A Message from a MOJ-Reader

[This morning I received the following message from David Schraub, a student at Carleton and an enthusiastic MOJ-reader.  At the end of his message, David has a generous compliment for the motley crew of MOF-bloggers.  David's message was prompted by my post this weekend on the decision of the Arkansas Supreme Court.]

Professor Perry,

I read with interest the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision regarding gay  foster parents. Several months ago, I blogged about the original trial court decision [here],which was a fascinating read because it did a great job running through all the testimony on the scientific data regarding gay parenting. The key witness, Dr. Michael Lamb, testified that having a gay parent:

"(i) does not increase the risk of problems of adjustment for children; (ii) does not increase the risk of psychological problems for children; (iii) does not increase the risk of behavioral problems; (iv) does not prevent children from forming healthy relationships with their peers and others; (v) does not cause academic problems; (vi) does not cause gender identity problems; and (vii) does not cause any adjustment problems at all."

I thought it would make an interesting appendix to your post.

I don't know how many Jewish readers you have, but I for one find you and all your co-bloggers to be consistently erudite, articulate, and well-argued. Keep up the great work. I hope to become a law professor some day, and yours is an excellent model for all of us aspiring scholar-bloggers to follow.

Yours,
David Schraub
The Debate Link: http://dsadevil.blogspot.com
Carleton College '08
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