Summary
YOU can't please all the people all of the time, it's true, but there would be something wrong if you did. A new law is to be put through the Scottish Parliament which will allow gay and unmarried couples to adopt. The majority of non-churchgoing Scots, one would hope, won't f linch at the thought of such a law if its contents are sensible, and probably won't mind not having been asked several times if they're okay with it even being considered in the first place.
Not everyone will be that laid back, including several MSPs who have already whispered that they can't support gay or unmarried adoption on moral grounds. Sadly, some people somewhere elected MSPs who don't like the idea of sound, committed people - who just so happen to reject the essentially religious institution of marriage or not be straight - bringing up children, even though such couples would be rigorously interrogated with regards to their aptitude for parenting in a way that natural parents are not.See the full content of this document
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Who Says Churches Represent Public Opinion?
While it makes no sense to many of us to deny so many potentially good parents the opportunity to adopt, MSPs are entitled to consultation, no matter their view. Considering the same "morals" are represented in other institutions, you can also see the thinking b...
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