NICE BLOGGING AT PANDAGON about local student response to a proposal in Tennessee that would ban adoption by gay and lesbian couples.

Jesse quotes Regina Wilkerson, a high school student: "I was raised by a single mother and believe that children should grow up in a home with a mother and father. A homosexual home is not a Christian home."

And Jesse's answer:

Right...

Speaking also as someone who was raised by a single mother, I believe that children should grow up with a parent or parents who love them and will do whatever is necessary to help them become happy, healthy adults. And guess what? Kids get raised in non-Christian homes all the time, Regina. It's actually one of the nice things about America - we accept the ability of diverse families to raise productive and happy citizens.

Regina is one very confused young woman. I love how she says that a "homosexual home is not a Christian home." Maybe not, Regina. Maybe it's a Jewish home. Speaking as someone who is Jewish, I know lots of Jewish couples who happen to be gay or lesbian, and guess what? Some of them have children!

I also wonder if Regina is saying her mother didn't do a good job. Hey, maybe she didn't. So, if Regina regrets having been raised by a single mother, does that mean her mother shouldn't have brought her into the world? And just how does Regina imagine we can make life over so that every child grows up in a family with a mother and a father? Should single mothers go out and shop for fathers for their children -- go to hardware stores and sports events, pick out likely candidates, and interview them for the job? If Regina hadn't grown up in a home with a single mother, would she by default have grown up in a home with a mother and a father? This girl needs to learn how to think logically. Her comments make no sense.