I disagree. And I'm actually picking your argument to comment on because it made more sense than most of the others on here. Although you are right in saying each parent gives certain lessons to a child and it's important that that child has different influences, these lessons do not have to come from people of the same gender. Different parents are going to be different no matter their gender. Nurturing doesn't necessarily come from the mother and discipline from the father. Also, say the parents are both men, the children aren't going to be secluded from women in their life. They will have aunts, grandmothers, teachers, family friends, etc that can serve as role models and examples. Also, regardless of whether your arguments make sense or not, it simply isn't shown in any studies done on children raised by gay parents

As that article says, the 'power to tax is the power to destroy'. The government has no place in religion (and vica versa) so it does not have the power to tax it and therefore to hurt it. Yes, if a religious leader is voicing his or her political opinions in the place of worship or the religion is endorsing or opposing any political measure or candidate, they should lose their tax-exempt status. They are now in the government's sphere so government has power over them.

Because we all have different reasons for not believing in god. I also think a god is a possibility but I do not believe in one (or five or ten for that matter) while some atheists deny the possibility outright. We actually like debating with religious people.

I do think it would. Personally, as a lesbian, I think the government should only give out civil unions- to both straight and gay couples. If marriage is a religious term as so many people are saying it is, how can the government have laws pertaining to it? I think it would take a lot of the heat out of the whole argument if we could focus on the core of it- rights. Then it wouldn't be an argument regarding religion or society but a civil right.

The most important thing for a child to have in his or her life is a stable home, especially one where they can see a loving relationship. Yes, they need role models from both men and women. They need role models from as many types of people they can. I am a lesbian and I plan on having children eventually but I'm not going to seclude them from men. I have my father, my cousins, friends, and uncles all of whom I consider decent people and I'll make sure they can see all the types of lives in the spectrum. No study has shown that children raised by gay parents have more problems with gender roles or sexuality than those raised by straight couples. The only negative impact I can see is a child getting picked on for it but a) that is not the parents' fault but the society's and b) kids will always find something to make fun of because they are kids. It's what happens and, to an extent, it builds strength when paired with love from others. Hopefully, by the time my kids are old enough to learn what discrimination is, they world will be a bit better. And last- there are so many nameless kids in the system, why would we oppose something that puts them in loving homes?