FOR SOME reason, the speech by University of Iowa student Zach Wahls to the Iowa House Judiciary Committee last January is still gaining an extraordinary amount of attention. You can view it here.Wahls was raised by two lesbians and gave a speech in support of same-sex marriage, which the Iowa legislature has not approved. His performance is a real tear-jerker. Every argument he uses could be deployed in defense of polygamy or incestuous marriage. Notice how his sister in the family portrait at his website appears of ambiguous sexual identity. They share the same anonymous donor as father.  In his speech, Wahls refers to his absent father as a “monogamous” donor.

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CHRISTINE SMITH writes:

The other day, I took my young son to the pediatrician for a check-up. In the waiting room, I picked up the latest issue of Parents magazine. In the index was a picture of a small boy doll sitting all alone in a dollhouse living room. The caption read: “Why millions of kids have to go it alone.” (more…)

JEFF W. writes:

A question I have sometimes thought about is, “What is the ideal amount of time children should spend with people who don’t care about them?”

After thinking about this for some time, I have decided that spending time with those who do not care about them does not benefit children in any way, with one possible exception. It possibly prepares them for a work environment where they will have to work with people who do not care about them. (more…)