OK, this is something that I don't really understand:
Maya Keyes loves her father and mother. She put off college and moved from the family home in Darnestown to Chicago to be with her dad on a grand adventure. Even though she disagrees with him on "almost everything" political, she worked hard for his quixotic and losing campaign for the U.S. Senate.Now Maya Keyes -- liberal, lesbian and a little lost -- finds herself out on her own. She says her parents -- conservative commentator and perennial candidate Alan Keyes and his wife, Jocelyn -- threw her out of their house, refused to pay her college tuition and stopped speaking to her.
Maya, 19, says her parents cut her off because of who she is -- "a liberal queer." Tomorrow, she will take her private dispute with her dad into the open. She is scheduled to make her debut as a political animal, speaking at a rally in Annapolis sponsored by Equality Maryland, the state's gay rights lobby.
I can't see kicking your kid out of the house because of political differences.
I can't see kicking your kid out of the house because your child has said they are gay.
I can see kicking your kid out of the house if your kid is not living up to your moral standards and is doing so in the home. For example, being caught having sex in your home.
But even then, not speaking to my child would not be an issue. "Love the sinner, hate the sin" is something I often heard while I was being raised. Also, it seems that when you close the door of communication, you close the chance of affecting a positive change.
IF this is being reported accurately, it's a sad state of affairs.
A parent isn't obligated to pay for their kid's college tuition nor are they obligated to house their kid past the age of 18. But it's RIGHT to do so if your child is being productive.
Not speaking to your child because he is a sinner in your eyes, is wrong.
If this is being reported accurately, someone of moral authority needs to publically say this to Alan Keyes.
This is foul.
I don't understand what the difficulty is.
Keyes is more than a bigot. And his daughter is the face of the enemy.
Where is the confusion Ed? There isn't even an inconsistency as far as I can see. He is out to lunch, bigoted, and cruel. But he is very consistent. I saw this coming a mile away.
Posted by: Lester Spence at February 14, 2005 02:17 AM