None to speak of
I remember joking as a young man before I had children that I had none to speak of or none that I knew. There was sort of an implied brag that I had been with women and could possibly have fathered children. (I had not, not for the lack of desire or effort.)
In the 2005 movie Broken Flowers with Bill Murray the lead character has lead a life of non-committal non-relationships with a series of women over a period of twenty years. Don Johnston is dumped by his most recent “girl” friend and at the same time gets an anonymous letter on pink stationary telling him that he has a son from long ago relationship and that his son is looking for him. Don starts on a physical journey down memory lane seeking out each one of his former lovers. He encounters many different reactions from the women who have been in his life as he looks for clues about who is the mother of his son. He doesn’t discover the mother of his son and his son may or may not have found him.
Our society has taken the attitude that Johnston’s lifestyle is okay and maybe even desirable. There are many people who believe that we should not repress sexual urges that they should be acted upon by consenting adults. With out getting overly philosophical even many religious leaders seem to believe that it is unhealthy to repress sexual desires. The question that I have is how does that play out in the lives of people? I believe that even the casual observer sees that sex outside of a committed relationship is problematic. Babies result and there is no family unit to take charge of the rearing of the child. Many times the woman is left with the full responsibility including financial.
Many liberal folks play down the importance of a man in the rearing of a child. These folks believe that a woman alone is just fine or perhaps two women in some sort of a committed relationship works just as well. The liberal folks maintain that the idea of a family being one man, one woman, and children is passé and not necessary at all. I would say look at the statistics, look at what has happened in the years after the industrial revolution. The problems of young people have increased with the breakdown of the family. Divorce rates are going through the ceiling, teen pregnancies are increasing, abortions are out of sight, and youth crime is on the increase. Perhaps a more strict moral code would serve our society better. Perhaps if people would become adherents to this moral code of their own free will we would see some reduction in the issues that we are seeing today.
In the 2005 movie Broken Flowers with Bill Murray the lead character has lead a life of non-committal non-relationships with a series of women over a period of twenty years. Don Johnston is dumped by his most recent “girl” friend and at the same time gets an anonymous letter on pink stationary telling him that he has a son from long ago relationship and that his son is looking for him. Don starts on a physical journey down memory lane seeking out each one of his former lovers. He encounters many different reactions from the women who have been in his life as he looks for clues about who is the mother of his son. He doesn’t discover the mother of his son and his son may or may not have found him.
Our society has taken the attitude that Johnston’s lifestyle is okay and maybe even desirable. There are many people who believe that we should not repress sexual urges that they should be acted upon by consenting adults. With out getting overly philosophical even many religious leaders seem to believe that it is unhealthy to repress sexual desires. The question that I have is how does that play out in the lives of people? I believe that even the casual observer sees that sex outside of a committed relationship is problematic. Babies result and there is no family unit to take charge of the rearing of the child. Many times the woman is left with the full responsibility including financial.
Many liberal folks play down the importance of a man in the rearing of a child. These folks believe that a woman alone is just fine or perhaps two women in some sort of a committed relationship works just as well. The liberal folks maintain that the idea of a family being one man, one woman, and children is passé and not necessary at all. I would say look at the statistics, look at what has happened in the years after the industrial revolution. The problems of young people have increased with the breakdown of the family. Divorce rates are going through the ceiling, teen pregnancies are increasing, abortions are out of sight, and youth crime is on the increase. Perhaps a more strict moral code would serve our society better. Perhaps if people would become adherents to this moral code of their own free will we would see some reduction in the issues that we are seeing today.
Posted by Daniel Harsh at 6/28/2011 7:34 PM 
Categories: Abortion, Life, Values, Parenting, Current Events, Faith, Growth, Family, Marriage, Human Rights, Babies, Religious
Tags: Family Morals Values
Categories: Abortion, Life, Values, Parenting, Current Events, Faith, Growth, Family, Marriage, Human Rights, Babies, Religious
Tags: Family Morals Values
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