E. Barry Bruyea wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 23:54:47 GMT, (David Barr) wrote:
Meldon Fens wrote:
Is it appropriate in our society to raise our children in a way that
conditions them to be moral?
If so, what then is the likely result of that child when faced in
competition with another who is not moral (or less moral)?
Define "moral." Likewise "less moral."
Clearly current law provides a vehicle to protect mothers and children
from
dangerous men or environments. Unfortunately there seems to be little
concern for abuse of the vehicle or the result of men loosing out on
their
own children's lives simply based on the whim of a woman. The bar is
indeed
low for removing fathers from their children.
Perhaps where you are. Some states are much more egalitarian.
If a woman takes advantage of these protections to unduly deprive
children
of their fathers, and we agree it is immoral, then how can the man ever
hope
for equity to be restored if he remains moral? Surely this is within
the
realm of wishful thinking.
Therefore, is it not more appropriate in a society where individuals
will
face immoral competitors, to raise our children without the traditional
sense of morality and to allow, even encourage them to be without any
moral
restriction whatsoever?
Are we really doing the best thing for our kids? Preparing them for a
moral
world which does not exist surely must be to their detriment.
Sounds like you're generalizing from a specific incident, which is
almost always dangerous...
dafydd
Morality is a shifting target that society has not yet learned how to
accept. As a result, our society is no longer a democracy when it
comes to how we live our lives; a new concept in the evolution of the
democratic process. In matters moral, or ethical, we are now in the
hands of an appointed Star Chamber. Not only is it appointed, but
their is no system of sanction on the appointment of this 'Chamber'
imbedded in our democracy, a gross oversight, not only on the part of
our 'Fathers Of Confederation, but on the part of our 'Father' of our
re-born Constitution. The net result is that we are now ruled
strictly and singly from the office of the Prime Minister, who has not
only controlled the legislative agenda but indirectly the moral and
ethical agenda by simply doing nothing.
It may go deeper than the politicians. The power of the corporation has
reigned supreme in this society since and before its very discovery. Modern
politics is completely dependant on large amounts of financial resources.
"Corporation" and "financial resources" are primarily synonymous.