Maryland Marriage Equality: 14-Year-Old Girl Pleads With Senate Officials To Vote Against Gay Marriage On Her Birthday
Whether or not same-sex marriage will be legalized in Maryland remains to be seen, but one local girl has made her stance on the issue clear.
The girl, who identifies herself as Sarah and says she is home-schooled, told Maryland's Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee that not only was it her 14th birthday, but that it "would be the best birthday present ever if you would vote no on gay marriage."
She goes on to note, "I really feel bad for kids who have two parents of the same gender...I don't want any more kids to get confused about what's right and OK."
She concludes, "People have the choice to be gay, but I don't want to be affected by their choice."
Among those unlikely to agree with her are Gov. Martin O'Malley, who urged lawmakers in what Reuters has deemed an "unusual personal testimony" at the same event to approve marriage equality. "The very reason for our state's founding was for religious freedom. At the heart of religious freedom is respect for the freedom of individual conscience," he said. "The way forward, the way to sustain and enhance our common life together, is equal respect for the freedom of all," he said in unusual personal testimony that underscored the importance he attaches to the measure.
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Mark 2012/02/01 06:36:35
+19Not surprising. Since she's home-schooled, she has no idea of how humans interact with each other. Nor does she have any clue that there are actually people with lives outside of her own family. It's pathetic that parents are able to abuse their children enough to brainwash them like this.
Oh, and to the people citing that it's always best to have a mother and father for parents (not demonstrably true either, in fact, most studies done to date show that homosexual parents are as good (if not better in the cases of some lesbian couples) as the traditional father and mother), the group that stands to benefit the absolute most from homosexuals getting married is orphans. You know, kids with no fathers or mothers. Surely you would have to agree that 2 mothers/fathers is better than no parents at all. Get over yourselves and your own religious beliefs and actually critically think about what is best for people overall.
It Always Denies a Child Either a Father or a Mother
It is in the child’s best interests that he be raised under the influence of his natural father and mother. This rule is confirmed by the evident difficulties faced by the many children who are orphans or are raised by a single parent, a relative, or a foster parent.
The unfortunate situation of these children will be the norm for all children of a same-sex “marriage.” A child of a same-sex “marriage” will always be deprived of either his natural mother or father. He will necessarily be raised by one party who has no blood relationship with him. He will always be deprived of either a mother or a father role model.
Same-sex “marriage” ignores a child’s best interests.
It Always Denies a Child Either a Father or a Mother. I know they can adopt. But when they do it's one sided. Gay adoption only gives you 50% of what you need.
"There is ample evidence to show that children raised by same-gender parents fare as well as those raised by heterosexual parents. More than 25 years of research have documented that there is no relationship between parents' sexual orientation and any measure of a child's emotional, psychosocial, and behavioral adjustment. These data have demonstrated no risk to children as a result of growing up in a family with 1 or more gay parents. Conscientious and nurturing adults, whether they are men or women, heterosexual or homosexual, can be excellent parents. The rights, benefits, and protections of civil marriage can further strengthen these families."
http://pediatrics.aappublicat...
Home-schooled by idiot Christian parents. Gee, what were the odds?
That's what she expresses.
"Liberals"
Blah, blah, blah. You're another right-wing religious American who tosses the word "liberal" around with no clue what it means. Gee, what were the odds? Of course you can't recognise religious hatred, you live in Opposite World, where love is hatred.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo...
If someone wants to expose their child to religion, and is willing to give that child access to alternate perspectives and allow them to decide, that is one thing.
This religious brainwashing is despicable.
Don't think I am speaking without experience. I was raised I just such a brainwashing household. Crippling a child's ability to think critically should've considered child abuse.
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That says it all for me....
Most home-schooling is done by religious fundamentalists so they can brainwash their children, as this child has been brainwashed, so the fact that she is home-schooled is a major reason behind why this "affects her" (or, more importantly, is something her parents have brainwashed her into thinking affects her).
It doesnt effect her! AT ALL! I don't understand why people are so against gay marriage, it's LOVE, people!