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Image via Wikipedia Among advocates of homosexual "marriage," one of the more popular statements from Judge Walker's ruling overturning Proposition 8 is that the state is obligated to "treat its citizens equally, not to 'mandate its own moral code ."   However  philosopher Dr. Edward Feser points out that Walker's ruling also imposes its own moral code--merely one contrary to Christian belief .   He also calls on conservatives to begin defending the whole spectrum of traditional sexual morality in the public sphere. LSN:  Judge Vaughn Walker argues that banning homosexual "marriage" causes the state to impose the religious views of the many on the few, while permitting homosexual "marriage" preserves the state as a morally neutral agent.  Because he thinks the state ought to be a morally neutral agent, he concludes that homosexual marriage ought to be allowed.  Is this argument valid?  Why or why not? Dr. Feser:  The problem with W...

Image via Wikipedia Judge Walker’s decision states that children raised by homosexuals are just as likely as children raised by heterosexual parents to be “healthy, successful, and well adjusted.” But new research shows children of GLB parents were more likely to either have identified as GLB or to have at least experimented with nonheterosexual behavior . The percentage “of children of gay and lesbian parents who adopted non-heterosexual identities ranged between 16% and 57%”.  Studies indicating that the children raised by homosexuals are as well adjusted as those raised by heterosexuals, may be flawed. Many of the studies have set up questionable comparisons of GLB and heterosexual parents. Often, the GLB parents have higher education , higher incomes, fewer children, as well as a likely desire to present their children in a socially desirable manner for the sake of ‘the cause. One recent study used gay fathers from households earning an average of $190,000 annually, w...