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Santorum: Kid with dad in jail better off than kid with gay parents

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January 7, 2012

I get that Rick Santorum is politically, and morally, opposed to gay marriage. I’ve also noticed that he’s made a surge in relevancy in the GOP race after ” title=”Los Angeles Times” target=”_blank”>Los Angeles Times, it is difficult to find the logic in Santorum’s candidacy:

“Marriage is not a right,” Santorum said. “It’s a privilege that is given to society by society for a reason….We want to encourage what is the best for children.”

So important is it to have both a father and a mother, Santorum suggested, that even a father who “is in jail and has abandoned” his family is better for a child than two gay parents.

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