There are people on Mudcat, whom although I have never met, I regard as friends. Peter is one of these people.
The others know the esteem in which I hold them and I won't embarrass them by mentioning their names.

I know Peter does not agree with my views on the placement of children with male homosexual foster parents, but I also know that if we ever did meet, we would be able to discuss the subject in a civilised manner.
We have much more in common idealogically, than this one subject.
Unfortunately it seems that in the US this has become a "political" issue. This hinders proper debate.

I dont wish to say any thing further in this thread regarding homosexual parents, but stand by everything I said on the "Gay Parents" thread.

The people like Lilyfester and Catspaw have already been dealt with on the origional thread, and are hardly worth wasting time on....their arguments comprise mainly of invective, no room for reason or objectivity in their heads.

BTW    I notice no one rushed to defend the American competitive ethic and its consequences, which has much more to do with the death of this poor child....Ake