Of libraries and children
The current debate on same sex relations has engendered (ha!) some superficially attractive, but fundamentally flimsy myths. Let's examine them. MYTH 1: Family structure doesn't matter. Love matters. Do you agree that in the majority of cases, the interests of a child are better served by having a father and a mother, than in a single parent or same sex parent family? If you're honest, the answer is, yes. Why? Because a father has a father's role, and a mother hers. There are some astoundingly capable and loving single parents out there. But a mother, as capable as she is, can never be as effective as a father. A father, as loving as he is, can never truly play the role of a mother. If you're a parent, you just know that. Otherwise what you're really saying is that you're actually better off without a good father, or better off without a good mother. I don't think anyone out there is loopy enough to actually take this pos...