One Father Too Many, by Jim Daly

I'm disappointed President Obama has marred an otherwise noble initiative designed to raise awareness of, and offer solutions for, father absence with a political tip of the cap to advocates of homosexual parenting.

 

This past Sunday, the 100th anniversary of Father's Day, within the  traditional White House proclamation, the president included a single incendiary sentence that not only undermines the unique and complementary roles of mothers and fathers, but also one which science simply does not support.

 

"Nurturing families come in many forms," wrote the president, "and children may be raised by a father and mother, a single father, two fathers, a step father, a grandfather, or caring guardian."

 

It was only last month, on the occasion of Mother's Day, that the president offered a similar nod to lesbians by adding "two mothers" to the myriad of traditional parenting options.

 

Literally speaking, he is right, of course. Children can be, and are, raised by numerous combinations of relatives and other authoritative figures of various sexual orientations. But the inclusion of the reference to "two fathers" and "two mothers" is clearly a deliberate and strategic decision.

 

Even those most sympathetic and enthusiastic about the president's agenda acknowledge that President Obama is very carefully and quietly transforming homosexual politics and policy on the federal level. With the use of his executive authority he is actively engaged in an attempt to normalize the public's perception of homosexuality--from supporting the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, to extending and expanding health care coverage for homosexual partners of federal employees.

 

If Plato was right--that the beginning is the most important part of the work, the administration's recent shift is especially perplexing and unsettling.

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