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| Subject: You go ahead...good luck. In the meantime, the divide will widen. |
| Posted by: PhillyHoo on Sat Feb 18 2012 1:11:57 PM |
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Message:
The people who are successful will value marriage and education (as they
continue to do now) and the growing underclass will not. It may eventually be our country's downfall. |
| Current Thread: |
Marriage in our times (cont.) -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 8:34:55 AM |
Laws passed in 40 states starting in 1910 helped force men out of homes (link) -- NJHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 6:44:42 PM |
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I'm just curious. Why is it that divorce rates amongst religious folks is higher -- Seattle 'Hoo Sat Feb 18 2012 5:14:04 PM |
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53% of all births to women under 30 are out of wedlock -- GoochlandHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 4:46:26 PM |
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I know of some such folks who would like to help that statistic -- NJHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 6:14:22 PM |
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53% of all births to women under 30 are out of wedlock -- GoochlandHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 4:43:07 PM |
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The bonds of community -- DanTheFan Sat Feb 18 2012 9:27:27 AM |
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Is it one result or one cause? I disagree that corporate policies have any real -- 81_Hokie Sat Feb 18 2012 12:02:38 PM |
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That isn't a cause. -- DanTheFan Sat Feb 18 2012 3:20:56 PM |
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Bingo. And I include myself in the "we" by the way. -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 1:19:04 PM |
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Not economic. Yes societal choices. -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 10:39:31 AM |
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You're glossing over some important history -- NJHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 1:09:00 PM |
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I doubt that frowning would make much of an impact.............................. -- Chuck Taylor Sat Feb 18 2012 11:23:14 AM |
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We have legislated the immorality, haven't we? In essence, anyway, -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 1:14:48 PM |
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And yet you fight against two committed gay people being able to parent. ** -- NaturalMysticHoo Sun Feb 19 2012 9:45:46 AM |
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Since marriage's privileges are about children, your comment is irrelevant WADR. ** -- PhillyHoo Sun Feb 19 2012 3:56:22 PM |
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Now it's not. -- NaturalMysticHoo Mon Feb 20 2012 4:46:18 PM |
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Huh? Allowing people to end unhappy marriages and providing assistance to the -- WahooRQ Sat Feb 18 2012 3:16:06 PM |
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No we haven't legislated immorality. -- Chuck Taylor Sat Feb 18 2012 2:15:32 PM |
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Big picture economic choices. -- DanTheFan Sat Feb 18 2012 10:53:35 AM |
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Should we simply concede that fight? Or fight for the better result? -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 11:07:12 AM |
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An interesting topic. Don't have time to engage. Later, I hope. ** -- Shenhoo Sat Feb 18 2012 11:08:18 AM |
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Yes, it is an interesting topic and worthy of discussion. ** -- DanTheFan Sat Feb 18 2012 11:18:04 AM |
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Broken home, broken heart -- Faz d' Hoo Sat Feb 18 2012 10:02:54 AM |
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Yes. -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 10:35:16 AM |
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The reality is that this isn't always feasible -- Faz d' Hoo Sat Feb 18 2012 12:05:22 PM |
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You go ahead...good luck. In the meantime, the divide will widen. -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 1:11:57 PM |
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Why the assumption that having non-traditional families is -- Faz d' Hoo Sat Feb 18 2012 8:19:02 PM |
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Here's one set of data (link) -- NJHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 8:24:28 PM |
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The most horrifying stat from that article is that nationally 53% of children -- BocaHoo91 Sat Feb 18 2012 9:03:46 AM |
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Is that honestly something that should be part of our political discussion? -- WahooRQ Sat Feb 18 2012 11:29:47 PM |
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I think the real question to ask yourself is whether or not those -- Galileo24 Sat Feb 18 2012 10:12:49 AM |
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This is the center of the poverty, education, drug and crime issues ** -- champthehoo Sat Feb 18 2012 9:46:39 AM |
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And I bet you and most others here don't know any of those kids or -- KCHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 9:33:19 AM |
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Not sure what you intend with your post. You seem to be agreeing for the -- HooBauer Sat Feb 18 2012 5:31:15 PM |
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Don't know why this doubled up. I only hit it once. ** -- PhillyHoo Sat Feb 18 2012 8:35:38 AM |
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