Hey, that's nunya...
Posted on 04/18/2009 6:09:50 AM PDT by Kaslin
These are dark days for traditional Americans, folks who believe that the Judeo-Christian principles of right and wrong should be considered when making public policy. The other day, former "Focus on the Family" founder James Dobson actually told his crew that the culture war was being lost in America. And it is hard to argue with Dobson's opinion.
All over the USA, secular progressives are on the move promoting gay marriage, legalized drugs and unfettered abortion, and attacking almost all judgments on personal behavior. And nowhere is the movement more intense than in the nation's most liberal state: Vermont.
The legislature in the Green Mountain State recently voted to legalize gay marriage, overriding the veto of Gov. Jim Douglas. Vermont is the first state to actually legislate in favor of homosexual nuptials, as Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa all had gay marriage imposed on the citizenry by judges.
It is worth noting that Vermont is one of the few states that voted down "Jessica's Law," the tough mandatory-prison-sentence legislation against child sexual predators. An investigation into Vermont's criminal justice apparatus reveals the state embraces "restorative justice," whereby criminals often receive "holistic" treatment as part of their sentence for even heinous crimes like child rape. The goal is not so much to punish the offender, but to "restore" him or her to their rightful place in society. That is a secular-progressive hallmark.
While Vermont is coddling child predators, it is also sending a message to kids: Hey, you can do pretty much whatever you want. Somewhat incredibly, the Vermont senate has passed a bill decriminalizing consensual "sexting." That is the process where children send sexual pictures of themselves to other children using cell phones or computers. The proposed Vermont law says that children ages 13 to 18 will be allowed to do that, but not to distribute the photos to more than one person or to an adult.
Supporters of the sexting law say it's necessary so that teenagers will not be prosecuted as sexual offenders and have their lives ruined. There is some validity to that as dopey kids do dopey things. However, the sane solution would be to categorize sexting as a misdemeanor breach of the peace, thus sending a message that it is unacceptable for kids to send other kids sexual images.
But secular progressives are loath to make that judgment. Remember, these are the same people who believe a girl has the right to an abortion without telling her parents. So if a kid can undergo a major life-altering operation (especially for the fetus), why should it be a big deal to do a little sexting?
With a liberal federal government and media, there is little opposition being voiced to what is happening in Vermont and other secular-progressive enclaves. Culture war issues have been forced to the back room by the awful economy, and the S-Ps are taking full advantage. If American children are legally allowed to send explicit pictures of themselves to other kids, then say goodbye to traditional boundaries of behavior.
The slippery slope is here.
Gone wild is a mild statement.
The types of ungraceful mental development - through combined growth of mental powers yet dumbing down and mutilation going on through experiential debilitating sexual and physical/political violence of liberals - are turning our children into some of the weirdest people or monstrosities that such modernity can “imagine”.
Great points. I forgot all about Dobson since the election. He has been undercover. Glad that he is back on the scene. I don’t necessarily agree with his doom and gloom message totally but he does have great points for sure.
Who told you to FEAR the coming wrath?
God.
“Do not fear, only believe.” - Jesus
I guess the “Take Back Vermont” movement has failed.
“Uncle Joe’s” dream is coming true :(
What does "losing the culture war" mean to Dobson, I wonder? Does it have its ideological equivalent to conventional warfare, in which the losing side signs an unconditional surrender and hands over its cultural determinism to its enemy to do with what it wants?
No one can be a "former" founder of anything.
James Dobson is the former chairman of the board of Focus on the Family.
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What most people are against concerning the “sexting” stuff is the punishment of being a “pedophile” when they are underage.
Where on earth are the parents?!?
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In the hot tub getting high?
Hey, that's nunya...
Maybe Dr. Dobson is right to a certain extent. Things may have to hit rock bottom before they can improve. I hate to see our culture hit rock bottom, but if that is what it takes to force the pendulum in the other direction than so be it.
Mixed metaphors are an ugly thing. i can’t help it. I’ve got some form of ADD apparently.
My brother thinks that we are creating monsters and he sees it in the public school. He said a lot of them are “insane” and he means it.
They had an article here about one of our prisons and the older inmates (30ish) are terrified of the young kids coming in (18-19-20). They are trying to get transferred out. The new crop are extremely vicious and brutal. Can you imagine prison wardens and inmates complaining of extraordinary brutality and viciousness.
Make no mistake, this is going to become a serious problem for the rest of us down the line as more and more psychopaths, sociopaths, and other deviants arrive on the scene, whether due to fetal alcohol syndrome or other maladies or just because they are being warped in other ways.
While this is true I’ve read the end of the book and the right wins. It gets very ugly, and very hot, for the left.
About all we can do is keep fightig and keep our own children away from any leftist kids.
While I hate the thought of those kids going to hell I hate even worse the thought that they want to drag my kids there with them.
God Save America
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