Romney shifts tone on gay adoption (Flip-Flop)

[matcom]

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Governor Mitt Romney, who frequently tells Republican audiences that every child has a right to have a mother and father, acknowledged yesterday that same-sex couples have ''a legitimate interest" in adopting children.

Romney said he would file a ''very narrow" bill aimed at letting Catholic Charities, the social service arm of the Boston Archdiocese, and other religious groups exclude same-sex couples from their adoption programs if including them violates religious tenets. But he also noted that gays and lesbians have a right to adopt.

''I know that there will be some gay couples who will say that this could be discriminatory against us," Romney told reporters after an unrelated press conference at the Westin Copley Place hotel. ''Except that there are many, many other agencies that can meet the needs of those gay couples, and I recognize that they have a legitimate interest in being able to receive adoptive services."

The comments were softer in tone than those last week, when the governor said nothing about the legal basis for gay adoptions as he announced his plans to file the bill. Romney, who is gaining more exposure with Republicans as he lays the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign in 2008, has sought to strike a balance between his opposition to same-sex marriage and his role as the executive officer in a state where such marriages are legal.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/03/14/romney_shifts_tone_on_gay_adoption?mode=PF

[xchrom]

1. my problem is that the catholic church has no intention

of staying within whatever inch they are given.

the church will soon probably start a disinformation campaign re: gay folk intende for the general public so they can push their world view and defend their policies of punishing gay folk in the priesthood etc.

[Tracer]

2. As a "semi-fallen-away" Catholic ...

... I disagree with many of the church's tenets -- including this recent stance on gay adoptions -- even though I can understand their position from a theological point of view.

However, I think that buried beneath their closing down of Catholic Charities (which has done a universally admired job over the years) -- is a fear of lawsuits in years to come.

The church here in Boston has been financially whacked over the priest abuse scandals -- and deservedly so -- (even though I'm convinced that at least some of the lawsuits were phony copycat suits) -- and are looking to protect themselves in the long run.

[Ian David]

6. If every child deserves a mother and a father...

then why, since the dawn of human history, do we continue to send so many of the fathers off to war?

Peace is pro-family.

[saigon68]

10. Catholic Charities is a Haven for Sex Criminals

[Ian David]

3. When a Democrat changes his mind, it's a "flip-flop"

When a Republican does it, he "shifts tone."

[stepnw1f]

8. Great Catch

How do we change this assault on the Left? I'm not kidding when I say "assault". I think there is a real effort to smear and drag down the left as much as possible.

[JerseygirlCT]

4. Separate but sort of equal is good enough?

You know, you can use those other water fountains...

[matcom]

7. "All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others"

:eyes:

[mom cat]

9. That is the perfect analogy.

[Ian David]

5. Think in terms of The Solomon Amendment ruling

They can discriminate against anyone they want to.

All they have to do is stop taking taxpayer money.