tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017925699690446520.post3933713440611231348..comments2024-03-16T20:11:53.366-07:00Comments on Hepzibah: To the Catholic Bishops of New JerseyAlan McCornickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532896902247434009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017925699690446520.post-3788327355334027642013-10-23T09:40:03.374-07:002013-10-23T09:40:03.374-07:00Thank you for the reminder, Yewtree, that we all w...Thank you for the reminder, Yewtree, that we all work with what we have and millions of children who had single parents have grown up healthy and happy. I should have been more careful to indicate that the "spectre" was a spectre only from the viewpoint of those with the bony pointing fingers of disapproval. Thanks for calling me on it.Alan McCornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532896902247434009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017925699690446520.post-40260645651842868682013-10-21T23:55:07.620-07:002013-10-21T23:55:07.620-07:00Excellent article, succinctly put.
However, pleas...Excellent article, succinctly put.<br /><br />However, please don't throw single parents under the bus, with the bit about "raising the spectre" of single parents.<br /><br />I suspect that the reason they mention single parents is because the anti same sex marriage lobby claim that children need a male and a female parent. So the pro same sex marriage lobby responded with, look at all the kids of single parents; they turned out fine. Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017925699690446520.post-3839222353031079392013-10-20T09:30:36.296-07:002013-10-20T09:30:36.296-07:00Alan, this is thoughtful, measured, eminently inte...Alan, this is thoughtful, measured, eminently intelligent. I'd like to think they'd pay attention to your arguments, since they claim to represent a tradition that places high value on the role of reason in moral thinking. <br /><br />I think you should definitely send the letter. I seriously doubt they'll listen.<br /><br />But you've shared it in a public way on your blog, which is a great step, since, even if they don't listen, many others will hear what you have to say. And it deserves a good hearing~William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.com