STOP!! This is at least the 3rd time this has come up and all it does is lead to problems. Those in charge have banned the topic. So - no BUTS or anything else - just STOP!!
On 10/5/07, Allen Prunty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bert van Kootwijk wrote: > > Not, > > and please drop this discussion. > We can discuss this without discussing the ethics and morality of it. > > It's a real issue... I have a cousin who has a same-sex relationship and > he has legally adopted the other guy's child. The adoption is legal and > therefore the child is technically... well legally... part of the > family. While my family does not recognize the "relationship" we do > accept the child as family. I just entered the child as "adopted" in > the parent-child relationship and explained how the child came to be > adopted (and his "partner") in his notes without entering him in the > database. I then enter the child's biological parents (male and female) > as an unrelated couple. > > As some governments are legalizing this in many parts of the world... we > need to have a way to account for it... whether or not we agree with > it. I don't think we should punish children involved in these > relationships. > > Allen > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > -- Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 EMail: GeoSci64 at gmail dot com McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
