tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post114118633107397119..comments2024-01-24T04:59:45.518-05:00Comments on Jewish Atheist: Bar Republicans from Adopting!Jewish Atheisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141408823380798862006-03-03T13:00:00.000-05:002006-03-03T13:00:00.000-05:00Asher: Actually, blacks have a higher adoption ra...Asher: Actually, blacks have a higher adoption rate than whites. There used to be a bar in some states against mixed race adoptions, but that has been (in some cases is still being) lifted. There are many children of non-European & non-Asian background who are available for adoption while people fly to Eastern Europe and Asia to adopt "preferred" babies. Babies also get sent back when not as advertised. One of my gay colleagues adopted a little boy from Russia (6 years old) who had been adopted by a lovely (sarcasm) married couple who rejected him after bringing him to the U.S. He knew. He's a great kid. Another gay friend of mine adopted a three year old black child while a number of married couples we knew were flying all over the earth to select the perfect child who would make their perfect family more perfect. Sarcasm again, but hey. And the rejecting families and perfection seeking families? All actively religious (some Jewish, some Christian). None black. None gay. Go figure.Foilwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439472253349139358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141340406875750072006-03-02T18:00:00.000-05:002006-03-02T18:00:00.000-05:00esther,Your comment points out two very interestin...esther,<BR/><BR/>Your comment points out two very interesting things:<BR/><BR/>Blacks have more children available for adoption but prefer not to have whites adopt them and,<BR/><BR/>blacks don't want to adopt other people's black children. <BR/><BR/>Anecdotally, have you ever heard of a gay couple going to extremes in order to adopt a child...? Why do lesbian couples prefer to have one of them inseminated rather than adopt a stranger's child? I'm sure Ellen Degeneris and her partner would have no problem finding a suitable child in China or Hungary.<BR/><BR/>As an answer, I would prefer to see black couples adopt children in the same proportion as white couples.asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237854868544073084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141263727066719212006-03-01T20:42:00.000-05:002006-03-01T20:42:00.000-05:00Asher - In the adoption world there's a major supp...Asher - In the adoption world there's a major supply and demand imbalance. While brown babies languish in institutions, white couples fly to all corners of the world to adopt white or asian babies.<BR/><BR/>Based on personal anecdotal experience, it's my impression that gay couples are more likely than straight couples to adopt children that are hard to place such as older children, babies born to drug addicted mothers and babies exposed to HIV. Do you think it's better to leave these in institutions than to give them an opportunity to live in a loving home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141256476532699862006-03-01T18:41:00.000-05:002006-03-01T18:41:00.000-05:00With the thousands and thousands of childless hete...With the thousands and thousands of childless heterosexual couples waiting to adopt, and going so far as China and Hungary to find a child, this talk of gay couples adopting children is really innane. Although I've heard of many couples going through hoops to adopt an infant, you've never heard of a gay couple having this same problem. For that matter, you've never heard of a single Hollywood actress having much problems with the process. Anyone who would allow Angelina Jolie to adopt anyone or thing should really be given a santity test. <BR/><BR/>I suppose an interesting stat would be be to find out how many gay couples have actually adopted a child.asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237854868544073084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141247262910138932006-03-01T16:07:00.000-05:002006-03-01T16:07:00.000-05:00I didn't know politicians were allowed to have sen...I didn't know politicians were allowed to have senses of humor, but now that it's clear that it's not forbidden, why have we been putting up with Cheney, he of the grim face and shooting his friends?<BR/><BR/>Oh, I bet a scientific study would show that children adopted into NRA-supporting (and presumably Republican) homes have a much higher rate of getting shot than children adopted into sissified gay and transgender homes, where they are more likely to be traumatized by fashion and makeup excesses.Foilwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439472253349139358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141239470023271452006-03-01T13:57:00.000-05:002006-03-01T13:57:00.000-05:00Kind of makes me wish I lived in Ohio.Kind of makes me wish I lived in Ohio.Nailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013537730034501164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141236034920668632006-03-01T13:00:00.000-05:002006-03-01T13:00:00.000-05:00Why stop at adopting? I would like to see a ban on...Why stop at adopting? I would like to see a ban on allowing them to procreate too.The Atheologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094021492573529808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141229565755367892006-03-01T11:12:00.000-05:002006-03-01T11:12:00.000-05:00If only wishing made it so...If only wishing made it so...Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332398432260922008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141219910163281562006-03-01T08:31:00.000-05:002006-03-01T08:31:00.000-05:00A politician with a sense of humor? what is our w...A politician with a sense of humor? what is our world coming to?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129109937230440481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1141219448054880422006-03-01T08:24:00.000-05:002006-03-01T08:24:00.000-05:00I'm all for it.I'm all for it.Shlomo Leib Aronovitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10407211641091145197noreply@blogger.com