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» pink101 - How Curious

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This is beginning to look like a place where I talk to myself and in which one other person comes to give me some support. Are we to think that conservatives want to discourage certain kinds of discussion?
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My guess is that the subject matter is too heavy for the conservatives because they don't understand that family is something that exists on its own cognizance.
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My thoughts on family values are that its purpose is to provide a safe place in which individual humans are born and in which they can be cultivated to become responsible members of the greater society.
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So, what is there about that that conservatives do not want to be true?
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» pink101 - What Family Does

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It has been said that the family is the basic building block of society.
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I don't subscribe to that idea. It was first put to me when I was about nine years old. I remember the instance quite clearly. I questioned it then as I do now.
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I subscribe to the idea that the individual is the basic building block of society.

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» pink101 - Once The Individual

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Once the individual is able to see their self as the basic building block of society, they can take responsibility for their actions in helping to make society a better place for everyone.
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The family's basic duty is to imbue the individual with a sense of responsibility for its own actions. And, to give the child support and directed guidance during the growth period. Society also has responsibilities for the individual.
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» pink101 - We Are Truly Alone

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We are truly alone; but, the fact is difficult to swallow.
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The family provides the nesting place where we come together and share our aloneness with each other. It is where we can grow strong in and of our own self as one that is loved and supported--no matter what.
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» Migisi - We Are Truly Alone

In response to We Are Truly Alone posted by pink101:

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I like to think we're truly 'unique', not so much 'alone'.

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» pink101 - We Are Truly Alone

In response to We Are Truly Alone posted by Migisi:
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I like to think we're truly 'unique', not so much 'alone'.
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Interesting that you LIKE to think something.
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And, I think we're not so unique as we are alone. It's not something I necessarily LIKE to think, though.
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Well, anyway, that CAN be said.
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I don't know how much of this thread you've read; but, I'm sure you have noticed that none of our Evangelical friends have come here. I wonder what it is that keeps them away.
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Got any ideas?
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» Migisi - We Are Truly Alone

In response to We Are Truly Alone posted by pink101:
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I wonder what it is that keeps them away.
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Can't say. I know I get busy with family stuff and other responsibilities. They'll be back - if only to give you and I a hard time. (wink and )

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» pink101 - We Are Truly Alone

In response to We Are Truly Alone posted by Migisi:
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"...to give you and I a hard time."
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That's you and me.
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I mean in this particular thread which should be their crowning glory. Family Values? Isn't that what they brag about?
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» Migisi - We Are Truly Alone

In response to We Are Truly Alone posted by pink101:

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That's you and me.
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Oh yeah, yer right.
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Family Values? Isn't that what they brag about?
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So I've heard. But, what does 'family values' mean?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_valu...
(quote) "Family values is a political and social concept or term that has been used in various nations across the world to describe a set of varied and often ambiguous moral beliefs in society specifically in response to the perception by social or religious conservatives of declining morality within that nation itself.[1] The term is vague in its precise definition as many different groups have claimed that it means different things. As such, "family values" has been described as a political buzzword, power word, or code word predominantly used by right-wing or conservative political parties and media providers."
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Maybe we could use this article as a basis for discussion? It's about family values as political and social concepts. Or are you more interested in ~individual~ family values?

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» pink101 - We Are Truly Alone

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I'm interested in other's views on the existence and meaning of family values.
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I know that so-called conservatives make a lot of noise about being value oriented; but, I don't see any of them naming their values other than a belief that the Bible is the Revealed Word of God. In THAT sense, the Bible gets to be their number one value in life. THAT tells you what we're up against in our day to day reality.
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Did you--or anyone else--happen to catch the panel discussion of Evolution and Creation this morning on C-Span Book Review?
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