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To: Brumar89 who wrote (678848)	10/14/2012 4:16:04 PM
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‘Parent 1’ and ‘parent 2’ could legally replace mom and dad in France washingtontimes.com PARIS — If France’s new Socialist government has its way, mothers and fathers will cease to exist — in legal papers, that is. Legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage and give homosexual couples the right to adopt children also would replace the terms “mother” and “father” with “parent 1” and “parent 2” in all legal documents, including birth certificates. The proposal has outraged France’s religious establishment and triggered a wave of criticism from many who say such changes to French law should be put to a public vote. “A referendum must be held to allow a real debate,” Dominique Rey, Roman Catholic bishop of the southern region of Frejus-Toulon, said in an interview with online news outlet Nouvelles de France. “A majority of the population agrees with the traditional view of marriage,” he said, warning against opening a “Pandora’s box” and “questioning the natural order of things.” Continues...