Bob Geldof: two parents are best [says split families ‘damage society’]

London Times | October 3, 2004 | John Elliott

[Ladysmith]

Ol' Bob is finally growing up, I see. Well, better late than never!

[B Knotts]

FYI BUMP

Interesting, no?

[KantianBurke]

Geldof also argues that too much emphasis is placed on the ephemeral attractions of the wedding day, without thought for the real meaning of the marriage vow.

[BigWaveBetty]

ping

[randog]

“Perhaps a lot of it is down to an overblown sense of self. We imagine ourselves to be free people, but we should not be free to destroy others, especially children. We have confused freedom with the idea of choice, we have become voracious consumers, not just of stuff, but of the soul.”

Powerful stuff.

“Why is it you cannot support the institution of marriage without sounding terrifically old-fashioned or right-wing? It’s wrong.

Well, it's old-fashioned if you're talking about hetero marriage; it's cool if you're talking about homo marriage.

[Steely Tom]

I'm surprised. What happened to "if it feels good do it?"

(steely)

[csvset]

Geldof also argues that too much emphasis is placed on the ephemeral attractions of the wedding day

The wife and I were married by the justice of the peace. The ceremony was performed at his house. Can't get much simpler than that. Going on 21+ years here.

[dennisw]

Good for you Bob. Your heart was in the right place and your head followed.

[sushiman]

" The former punk rocker "

The Boomtown Rat were never " punk " , though they rode in on the same bandwagon . More of a pop/new wave band .

Anyway , good on ya Bob !

[ejdrapes]

But is there anything wrong with being old-fashioned or right-wing?

[texgal]

I couldn't agree more. The breakdown of the family - the most integral unit of society - will be our undoing as a nation. The emphasis should be on what's best for the family, what's best for the children and what's morally right for the country.

The easy-out of no-fault divorce, or divorce on demand must be stopped! Not only is no-fault morally wrong, but it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Where else can the plaintiff win EVERY time whether or not they are in the wrong?

Take a look at what goes on in family courts. The person wanting to break the "contract" (marriage) is usually the one who files for divorce. They are usually committing adultery and it is known to the court. Yet, the court will grant the divorce every time based only upon the word of the party wanting to terminate the marriage. The divorce is a done deal the minute the papers are filed. What remains is to divide the assets and the children. 1st, 4th, 9th and 14th amendment rights of the respondent/defendant and the children are ignored. The adultery of the offending spouse is ignored.

Try to fight it and you will be punished by the court in terms of property, custody, support - in any way the black robed thug sitting on the bench decides. My husband stole our community property savings - more than $250,000 - and built a house for his whore. The two of them ran up more than $136,000 in credit card debt during the year we were fighting it out in court. He came to court claiming to be virtually penniless and broke because of family bills. Even though we had evidence that these were not family bills - most were for travel and things for their home - the judge ordered my home to be sold to settle their credit card debt. (This particular judge should have not been sitting on the bench as it was proven by a taped telephone conversation that she had direct conversations with a woman in another case.) She didn't order the sale of his home to settle his debts. I almost went to jail for contempt of the order to sell the home and had to file a writ of mandamus against the judge. If I had gone to jail, the state would have taken my children since their father didn't want them. I can tell you that finding out about his cheating and lies was bad, but what they did to us (me and the kids) in court was worse.

[rintense]

He's had a few epiphany's as of late. He said GWB has done more for AIDS and Africa than Clinton ever dreamed, and now this. Looks like he is becoming an adult. :)

[sweetliberty]

"the number of divorces reached than 150,000 in 2003 — an increase of 4% on the previous year and, at 14 for every 1,000 married people, the highest rate for seven years."

And, of course, that isn't even taking into account the rapidly rising numbers of cohabitating couples who never bother to marry at all, or single parents who produce multiple offspring with multiple partners without even a pretense of a relationship with the sperm/egg donor. It's not uncommon to run across women who have children and don't even know their fathers' names. That in no way excuses the fathers who go around making like Johnny Appleseed, planting their seed in any available receptacle.

I deal with the products of such irresponsibility every day, and it is tragic. We are trying to prop up this country on a crumbling foundation built upon the sand, where even the components are defective or decayed. It won't work.

[radicalamericannationalist]

Depends on the circles you move in.

[Ben Chad]

black robed thug

Texgal, you nailed that one.

[Ladysmith]

Huh! Makes you wonder just Who Bob is unknowingly walking towards! Prayers up!

[sweetliberty]

"What happened to "if it feels good do it?"

It felt good; he did it; he paid the consequences. Nothing like doing a little reaping of what you have sown to modify your perspective.

[radicalamericannationalist]

I totally agree. The irony is that "no-fault" divorce was seen as a boon to women. It actually screwed them, as they were usually not the party at fault and thus were rightly compensated by a higher distribution of the marital estate upon dissolution.

Is it just me, or was feminism the greatest trick that men ever played on women?