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Xeric Donating Member (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 11:47 AM
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Please DU this poll:
http://www.dailyherald.com/

Should homosexual couples be allowed to adopt children?

1. There's no reason to restrict it.

2. It's not ideal, but better than foster care.

3. This should not be allowed.
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JudyM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 11:54 AM
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1. Done: 42% voted no reason to restrict it. Welcome to DU, Xeric!
:hi:
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 11:54 AM
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2. Done....
Votes Percentage of 424 Votes

There's no reason to restrict it. 185 44%
It's not ideal, but better than foster care. 109 26%
This should not be allowed. 130
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Jade Fox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:01 PM
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3. Done. Wow, the wording of that poll is very revealing.....
They can't have a simple 'yes' as option number one. Option number two might as well say "It's wrong, but it's not the worst thing that could happen to a child!". Why bring up foster care at all? Option three is the only one worded in a straightforward manner.

The poll author appears to have an agenda. :eyes:
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Xeric Donating Member (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:22 PM
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6. red area of a blue state
The Daily Herald serves the Chicago Suburbs and things tend to get skewed red around here, particularly where I am in the far Northwest suburbs. The polls in the Herald tend to be heavily freeped. The Illinois Family Institute and the rest of the religious right are very organized.
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:31 PM
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8. No agenda
I'm guessing the poll was prompted by this story: http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/03/032306adopt.htm A relevant quote:

The report, prepared for the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute - a nonpartisan policy organization that deals in adoption issues - says that "adoption by gays and lesbians holds promise as an avenue for achieving permanency for many of the waiting children in foster care."


It is considered ideal that, if a child in the foster care system is put up for adoption, the child get adopted by the foster parents rather than move to a new home, a new family, and have the stress of readjusting. Several states allow gay people to serve as foster parents, but refuses to let them adopt; there are lawsuits pending to change such discriminatory state laws.

The poll accurately reflects current events in a way that a simple "Yes" or "No" choice could not.
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Jade Fox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:35 PM
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9. Oh, I see.
I love your avatar, by the way.
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Metta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:05 PM
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4. Done.
nt
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:08 PM
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5. Done!
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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:28 PM
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7. funny thing the same 32% that like bush are againt adoption
:grr:
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EC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 01:17 PM
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10. done n/t
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triakis36 Donating Member (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 01:26 PM
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11. It's still alarming to see less that half disapprove of restrictions
That and some people see gay parents adopting only because its better than foster care..wtf!

No restrictions 45%
Not Ideal 23%
Not allowed 32%
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 03:24 PM
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12. done
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Xeric Donating Member (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 03:31 PM
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13. bigots got a hold of it
Unfortunately, the poll just got heavy freepage in the last hour. Sanity was prevailing all morning, but now bigotry is on top. The pseudo-Christian right has a powerful network, even in blue Illinois.
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triakis36 Donating Member (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:56 PM
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16. Ergh! I'm thoroughly disgusted
There's no reason to restrict it. 1940 34%
It's not ideal, but better than foster care. 1027 18%
This should not be allowed. 2761 48%
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ropi Donating Member (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 06:26 PM
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14. yep...freeped
:eyes:
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 08:09 PM
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15. done. kick. n/t
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 10:17 PM
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17. done
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 10:21 PM
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18. Done/Kicked
:kick:
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gator_in_Ontario Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 06:47 AM
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19. Done
*kick*
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 02:03 PM
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20. The Anti-Gay Agenda is out today.
There's no reason to restrict it. 2459 31%
It's not ideal, but better than foster care. 1251 16%
This should not be allowed. 4170 53%
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im10ashus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 02:40 PM
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21. Done!
Choice Votes Percentage of 7922 Votes
There's no reason to restrict it. 2481 31%
It's not ideal, but better than foster care. 1261 16%
This should not be allowed. 4180 53%
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dickthegrouch Donating Member (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:27 AM
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22. Done, but we're losing badly.
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