Christian conservative Linda Harvey has
criticized gay parents, saying that even well-meaning parents are
hurting their children.
Harvey, the founder of the Columbus,
Ohio-based Mission America and a frequent contributor to the
conservative website WND.com, told her radio listeners on Tuesday
that gay people are a “terrible influence on children” and
suggested gay parents are more likely to molest their children,
because “when you are open to sinful, God-defying behavior in one
profound way, violating other boundaries happens more easily.”
“We have to consider at all times the
effect of homosexual activism on children and the open and proud
homosexual adult is a terrible influence on children,” Harvey
said. “Yes we must keep trying to witness to such people but
we're at the point where protection from their harmful influence is
at least as important. Homosexual adults are harmful role models as
they promote sinful behavior while calling it something to be proud
of.”
Harvey has previously called on parents
to refuse
openly gay doctors and nurses to care for their children.
“It's not just the openly homosexual
teacher, but kids raised in a homosexual home have this influence in
triple intensity and intimacy. These adults are living a big lie and
kids know this in their hearts. Even if their intentions are good,
their framework is seriously wrong. And yes there are adults who
molest children. It's not every adult in this lifestyle, of course,
but it certainly seems acceptable to some. Where are the built-in
protections? Homosexual groups are busy dismantling them in schools
and in public places with parents seen as obstacles. Why? When you
are open to sinful, God-defying behavior in one profound way,
violating other boundaries happens more easily.”
However, when it comes to social
science, reputable studies have shown that children raised by a gay
couple are just as well adjusted as those brought up by a straight
couple.