One Million Moms Outraged Over "Good Luck Charlie's" Lesbian Couple

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Originally Posted by MacLeaper

I was pretty disappointed with this episode as well.
By the way, "One Million Moms" is a branch of American Family Association, which is a conservative group that focuses nearly solely (as far as I can tell from looking through their websites) on campaigning against indeceny in the media in general. I agree that feeding the hungry and stopping bullying are important issues too, but to be fair- there are other groups that do similar projects from both sides of the politicial spectrum. This is the area this particular group has chosen to focus on.
(Just to clarify, I'm not trying to speak for the group, but I was just trying to point out that it is a valid concern they have.)
It's one thing to see lesbian and/or gay couples portrayed in primetime shows, but I don't particularly think it's appropriate to have them portrayed on children's shows.
I know there are those who obviously disagree with me and I mean no disrespect or offense to anyone or to people who identify with homosexuality. It is an important issue that should be addressed as a larger part of sexuality in general with kids at an appropriate age. And parents should talk with their kids about these issues, rather than just letting schools solely do the job of sex education.

How do you claim that you don't have a problem with gay people but you don't want them around your children? Are you saying that being gay is immoral and wrong? There are plenty of kids who already know what being gay is (my niece included) and nothing bad or tragic happened to them. What's wrong with people like you? I really wish the passive aggressive, "i hate gay people, but i don't want to come right out and say it so i use other ways to demoralize gay people" brigade to go away!

[MacLeaper]

How do you claim that you don't have a problem with gay people but you don't want them around your children? Are you saying that being gay is immoral and wrong? There are plenty of kids who already know what being gay is (my niece included) and nothing bad or tragic happened to them. What's wrong with people like you? I really wish the passive aggressive, "i hate gay people, but i don't want to come right out and say it so i use other ways to demoralize gay people" brigade to go away!

Well, I didn't actually claim that. I'm not married and don't have any children, but if I did, I would not have a problem with them interacting with gay people. I would want them to love and respect all people. Yes, many children are already familiar with the concept of homosexuality at a young age and I find it sad that American culture has become more and more sexualized so that young children are exposed to more sexual matters at earlier ages, it seems. I just think it's a topic parents should discuss with children when they deem it appropriate, but I also realize that they can't shield them from everything out there in the world.
There is an important distinction I want to make too. I recognize that many people struggle with feelings of attraction to the same sex; I don't think that in and of itself is wrong. (It's a product of living in a fallen world.) However, what people do with those feelings and how they express them can certainly be wrong. I believe in The Bible's teachings on this, which does condemn homosexuality as a sin. However, it's not an unforgiveable sin and it's no worse than any other sin. As it happens, I have a number of friends who struggle with this and who express their feelings in different ways- including some who indulge in homosexual relationships and some who choose celibacy because of their faith in Christ.
As part of my faith in Christ, I love all people and I don't condemn anyone. I don't hate anyone. I may not struggle with homosexual tendencies, but I've struggled with plenty of my own sins, including lustful thoughts toward women- and we're all equally guilty before God. Thankfully, He loves us all so much that He sent Jesus to die on the cross to pay for all sins and rise again. When we put our faith in Him and follow Him, we can be delivered from the Hell that we're already bound towards because of our sin and instead have an assurance of eternity in Heaven with Him.