If Republicans are so moral, why are the divorce rates highest in the Red states?

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Your thoughts?

http://www.logcabin.org/lef/divorce_rates_higher_in_red_states.html?member_key=we3ge6i217nkxn5

Ok, um, when do they actually own up to their indiscretions? Mark Foley? Ted Haggard? Jim Bakker? They were all outed by other people...puh-leaze. Get off your moral high horse and open your eyes to the lies that you are being spoonfed.

Answer 1

I always cringe whenever I hear anyone refer to "morality" within the context of politics...and frankly religion as well.

I wonder if the world would not be a much better place if the term could be wrested from the clutches of religionist that, frankly have their own agendas and therefore define the term in ways that benefit their own individual causes.

It is used to justify the most horrible of acts. Islamic Fascists say that their terroristic actions such as shooting school children, blowing up innocent civilians and beheading people for prime time exposure is "moral". While the Christian religion has not involved itself in such acts in recent history, it doesn't take very much research to be able to find that we too are responsible for some pretty horrible acts and justified them with the term morality. Remember the horrible acts perpetrated in the name of Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland? Wasn't too long ago and they look very similar to the activities of Islamic Fascist of today. Hmmm

As long as religions "own" the term, it can be defined according to numurous belief systems and then used to justify acts that any sane person will find abbhorent.
I would suggest that the term be rescued from the grasp of religion and given its true definition.

Morals, and morality have to do with the exercise of logic and reason and those activities have nothing whatsoever to do with religion, although they are extremely spiritual.
When one denies the objective realities of life, one can then be said to have abandoned logic and reason and can then be labeled immoral.
Is it then logical and reasonable that an individual obtain a divorce? It depends on the individual situation, but the very act of having a divorce is not immoral. Unless you continue to hold to a religionist view of the term.

Let's inspect a bit deeper. There are natural laws in the universe. One is that the universe is built in such a way that it will reward productive activities and penalize slothful activities. Strictly viewed, the individual who takes productive action to feed, clothe and house himself and his family can be considered to be moral in the highest degree. And, being moral, the universe rewards this individual with survival. On the other hand, if an individual fails to follow such a productive course, he finds that the universe has penalized him and the result is hunger and exposure to the elements. And if that behavior continues...with death.

If a government recognizes these universal laws and aligns its activities in harmony with these laws, the people governed can be seen to prosper and succeed. If a government actually abhors these natural laws and seeks to use its power to benefit those who also have no respect for these laws, then you find the examples of democracy, fascism, socialism, monarchies etc. that seek to take from those that produce that which they have produced in greater or lesser degree. This is disgustingly immoral.

In America today, we see that our government was established in such a manner as to be the least powerful and intrusive aspect of American society. Our founding fathers wrote the constitution in such a way that the powers and authorities granted to federal government were very limited (I think there are 20 or less such powers in the original constitution), opting instead to retain the majority of the powers and influence to the States and the individual.

Sadly, the evil head of democracy has raised and today our federal government is a multi-headed monster that has its tendrils in almost every facet of our lives. It is distant and complex and, I believe impossible to fully grasp. And, if you look at the federal budget, the lion's share of the budgeted spending are on programs and systems that have nothing whatsoever to do with the actually duties of the governement. They, in essence take money from its citizens and redistributes it to others in the population. If the redistribution actually benefited every citizen, it wouldn't be so bad. (A highway or post offices or a navy and army for example) But most of the money is spent on entitlement programs that benefit only a small percentage of the population.

Why all this discourse about government and money in the context of morality? Because it is inherently immoral to take the produce from those that produced it and bestow it on someone that couldn't or wouldn't produce for themselves.

Divorce is not a moral issue except on an intensely personal level. Even though you may consider it so.

Penalizing the producer in favor of the non producer is not only immoral, violates the natural laws of the universe but is quite frankly, evil.

We, the people in America deserve a government that is more like the one originally intended by the framers. In social and economic matters, it was, correctly so, rather anemic, leaving the majority of such matters to the States and the People. In matters of international relations, treaties, defense etc...the federal government was given great strength.

Let's not worry about whether a republican or a democrat gets a divorce. Let's rather worry about the gradual theft of our individual freedoms by a federal governement that is out of control.

You want morality? Then take offense at every special interest tax credit granted by congress. Take offense that congress ever enacted a progressive income tax in the first place (which is the true source of the problem of special interest tax credits) and now refuses to change it because it would transfer too much of their power away from governement back to the people. Take offense that the government FORCES every working citizen to participate in social security...a ponsi scheme that if any company in America were to try to copy it exactly, they would be put in jail.

There is soooo much to take offense at, and you take offense at whether a republican or a democrat has high divorce rates? You are a shining example of exactly the type of constituant that most in congress want. Insensed about the insignificant and asleep while your freedoms and rights are taken away little by litte.

Answer 2

It probably has a lot to do with the economies of the states mentioned in the article being some of the worse in the country as well. Studies have shown that most marital problems stem from arguments over money.

Answer 3

Maybe because not all republicans believe the same thing across the board.


I really don't know. But i wouldn't call insulting an entire group of people very moral. Or very liberal-like. So I guess you should move to a red state. You'd fit in!

Answer 4

The "certainty"on the subject of the communist welfare state courses is they are unconstitutional. those courses are designed to purchase the votes of folk who're too lazy to get out and get a job. The 2004 election effects point out no longer something approximately IQ tiers.

Answer 5

I have wondered about this myself, and I can only guess that the red states need morals more than the blue - hence their vote for a party claiming to have 'morals'.

What is just as interesting, however, is that 'morality in government' is a very liberal ideology. The conservatives are supposed to be the party of 'less government', now they are the party of 'wire tap our phones, tell us what to worship and how to run our family affairs, and so on'. And, according to them, anyone who opposes this kind of government is a "liberal".

So, your answer is, the red states are just so dumb that they vote for anything that sounds good.

Answer 6

Rate may be high but how do you now it is for republicans? Few cannot represent a whole! Since liberals are anti-Christ, they do anything to oppose the bible; they even want to rid the bible from public - is it a good reason for them to divorce? Political has nothing to do with divorce- morality does! Do not blame your sin on us, since god knows what you did!

Answer 7

because republicans are more moral, realize the depth of their indiscretions, cop to them and resultantly, are often forced to face up to the consequences of their actions.

unlike liberals, who believe that indiscretions are just part of life, to be covered up and lied about, as though what one doesn't know won't hurt them. - the sort who don't consider oral sex to be sex, remember? there's your cherished liberal thinker.

see? you answered your own question!

smart girl! but blanketed, slippery sloped and silly question.....

Answer 8

hmmm.....i doubt relationships and love make any difference nomatter your political views of life....strange....but i see no connection. there are many democrats who get divorces, so does that make democrats everything they call republicans? now there's your real question.

Answer 9

Because they are married to Democrats?

Answer 10

hahhaa... good question... and last time I looked... the welfare rates were higher...

I guess it's all the liberals that live in those states that don't ever vote? it can't be conservatives... right? hahaha