Society will change with the times  Even with The Dispatch
providing letter writer Matt D. Palmer another opportunity to
justify his position, he failed to do so. In the second letter
“Traditional couple is best for children,” published Tuesday,
all Palmer did was “pretty it up” by using softer and less
antagonistic language.  Through both letters, his disapproval of
same-sex couples raising children is obvious.  He tried to cover
it up by pointing out the “beautiful, complementary way in which
a man and woman come together physically and emotionally.”
Really?  When Palmer speaks of “natural law” and the “optimum
relationship” and the “history of traditional marriage,” his
true belief system is revealed.  As Palmer suggested, this
nation is rushing headlong into new and uncharted waters. That’s
exactly what it is supposed to do to avoid the stagnation of
ideas and actions.  Just because something is labeled
traditional doesn’t mean it is the correct way to view it or the
only way to accept it.  Our understand