Cradle Robbing

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So I was researching Prob 8 today and decided for the purpose of our blog that I needed to delve a little deeper to the underlying issue that were actually fighting for which is equality. I came across a blog that made mention of a court case from 1996 in which a convicted murderer (the father of the child) sought custody of his eight year old daughter and won on the grounds that the mother was deemed unfit due to her sexual orientation.

       
I think it is of little importance to refute the article, but more important to refute the ruling itself; and even the intent of the judge is in question. Was he really looking out for the best interest of the child or his own interests? By removing a perfectly happy and healthy child from a loving household, and placing said child into the hands of a murderer; where on earth could his priorities lie? In fact the judge didn’t even make mention of Ward’s conviction in the ruling. This is not a feasible confound to overlook in such a serious matter as a child’s well-being. The most disturbing part of the matter is that her father wasn’t even seeking custody because he wanted to be with his child, but rather on the grounds that he did not want her living with lesbians, only to further support the idea that this custody was not in the best interest of the child Ward makes no mention of her at all but instead addresses his stance by stating, "I'm not gay, and I'm opposed to being gay."


It goes on to say that after winning the custody battle that at age 14 Cassie’s father raped her, and even with previous accusations of molestation from his first child the judge still ruled in his favor.


This just goes to show that the oppression of same sex relations is out of control. One of leading positions against gay marriage is the future of our youth, but is this really the issue if we are willing to strip a loving family of a child and place him/her in physically harmful circumstances. God-forbid the child grows up with a more open perspective of the world around them because they were raised in a tolerant environment; yes that really would be the downfall of society in a nutshell wouldn’t it?