Wednesday 4 August 2010
Christian Values?
The Australian Christian Values Checklist has been produced by the usual Christian right suspects for the past few elections. This election’s one wants all polices assessed by “family impact” statements. Presuming these would look for options that reduce the divorce rates and promote stable long lasting marriages. A recent study found that American states with affordable abortions and same sex marriages (among other things) have the lowest divorce rates. Indeed Massachusetts, the first state to solemnized same-sex marriages, has the lowest divorce rate in the United States. Yet the Checklist favours political parties that would remove Medicare funding for abortion and opposed legislative changes to permit same sex marriages. The family impact statement for the Australian Christian Values Checklist would consist of one word – FAILED!
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Hi Mike, great blog, I just discovered it and will look into more to get a feel for your perspective on life.
With respect to the article you have posted. Are you not (a bit like the article you source) making some non sequitors to reach the conclusion that the Australian Christian Values Checklist = FAILED?
That a US state law regarding SSM marriage passed in 2004 can be the reason that in 2010 there is more stable long lasting marriages seems to be a non sequitor to me. It's too long a bow to draw for me mate!
Isn't the impact of any social policy likely to take decades to filter through society? And even then, wouldn't it be difficult to trace the impact back to a specific cause?
Don't quote me but I'm also pretty sure that not a single state in the US that has SSM has so at the hands of democratic vote. Judicial activism more like it. And here I am as a Christian thinking you can't legislate morality!
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