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Do 'Gay Adoption' Opponents Oppose 'Obese Adoption'?

A Missouri judge's decision prompts the question.

Elizabeth Lawson | posted 7/27/2007 02:00PM

A Missouri judge ruled this week that a man would make an unfit father due to his weight. Gary Stocklaufer, a 500-pound trucker, was denied the right to adopt his cousin's infant son whom he and his wife ...

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man of barbaric faith

Posted: August 07, 2007 9:13 PM

Well this intrigues me. I have been opposed latly to much of the formulaic aproaches used by the government at large. If you really wanted to get into generalizations then an ADHD person such as myself may be far less qualified to raise a child then an overweight or homosexual person. I have personally gotten sick of the lack of individual attention given to each case. My sister is currently in a foster care situation in which the caregiver is a single mother, caring for upwards of 5 childeren. So if a gay couple is ill equiped to raise childern based on the lack of "sexual diversity" in the household then how is a single woman any different. Don't get me wrong I have had nothing but good interaction with my sisters care giver and feel she is extremly qualified for the role she has accepted. I am simply speaking out against the way we have grown acustom to lableing and "judging" peoples worth based on superficial characteristics. If this man has done it once he can do it again.

Christy Tucker

Posted: July 31, 2007 10:12 PM

I do not see the problem of gay adoption a problem. I am a Christian and also a lesbian. According to American Psychological Association says Homosexuality is normal for 10% of people here and around the world. It is not a lifestyle but sexual orientation created by God. I hope one day my partner and I can adopt a child. It does not matter if the child is raise by heterosexuals or homosexuals. There was a custody battle over a ex-wife who now is a lesbian relationship and the husband wanted full custody of his children just because his his ex was a lesbian. He was granted custody. But he was also an alcoholic and physically abbusive. So rather the children be raise by 2 loving lesbians, they were turn over to their father who was alcoholic and abbusive. This is injustice all because their mother was a lesbian. This happen in AL I hate to say it that is the wonderful state I live in. Also the judge was no other than Judge Roy More.

Agnieszka Tennant

Posted: July 30, 2007 5:18 PM


A revealing question!

Mark B.

Posted: July 30, 2007 2:11 PM

This article raises an important question which, in my opinion, suggests a weakness in some arguments used against allowing gays to adopt. If it simply comes down to the stability of the home and quality of the parental role modeling, then a well-adjusted, healthy, fit and prosperous gay couple may be judged to be superior parents over a poor, overweight heterosexual couple. I think an argument drawn from natural law or biology might be better. Simply put, children are the product of heterosexal unions and that is the ideal way for them to grow up. There is wisdom in the way we were created or evolved (take your pick but in the marketplace the latter verb is going to have more traction). Therefore, first priority should be to place children up for adoption with heterosexual couples, and even better yet, with relatives who meet that criterion. A secondary consideration would then be the stability of the home and the quality of the parental role modeling.

Artm	Posted: July 30, 2007 11:01 AM


To compare oesity to homosexuality is foolish indeed. Not all fat people are obese, sometimes there is a medical problem that the person cannot help. maybe its a some sort of gland problem or hormone problem.(not a doctor). But homosexuality is always what it is,sin. just a thought. Art

Matt K

Posted: July 27, 2007 3:46 PM

This is a great question! Indeed, if we are to judge all vices fairly and according to the scriptures; then sloth, gluttony, greed, gossip and each and every one of our pet sins that we excuse would bar us from any rights as free people and before our God. Can one still hold that homosexual behavior is against the teaching of scripture but still argue that before the state and in a free society that a homosexual's rights should not be denied?

Abrazo Adoption Associates

Posted: July 27, 2007 3:21 PM

As a private, nonprofit agency charged by the State with making all child-placement decisions with a child's best interests at heart, we are forced to make value judgements that may be at odds with the politically-correct society around us (whether the question is one of age, weight, sexual orientation, race, etc.) Adoption itself is a less than perfect solution, but rather than lowering the bar, it raises it for us, mandating that we select the best possible homes, in which children are most likely to have a "normal" childhood with parents who are healthy, stable, and likely to have the longevity to support and enjoy a child through adulthood. This doesn't necessarily preclude the possibility of parenting for those with less traditional qualifications, but it does require that each child's needs be the primary concern, not the acquisition of a child. Adoption is about finding the best possible homes for little ones, after all, and 'best' is in the eye of the authorized beholder.

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