Posted on 06/08/2010 10:06:39 AM PDT by This Just In
With Algore? Is this a trick question?
John Wooden and his dear Nell. Enough said...
“But what can you do about it? “Forcing” people to have children is no better than forcing them not to like China.”
This is an Either/Or fallacy.
These are symptoms of a greater problem beginning with narcissism.
Something to remember anyone you hear “how does gay marriage threaten your own marriage...”
It’s a culture war they (the Left, not anyone of any particular sexual preference) have been waging for 40 years.
God bless you.
How many kids does Rush have from previous marriages? How many subsequent wives did he marry to boost his portfolio?
Good lord I don’t know or care. He uses marriage like day old newspaper and if you don’t agree than that alone is telling.
“Not really.”
Yes, really. What you describe is another facet of the overarching problem.
Our relationships as husbands and wives is a reflection of our intimate marriage with God. We see what happens when that bond is broken.
yeah yeah yeah....more of this Social Biology B.S. being peddled by moral relativists...the cavemen were non-monogamous rape-and-pillage types who lived like a pack of wolves, so clearly we aren’t wired for monogamy, therefore by ditching marriage we are just reverting to our “true selves”.
Making it much more difficult to get married in the first place might go a long way towards heading off divorce.
It’s far too simple to get married.
“Making it much more difficult to...”
This is precisely the way liberals think. I’m not accusing you of being a liberal, but they believe that people are too stupid to make life’s decisions for themselves, so the Left has appointed themselves the Keeper of Man.
Who determines the guidelines? And by what authority do these individuals decide who is and who isn’t fit to be married? Parents? What if the two lovebirds are an older couple?
The foundation of marriage is found in God’s design. It is the responsibility of parents to raise their children to understand the importance, role, and benefits of marriage. It is an individuals responsibility to live by these principles, or suffer the consequences by ignoring them.
As a society, when we not only ignore, but celebrate and glorify the breakdown of the institute of marriage, we must reap the consequences as America is doing so at this time in our history.
Perhaps you can explain that instead of just making a vague comment and leaving it hanging? Just what facet of just what overarching problem?
I said:
“Our relationships as husbands and wives is a reflection of our intimate marriage with God. We see what happens when that bond is broken.”
You responded:
“Perhaps you can explain that instead of just making a vague comment and leaving it hanging? Just what facet of just what overarching problem?”
My comment was to the point and concise. I can only assume that you understood my meaning.
Broken bonds in our relationship to God as designed in the confines of marriage = overarching problem.
Breakdown of traditional marriage in our society, and the consequences thereof, as we see in this example (Al and Tipper) = “We see what happens when that bond is broken.”
Your comment, beside being rather obvious and shallow, is not hard to follow.
What is the overarching problem to which my comment was a facet?
You make accusatory comments and then answer them with simple minded platitudes unrelated to original accusation.
Perhaps you can connect the dots instead of being so contentious.
My ex decided that “for better or worse, until death do us part” meant until she decided she wasn’t getting everything the way she wanted it. Wish I’d known that up front, because I wasn’t getting everything the way I wanted it, but would not break my vow.
I’m wondering if civilizations just “settle” and decide not to make a better world for one’s children but rather use up everything in the present day.
I will try to address your personal attacks (”shallow”, “contentious”, “simple minded platitudes”, etc.) as well as your comments later this evening. Time and duty calls.
If you have an opportunity, I would encourage you to reread the thread, my initial comment to the thread, and our posts. I believe you may have misread my comments, and taken them as a personal insult, which was not my intent.
to be continued.......
I felt your initial comment to mine missed my point and when I was trying to respond my phone kept ringing off the hook.
Sorry for my snappishness...I will reread your original post again.
35 years this October for us. Has never been better!
Thanks for the apology. Always challenging to read inference when reading. I didn’t take your posts personally because I believed it was just a misunderstanding.
You and I are on the same page. We’re just addressing the same issue from different angles.
Best Wishes,
TJI
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