Comments on: Video response to the Illinois Family Institute Dare to Stand video

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:36:50 +0000

Jayhuck: What do family values mean to you? Does that include gay families?

I meant stories and models that make men and women excited or interested in getting married and having children. Well, women are more interested in them…
Gay marriages haven’t been around for long. It’ll take time until they pass the endurance test, if they do. But many families already have gay members, I don’t see why do you talk about families in terms of sexual orientation.

By: Jayhuck

Jayhuck — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:57:42 +0000

It is important to note that there is a genetic component to prejudice

David B –
I couldn’t agree with you anymore !!!

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:41:24 +0000

oops…our (not are) frontal lobes…
David Blakeslee,
I knew what you meant and always look forward to reading what you write 🙂

By: David Blakeslee

David Blakeslee — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:30:23 +0000

@ Evan,
Prejudice, sectarianism…the fear of the other: evolutionary perhaps in origin to demand that a small group being even more cohesive and organized (us) and to protect one’s community from “the other.”
For a period of time, it may have been adaptive in important ways. In our “smaller world” it complicates tremendously collaboration, safety and coordination.
It is important to note that there is a genetic component to prejudice…and yet we seek to educate people, train people, to not act on their prejudice.

By: David Blakeslee

David Blakeslee — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:25:36 +0000

oops…our (not are) frontal lobes…

By: David Blakeslee

David Blakeslee — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:25:11 +0000

@ Ann,
I appreciate anyone who practices what I call Christian values, whether they profess themselves as Christians or not.
Exercising discipline over emotions and feelings…that is what are frontal lobes are for!

By: Jayhuck

Jayhuck — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:44:01 +0000

Evan,
What do family values mean to you? Does that include gay families?
Warren,
How are schools indoctrinating people?

By: Jayhuck

Jayhuck — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:42:18 +0000

Debbie,
I enjoyed your daughter’s article. The one thing I would like to start seeing more of, however, (and this most definitely is not something unique to your daughter’s article) is the recognition that there are Christians who have different views on homosexuality. Far far too often people are split into either the Gay OR Christian camp, when often, people are both. 🙂
I did appreciate her compassion and her willingness to champion Warren’s alternative though.

By: Warren

Warren — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:41:42 +0000

Evan – well said.
I am wary of schools who want to indoctrinate so do not misunderstand that I am oblivious to schools pursuing that approach. However, the IFI video creates a fiction much in the same way that Pink Floyd’s video, “The Wall” does. Teacher leave those kids alone! The song blares. But that is a leftist impulse against the bourgeois routine. This right wing video proposes that teachers are stifling the Bible.
Just as Pink Floyd overreacts, so does this video. Where schools inhibit free inquiry they should be confronted. However, what I fear the D2S people want is freedom for their ideas and a ban on others.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:47:48 +0000

1st video: shifting the focus from what should be done with ‘people who don’t fit’ to what can you do for them and thus be a hero, a valued person.
2nd video: simplistic manipulation that could be done better. I do agree that family values must be promoted, but not against someone.