The Baha'i Studies Listserv Scientific literature indicates that parents' financial, psychological and physical well-being is enhanced by marriage and that children benefit from being raised by two parents within a legally recognized union (either a opposite-sex or same-sex union). As a result, professional scientific associations have argued for same-sex marriage to be legally recognized as it will be beneficial to the children of same-sex couples.[20][21][22][34][35][36] Scientific research has been generally consistent in showing that lesbian and gay parents are as fit and capable as heterosexual parents, and their children are as psychologically healthy and well-adjusted as children reared by heterosexual parents.[21][36][37][38] According to scientific literature reviews, there is no evidence to the contrary.[39][40][41][42] http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2010/10/27/amicus29.pdf http://www.cpa.ca/cpasite/userfiles/Documents/Practice_Page/Marriage_SameSex_Couples_PositionStatement.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1542%2Fpeds.2006-1279 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818585 http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/cases/pedersen-v-opm/2011-09-14-pedersen-lamb-rebuttal-afffidavit.pdf http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20130322/NEWS01/303220029/Pediatricians-group-backs-gay-marriage http://news.discovery.com/human/health/pediatricians-gay-marriage-is-good-for-kids-health-130322.htm http://www.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/LGBT-Families-Lit-Review.pdf http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2010/10/27/amicus29.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1542%2Fpeds.2006-1279 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818585 http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/AP_06_pre.PDF http://dx.doi.org/10.1037%2F0003-066X.61.6.607 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818585 http://www.famigliearcobaleno.org/public/documenti/file/How-Does-the-Gender-of-Parents-Matter.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1741-3737.2009.00678.x http://www.cpa.ca/cpasite/userfiles/Documents/advocacy/brief.pdf
Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2013, at 0:37, Don Calkins <don59...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > While there are physiological aspects to homosexuality in humans, the issue > is primarily a psycho-sociological one, one which we only partially > appreciate because of all the other problems we are facing. > > There is a common belief that since men and women are the same in essence, > there is no need for there to be both in a properly functioning family. As I > understand it, this is not true. While they are the same in essence, they > are very different in expression, a difference that is essential to the > proper development of the individual. > > While sexual activity is routinely trivialized in modern society, it is the > strongest bonding mechanism that exists btwn two people, involving them > simultaneously on all levels - mental, physical and spiritual. It is this > bond which is necessary to the rearing of the human young. Humans spend > nearly 20% of their life developing to the point they can effectively > function on their own, 15 years or more, far more than any animal. That > requires a strong committed nuclear family which in turn is best served by > heterosexual monogamy. > > Don C > > On Apr 5, 2013, at 10:26 55PM, David Regal wrote: > >> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >> If humans are supposed to be heterosexual, as the Baha'i Writings say, why >> are so many animals homosexual? Did God intend many animals to be so? If >> He did then God is okay with homosexual animals but not humans, which I'd >> like an explanation for. Here is the Wikipedia article on homosexuality in >> animals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals > > > ------------ > He who believes himself spiritual proves he is not. > > > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-702921-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
