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Old 07-03-2013, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ilovetv View Post
Children deserve to have both a male and a female parent for role modeling, teaching, and the sense of security each is uniquely equipped to give their own child.
In a perfect world, that would be true. However one-third of American children today, 16 million, are being raised in single-parent homes. And a lot of those families are living in poverty.

I know many same-sex partners who are quietly and successfully raising children in a very stable and secure environment.
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