Hello William! I don’t think we’ve met before. I just happened to stumble across your blog this morning while I was getting ready to go to school. Its kinda weird to think about the fact that you are only a few years older than my students. I teach at the high school level, and I really enjoy it. Anyways, this morning I happened to read your post titled “Another Disappointment in American News” and I just have to say, it is a disappointment indeed (For my readers, I’ve attached the post for your reference. Just click on the title of the article). I currently work in California, in the same town I was born (I won’t be saying where due to privacy reasons). Thankfully, over here, I never really have to worry about injustices like this happening. But it is still disheartening to know that they are happening in other places in the very country that I love. It is the 21st century. Why are we still discriminating against minorities? How does it benefit anyone?? Who benefits from the disenfranchisement of others? If someone wants to adopt a kid who are you to stop them?
If gey couples are allowed to adopt, it actually helps society in two facets. One, it takes a child out of the foster care system. I have had a handful of students who told me that they grew up in foster care, and they often had negative things to say about it. Some students did not ever really have a stable home base, they often bounced around from house to house, whatever their case worker told them to do. Some foster parents do not take good care of their children, some are only in it for the money. The system is so overfilled and understaffed that it’s easy to drown and not get the help that a child needs. To force a child to go through the foster care system instead of letting them be a part of a happy home is just cruel. Your prejudice is actively hurting the lives of so many people. Additionally, gay couples help with overpopulation. Gay parents do not add another human on this planet the same way that heterosexual couples do. The more gay couples that adopt, the better, if you ask me. So many of my students are LGBTQ and many of them want to have families and it makes me sad that they legally cannot, in some places. My students are just absolutely amazing and many of them would be amazing parents, if they so choose.
Additionally, one thing that bothers me is when bigots use the bible to justify their discrimination. As a deeply religious person, it is offensive to see my holy text used in such a way. Like you said William, just because I follow a certain faith doesn’t mean that everyone has to live their life accordingly to my beliefs. The church and state are separate for a reason. Who are we to say what is right and what is wrong? Only God can judge us. Mark 12:31 tells us, “Love thy neighbor as yourself”, and I intend to do exactly that, no matter who my neighbor is, and I hope you all do the same. Anyways, thanks to all my readers for following my blog. Be sure to hit subscribe if you enjoyed this post. I look forward to reading all of your comments!
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