because of the orientation of those offering their love and support then that is a great shame. <br /><br />Whom does the alternative best serve? Certainly not the child. As you suggest, this might well be a case of people putting their own agendas ahead of the welfare of children in their care.<br /><br />What worries me most is that whenever we hear of a story like this, behind it all is an unspoken concern that children need to somehow be protected from contact with same-sex couples; that there's an unspoken concern for the development of the child if placed in the care of a same-sex couple before the child's development is at an end. What does that tell us about heterosexual society's relationship with lesbian and gay people?<br /><br />If people in society continue to harbour those kinds of opinions, consciouslyly or otherwise, then we will never reach true equality and children in need of love, support and (so importantly!) stability will face a longer wait than they need to.<br /><br />While I sincerly appreciate that this is a difficult area of discussion for many, we have to accept that if we want to live in a fair and equal society we *have* to genuinely be fair and equal and not just *say* that we are.<br /><br />Great topic for discussion - I don't think I've ever taken this long over posting a comment online! :)Alasdair Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651051226473203214noreply@blogger.com