I have the somewhat unfortunate distinction of living in Kansas, the flat rectangular state right in the middle with views wayyyy to the right. This election season finds my state ready to elect a governor. As you might imagine, we are a very RED state; however, we have been governed by a Democrat since 2003. What this has done is to bring some much needed checks and balances against our Republican state congress. This time of some sort of moderation looks as if it will come to an end after the next election. Perhaps the most conservative, fundamental christian man in government today seems poised to take over the helm of Governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback.
Sam Brownback has had a long career in the US Congress which can be summed up in just a few basic beliefs:
- Abortion is murder and shouldn’t be allowed in ANY circumstance
- Brown people of any shade are scary and shouldn’t be allowed in ANY circumstance
- Homosexuality is an abomination and shouldn’t be allowed in ANY circumstance
- Poor people and the disabled are an annoyance and shouldn’t be allowed in ANY circumstance
- Science disagrees that we walked with dinosaurs and shouldn’t be allowed in ANY circumstance
His race baiting, hate mongering, juvenile rants on any of the above subjects are enough to make me nauseous. While Kansas and its politicians are often the subject of mockery, with Brownback as our leader, it will get exponentially worse. There is a strong Democratic candidate running, Tom Holland, who is a state Senator; however, in a red state without a lot of name recognition he is fighting an uphill battle.
I think I may be state shopping soon.
I see Hillary as having overwhelming negatives. So much so that any of the republican front-runners might do well against her. She is not warm and friendly, like Bill Clinton.
James Dobson is a respectful guy with strong opinions. I think he is a little frustrated with the current choices in he republican party. I share his feelings. I wish we had more candidates who will defend us from hate crime legislation and redefinition of marriage and so on, and so on. The present danger of hate crimes legislation is its use to charge and put in jail those who speak up about gay issues. Marriage has worked for the past 6,000 years because of a committed husband and wife. Now that is under attack for a more promiscuous and less monogamous counterfeit version, in my opinion. Thanks for comment section.
Thanks for the comments Sean. Hillary’s critics have been trying to play up her “negatives” since she ran in New York and she was able to win handily there. While she lacks some of the charisma of her husband I think she is stronger on policy and has better character values.
With our current divorce rates I would be hesitant to say that marriage is working. If your concern is with promiscuity and monogamy wouldn’t it be counter productive to prevent any couples from getting married? It seems to me that allowing homosexual couples to get married would be more monogamous and less promiscuous than not. I would be interested in hearing some thoughts on that.
The gay definition of a committed marriage and the straight definition of a committed marriage are two different things. Examine the stats and note the differences. A Dutch Study indicated that while over 3/4 of married couples remain faithful to each other, homosexual couples typically engage in a shocking degree of promiscuity. The study found that “committed” homosexual couples have an average of 8 sexual partners (outside of the relationship) per year. Another study in the Netherlands, A gay-friendly nation, found that the average lifespan of a homosexual couples’ relationship to be 1 1/2 years.
I am interested in strenghthening marriages in order to give children a healthy, stable home-life. I also want marriage to succeed so that men and women can experience a more emotionally healthy life. I just don’t see the gay idea of marriage adding anything constructive to marriage.
Sean, can you provide a link or reference for these studies? Most studies that I have seen have not had those types of stats for marital fidelity.
Thanks
Yes, I quoted the stats from Dr. Maria Xiridou’s 2003 study of homosexual men in Amsterdam. This was published in the journal AIDS vol 17 p 1031.
http://www.aidsonline.com/pt/re/aids/fulltext.00002030-200305020-00012.htm;jsessionid=HRHRc2pw9fT3RLpQFKHh49JjT4J2MyCNwkdvv2SQZSyfv5GqDmVS!-1323538283!181195628!8091!-1
Thanks.
Sean,
I read through the survey you cited, thank you for providing a source. In trying to find a similar survey for America, which I believe is more sexually conservative over all than most of Europe, I had a much harder time. I did find a survey from the Partners Task Force that you can read the summary of HERE.
This survey shows very different numbers, for homosexuals in America. For instance:
SEXUAL AGREEMENTS
Women(%) Men(%)
Monogamy 91 63
Monogamy w/agreed
exceptions 7 26
Non-monogamy 3 11
FREQUENCY OF BREAKING SEXUAL AGREEMENTS
Women(%) Men(%)
Never 90 63
Rarely 8 28
Sometimes 1 8
Often <1 2
PARTNER'S ADMITTED FREQUENCY OF BREAKING SEXUAL AGREEMENTS
Women(%) Men(%)
Never 93 73
Rarely 7 21
Sometimes <1 6
Often <1 <1
In America 25% of our population has been divorced. For Evangelical Christians that number is much higher, 34% in fact and 29% for Baptists. This is according to a Barna survey whose summary is located at HERE.
I found this interesting as Evangelical Christians are among the loudest voices for not allowing same-sex marriage.
I do not see how a same-sex marital union would in any way take away from marriage. They are people, adults, and I feel they should have the same rights as any other adult in America.
I looked at the surveys you provided. That is interesting data. I see much room for improvement in keeping families together and mom and dad married for life. Some of the fault lies with the concept of no-fault divorce laws. And most of the blame belongs to the husbands and wives who divorce. You know all that. No one expects a marriage to last long in light of adultery by the spouse. Divorce and marital problems are a crisis in America. It shouldn’t be this way.
I didn’t read your article but I did a search with “find on this page” Ron Paul…just talked to Jesus this morning…He told me if you didn’t mention Ron Paul it was a sin. Good luck.