Editorial:
Core of Our Existence Has Been Denied by Tommy Birmingham

MassNews Staff
July 19, 2002

Whoever, or whatever, made us, made both men and women.

Is there anyone out there who denies that there are both men and women on the planet?

Whether it was a God, an evolutionary force, a goddess or whoever, they made two sexes. We assume that the God, the force (or whatever) knew what they were doing and did it with a purpose.

Therefore, it is self-evident that in making both men and women, the creator made both mothers and fathers. When a society ignores that obvious fact, we are toying with the very source of our creation.

When a society argues that men and women are the same and are interchangeable, they are heading down a road that is in conflict with our very existence.

We are marching down that road in our society and in our state.

And we are seeing the damage everywhere. The evidence is reported almost daily - as if we need evidence to tell us the obvious - that children suffer if they do not have the love of a mother and a father.

This does not mean it is not possible for a child to be raised by one parent, just as many people overcome all types of handicaps, but it is not the desired norm of our creator - whether it be a force or a God.

It is also an obvious fact that there are many people who are substandard. If those people are also parents, the child does not do as well as if it has outstanding parents (in whatever manner you judge people).

The Massachusetts legislators have not been allowed to discuss any of the above undeniable facts. They are being prevented from debating this core issue of our planet.

This destruction of our democratic process must not also be permitted to destroy a discussion about the core of our existence.