Comments on: Focus On The Family Claims to Refute Study on Same-Sex Parenting

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:06:01 +0000

Glenn Stanton (whose title was or is Director of Social Research and Cultural Affairs at Focus on the Family) does not have a social science degree (he has a Masters of Interdisciplinary Humanities with an emphasis in philosophy).

You’d think Focus on the Family could afford to hire someone with social science credentials for this position.

Then again, James Dobson has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology but somehow manages to repeatedly misrepresent social science research (see http://respectmyresearch.org/) or seems to think that his religious views should trump social science in matters of public policy in the US.

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:30:39 +0000

You’re right Gary, that’s the approach always taken by Focus on the “Family”. They take studies that compare single parents to heterosexual couples and falsely claim this proves heterosexual parents are superior to same sex parents.

By: Evan Hurst

Evan Hurst — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:15:53 +0000

People who don’t believe in science are generally not good judges of what is and is not good science.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:13:33 +0000

FOF obviously thinks Thou shalt not lie doesnt apply to them….or it’s ok to lie, cheat and scam if it’s for a ‘good cause’. I heard on OutQ that their pathetic study that children were better off with a mother and father in the home was “proven” using single mothers who were basically poverty sticken as the ‘test’ group……duh!
Their mendacity knows no bounds!!!

By: adrianT

adrianT — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:59:47 +0000

Oh what do you expect these morons to know about Science?! Look what educational books and DVDs are on offer on the Focus website:

‘Creation’ Mini Series by Answers in Genesis, showing how the universe, life and everything really was created about 6,000 years ago (about 2,000 years after the domestication of the dog) in six 24 hour days:
http://family.christianbook.com/creation-mini-series-pack/pd/309010?item_code=WW&netp_id=414985&event=EBRN&view=details

Typing in the junk science term ‘intelligent design’ (a hypothesis which really has been debunked by every serious scientist) reveals a staggering 99 results. This organization is just ruining children’s minds and spoiling their life chances.

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:48:26 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:59:50 +0000

Radical anti-gay activist Stanton has done nothing but use the same, tired argument that his “religious belief” should trump everyone else’s and common sense. Clearly, passing laws which harm gay American families with the ultimate goal of creating a anti-gay genocidal Uganda-like government in the US, does nothing to protect our nation’s children. In fact, the “ideas” on what qualifies as good parents thrown out by militant, anti-gay advocacy groups are harmful to children, individuals and our society. If being a heterosexual were the cure for all our society’s problems, we would be living in Nirvana now, wouldn’t we? Let anti-equality activists do whatever they want in their own families, but promoting the pseudo-religion that harming families and children is moral or loving is unacceptable and not condoned by Christ.