[Finny]

Amen, amen, amen!!! In fact, no-fault divorce is probably responsible for a LOT of fatherless boys becoming homosexual. Divorce is a FAR FAR bigger threat to society. Boys grow up seeing how fathers are treated (money slaves with no authority) and on a subconscious level come to resent women, and girls grow up with ridiculous expectations of what a "man" and "father" should be. I used to love James Dobson, but he lost me long ago: if he was really what he says he is, he'd be spending his time fighting evil, wicked "family law" protocol rather than going after homosexuals.

I have long thought that no-fault divorce laws combined with "family law" (a cruel oxymoron) courts where a woman can leave her husband for any or no reason at all, get the kids and the house plus a large child support income tax free, and "uncle dad" gets to see the kids two weekends a month and one night a week at best. Authority to discipline goes to the mom, and if dad does something she doesn't like, Child Services is right there to track dad down and remedy it -- mom doesn't have to hire a lawyer.

On the other hand, if mom lets the kids flake out on visitation ("Johnny had other plans this weekend so he's not going to be spending it with you, sorry, I can't do anything about it") or if mom spends the child support money on stuff for herself, dad has to HIRE A LAWYER to fight it, and he's so broke from the child support payments he can't afford it.

How do I know this? I have lived it first hand and seen it in literally dozens and dozens of friends and relatives.

In my opinion, easy no-fault woman-favored divorce in the U.S. has contributed hugely to the rise in homosexuality in our culture.

[ek_hornbeck]

I used to love James Dobson, but he lost me long ago: if he was really what he says he is, he'd be spending his time fighting evil, wicked "family law" protocol rather than going after homosexuals. I have long thought that no-fault divorce laws combined with "family law" (a cruel oxymoron) courts where a woman can leave her husband for any or no reason at all, get the kids and the house plus a large child support income tax free, and "uncle dad" gets to see the kids two weekends a month and one night a week at best. Authority to discipline goes to the mom, and if dad does something she doesn't like, Child Services is right there to track dad down and remedy it -- mom doesn't have to hire a lawyer.

H.L. Mencken once wrote that women resent bachelors because they've cheated some woman out of the profit and pleasure of a divorce. How much more true that is today than the day he wrote it.

I've often scratched my head over why the "family values" crowd obsess over homosexuals while rarely saying a word about no-fault divorce and divorce laws that create windfalls for women leaving marriages for no good reason other than egos, but then I realized why: homos are only 2-3% of the population, which isn't a substantial constituency. People who profit from no-fault divorce and alimony are legion, in contrast. Divorce courts are also big business and the lawyers who keep the system running smoothly wield a lot of political clout.

In fact, no-fault divorce is probably responsible for a LOT of fatherless boys becoming homosexual.

Not to mention gang members or other criminals.