tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post3978451977502795393..comments2024-03-27T17:40:18.022-07:00Comments on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Heritage Foundation implies marriage equality would cause welfare programs to growBlackTsunamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-5654323135456052242013-06-27T19:29:24.311-07:002013-06-27T19:29:24.311-07:00I'm assuming that "government would be fo...I'm assuming that "government would be forced to intervene more often" is a reference to child protection. Which raises the very real possibility that these zealots might take it upon themselves to report same-sex-parented households to child protection authorities solely because those households are headed by LGBT individuals. And in jurisdictions where same-sex marriage isn't recognized, it isn't outside the realm of possibility that some child protection agencies and courts might buy into the idea that being raised by two moms or two dads is in "fact" not in the children's best interests. Very scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-48321001085577246812013-06-27T06:59:57.213-07:002013-06-27T06:59:57.213-07:00So, if marriage is based on reproduction, then why...So, if marriage is based on reproduction, then why are women past child-bearing age allowed to marry? How come men and women in their 90s are allowed to marry? <br />You people really ought to think before you open your mouths!Janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-21567433959427852012013-06-27T05:28:37.143-07:002013-06-27T05:28:37.143-07:00"decades of social science"--really? for..."decades of social science"--really? for the past few decades now, the social science research has been fairly unanimous that same-sex parents are at least as good for children as opposite-sex ones.Matthew Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254244795963585737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-13903209024264749822013-06-27T05:25:46.380-07:002013-06-27T05:25:46.380-07:00I imagine that welfare programs are already being ...I imagine that welfare programs are already being needed more because of the difficulty of getting a job that pays a living wage. Seems to me that they picked something that is already underway so that they can say that the increase proves that marriage equality is harmful.Patsy-Annenoreply@blogger.com