The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard from four adult children of gay parents describing what it is like to grow up in the environment of gay marriage. They believe that government approved same-sex marriages could lead to disaster for many children.
Katy Faust, Dawn Stefanowicz, B.N. Klein, and Robert Oscar Lopez were all raised by homosexual parents. They each recounted their childhood memories in court briefs in which they described their parents as deeply dysfunctional because of their sexual appetites and radical homosexual subculture. They all said that redefining marriage to include same-sex couples would likely lead to “the exploitation and abuse of countless children for political and personal gain.”
The various briefs described how their parent’s gay ideology was used as a tool of repression, retribution and abuse, and how children become “props to be publically [sic] displayed to prove that gay families are just like heterosexual ones.”
“While I do not believe all gays would be de facto bad parents, I know that the gay community has never in my lifetime put children first as anything other than a piece of property, a past mistake or a political tool to be dressed up and taken out as part of a dog-and-pony show to impress the well-meaning,” Klein wrote.
Klein described how she was pressured to pay “constant homage and attention” to her parents gay identity, was taught that “some Jews and most Christians were stupid and hated gays and were violent,” and was told that homosexuals are “much more creative and artistic.”
Lopez told the court that though his childhood upbringing represented the “best possible conditions,” the lack of a father figure combined with the radical gay culture left him confused about his own sexuality and led him to become a teenage gay prostitute to “fulfill his craving for acceptance and love from older men… though at the time I could scarcely understand what I was doing.”
Lopez also said that many adult children of homosexuals have similar stories but that many of them were afraid to publically counter the “no disadvantages” consensus for fear of being targeted for harassment by the homosexual activists.
Faust said that those who speak out against same-sex marriage are often “threatened with public shaming, job interference, and worse.” She also said that gay parents often make gay marriage the “sole badge of loyalty” to LGBT family and friends. “I was (and still am) sickened by the accusation that I was bigoted and anti-gay for my belief in natural marriage… I have come to realize that my silence, and the silence of others, has allowed for the conversation to be dominated by those who claim that only animus, ignorance, or indoctrination could lead one to oppose ‘marriage equality.’” Faust said that every child has a right to a relationship with a mother and a father… Now we are normalizing a family structure where a child will always be deprived daily of one gender influence and the relationship with at least one natural parent.”
“As children, we are not allowed to express our disagreement, pain and confusion,” wrote Stefanowicz. “Most adult children from gay households do not feel safe or free to publicly express their stories and life-long challenges; they fear losing professional licenses, not obtaining employment in their chosen field, being cut off from some family members or losing whatever relationship they have with their gay parent(s). Some gay parents have threatened to leave no inheritance if the children don’t accept their parent’s partner du jour.”
Stefanowicz also explained how “so-called support groups for kids [from same-sex marriages] sometimes act, or function, as fronts for a far darker side that silences, intimidates and threatens the children who want to share the truth, allowing only a politically-correct version of our childhoods to be heard… ignoring the horrendous inequality, permanent losses and prejudice to children in the name of adult sexual rights.
“Likewise also, as it was in the days of Lot.” Luke 17:28
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‘Quartet of Truth’: Adult children of gay parents testify against same-sex ‘marriage’ at 5th Circuit
Comments
Chey
Friday February 13th, 2015 at 12:53 PMThis is the most disgusting, disgraceful, disrespectful, and oppressive piece of **** I’ve ever read. I’m not familiar with this website but I assume it’s a Christian thing and I would love to point out the homophobia in this and state that according to your beliefs, you’re not supposed to judge others and treat them like ****. Aren’t you supposed to love everyone and god decides the rest. You people are repulsive hypocrites.
Pr. Mayer
Saturday February 14th, 2015 at 10:13 PMHomophobia, in a practical sense, is defined as hatred or fear of homosexuals. We would categorically deny that. Our family has several close and personal homosexual friends that we enjoy associating with very much indeed, though we do not believe their behavior is right. They know that when they visit our home, they will be respected and treated very well, like they are our best friends. Likewise when we visit with them, they know that they don’t have to hide in the “proverbial closet,” though they know where we stand. One of them has gone through a lot of emotional and manipulative abuse by her partner, and when she is in crisis, where do you think she calls for advice? That’s right, she respects us so much that she calls us to help her to maturely think through her trials and pain. We do not moralize when we give her relational advise in how to deal with an abusive partner, which is not dissimilar to counsel we would give to heterosexual couples who have similar dysfunctional relationships. I don’t think you can rightly label us homophobic. We do not fear homosexual people. Nor do we hate them. We actually appreciate them and have worked with many over the years.
Though Christians may be repulsive to you, we nevertheless respect all people, even if they strongly disagree with us, including you, Chey. Our job is to alert people to the near return of Christ and the urgent need to prepare, not to judge anyone. We do not treat them unkindly. I respectfully approved your comments as written, except for the vulgar language (we reserve the right to remove such language), though I left the other unkind and judgmental words in your post out of respect to you and your feelings. However, we would have appreciated the same respect for us and our position with a kinder frame of reference which you appear to expect of us. Incidentally, hypocrisy is pretending to be something that one is not. I don’t believe you can credibly accuse us of that either, since we practice what we teach.
To oppose gay marriage on the basis of God’s word is not being judgmental. It is a frame of reference. God is the one who judges the heart. We did not accuse anyone of being wicked or sinful in our briefing, such as what Lot did when confronted with homosexuals in Sodom. We simply summarized the reports that were made to the court by the authors. They, therefore are ultimately the target of your angst, even though they simply reported to the judge and the court what they experienced as a result of growing up in homosexual households. It would seem that objectivity would be in order here. There may well be those who grew up in similar environments that did not experience the same things. But careful, objective research should be done concerning this, though perhaps in the present political and social environment that would be very politically incorrect. It is the same with evolutionary theory which obscures research that opposes it’s basic tenets and ideals. In an emotionally charged political environment objectivity is rare. But perhaps with a little dose of it, you would accept the hand of friendship. With respect and kindness, Pr. Mayer
Damian
Monday February 16th, 2015 at 08:58 AMYour definition of love seems to be just to leave people in their sins and don’t say anything or warn others of the dangers of sin. You assume that by pointing this out as a sin we’re taking a high horse, we too have sinned, maybe not the same sins others share but we all have sinned. The Bible clearly warns that the sins of the people before the flood and the sins practiced in Sodom would be prevalent in the end times, so not to warn against this would be reject the warnings of Christ. If you have such a big issue with this take it up with the Creator God then!
Carson Limbrick
Tuesday November 17th, 2015 at 12:18 AMExcellent rebuttal pastor.
Jeremiah
Wednesday February 25th, 2015 at 09:47 AMDear Chey,
You clearly are irrationally mad at the wrong people. Those dear children speaking out are THE children of homosexual couples. They would know much more about what they are talking about than you. They are relating a real life experience. There words ring true to everything I have hear and learned about homosexual lifestyle and behavior. Save your anger for the homosexual community that foists these horrible situations and beliefs upon innocent children.
Sean Taylor
Friday February 13th, 2015 at 10:57 PMI praise the Lord, that some have the courage to stand up and say the right thing and speak the truth about this abnormal and perverted form of family.
I thought my life was hard growing up in a normal family! But, there is always someone worse off and I pray the Lord will be with these poor people in there adults lives and lead them in the way of right doing.
I hope that anybody receiving this message will join with me in taking the kingdom of God by force and be ready for Jesus when he arrives shortly!! A-men
Pr. Mayer
Saturday February 14th, 2015 at 10:14 PMMatthew 11:12 is the only verse that talks about the kingdom of heaven and force, and it refers to wicked or the “violent” that forcefully abuse the righteous. Like John the Baptist, they are persecuted, and even beheaded for their faith and testimony. Here is what it says, “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” We can never force anyone. And the kingdom of heaven already belongs to the righteous because of the sacrifice of Christ. Until Jesus comes, the violent will forcefully abuse those who stand on Bible truth. -Pr. Mayer
Alix Romanov
Sunday February 22nd, 2015 at 09:06 PMY’all are forgetting that the comments made regarding gay couples are from children raised in households of gay couples, in a court of law. These aren’t your “dispicable, evil Christian making the comments, but children who in the same-sex situation with parents of this ilk. In making their decision on same-sex marriage, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard from four adult children of gay parents describing what it is like to grow up in the environment of gay marriage. They believe that government approved same-sex marriages could lead to disaster for many children.
Shirley
Tuesday February 24th, 2015 at 09:51 AMMy brother was killed by a drunk driver and his wife was drown. My niece was 5 months when her Dad was killed. and was 3 years old when her Mother drown. She was then adopted by her Uncle and Aunt and was treated badly. Then adopted by her other Aunt and was treated nice. When she graduated from high school went to Hawaii and 10years later had a baby girl and gave her baby up to two men that are married. My heart goes out to that little baby girl. Please pray for her. They are no longer on face book so I have lost tract of her.
John
Wednesday March 4th, 2015 at 02:48 PMNone of these 4 people are “children of same-sex marriages.” They were all raised in the 1970s. 2 of the 4 were raised by single parents. None of these 4 individuals provide any proof or verification for any of their claims and in 3 out of 4 cases, the parents are deceased and are unable to challenge anything said. Now, Ms. Faust’s parents are alive and could rebut any falsehoods she might tell. And wouldn’t you know? She has nothing bad to say about her parents Her court submission lays out her political views on marriage but offers nothing from her own background relevant to the issue. So really, this is a group of 3 individuals, telling unverified stories of how they were raised by single parents 40 years ago.
admin
Wednesday March 4th, 2015 at 09:40 PMWe reported on the court briefings. Do you have documentation of the statements you have made? Pr. Mayer
margaret Robinson
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 08:59 AMGays are bigoted and dominating. Christians love the gays but hate their sin as the God of Heaven calls it an abomination. How dare they shove their brand of love down our throats and say they want legal marriage legally disbanded