Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / September 2007

Why Liberals Make Atrocious Parents
By Kevin McCullough
Sunday, September 30, 2007

The leading liberals in America gave frightening clear evidence this
week, that not only do they lack the wisdom to run the nation, but
that by their own words they do not even understand the priorities of
good parenting. The position of "parent" is God granted, yet they
shirk with great disdain the desire to give their children the basic
wisdom of life. In doing so they demonstrate clearly that they are
contributing to one of our nation's greatest deficits - the
discernment and critical thinking skills of the next generation.

In the New Hampshire Democratic debate this week, the veil was pulled
back on more than just the Democratic party's great lie about their
desire to bring the troops home in the global war on terror (none
would even commit to doing it before the end of their first term) but
perhaps more importantly their twisted views on family, sex, and
parental responsibility were also highlighted.

U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and former U.S. Senator John
Edwards (D-NC) listen as another candidate responds to a question
during their debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire
September 26, 2007.  Tim Russert asked the three front-runners for the
Democratic nomination as to their comfort level of teaching a
homosexual story of two boys consummating their lust for each other to
children in the second grade. They all agreed they would support the
teaching of such behavior, though they attempted to hem, haw, and
confuse the issue mumbling about parents' involvement.

John Edwards: "Yes absolutely..." (He would support the teaching of
the story to second graders.) "I want my children to understand
everything about the difficulties that gay and lesbian couples are
faced with every day, the discrimination that they’re faced with every
single day of their lives."

Hillary Clinton: "Obviously, it is better to try to … help your
children understand the many differences that are in the world. … And
that goes far beyond sexual orientation. So I think that this issue of
gays and lesbians and their rights will remain an important one in our
country."

Barack Obama: "The fact is, my 9-year-old and my 6-year-old I think
are already aware that there are same-sex couples... One of the things
I want to communicate to my children is not to be afraid of people who
are different. …. One of the things I think the next president has to
do is stop fanning people’s fears. If we spend all our time feeding
the American people fear and conflict and division, then they become
fearful and conflicted and divided."

Obama in fact confirmed that his wife had already taken the
opportunity to sit his six and nine year old daughters down to discuss
same-sex behavior and why some radical same-sex couples believe
society should redefine the God-sanctioned institution of marriage
because of it.

But it was John Edwards that summarized for liberals everywhere what
they actually believe: "I don’t want to make that decision on behalf
of my children. I want my children to be able to make that decision on
behalf of themselves, and I want them to be exposed to all the
information... even in second grade to be exposed to all those
possibilities, because I don’t want to impose my view. Nobody made me
God."

Edwards gave voice to words that liberals have thought and practiced
for years.

Liberals, by the strictest understanding of the definition of the
word, believe in lack of restraint, defying of limits, and excess -
whether it's taxes, education, or sexual practice. Truth can never be
known and all focus must be given to the unknowable.

In and of itself the term "liberal" isn't necessarily a bad one. For
instance in the scriptures we are instructed to be liberal with
generosity for those in need, forgiveness for those who repent, and
mercy for those who suffer. But Clinton, Obama, and Edwards have taken
it far beyond that.

Liberals today mean it as an excuse to wipe away other important
elements of behavior like self-control, purity, moderation, and even
delayed gratification. It's my opinion that the lost virtue of
restraint has in fact become one of our nation's most important
deficits - so much so that I devoted an entire chapter to the idea in
MuscleHead Revolution.

But with these ideas liberals have even excused themselves of
performing the task God gave them uniquely. It IS a parent's job to
teach a child how to think, the framework of what to believe, and to
equip them to critique their own actions and the actions of others for
even some very basic reasons - like self preservation.

Conservative parents teach disciplined behavior so that in their
children's private world they do not bring harm to themselves, and in
public they do not bring harassment, discomfort or harm to others. The
benefit of learning to be quiet at some times and places, helps a
child to enjoy the exuberance of playtime later. Teaching a child not
to touch everything they see, gives them self-control and prevents
them from breaking things they should not have grabbed in the first
place. Saying "no" when they reach for a hot pan on the stove, may
seem rather harsh, scolding, and even angry - but in the end it has
saved them from immense pain!

If you want to see this at work in the real world - take ten minutes
to go randomly interview any girl who works in women's retail today.
The hellions that liberal moms bring into their store - and
immediately lose track of the moment they begin trying things on are
significantly different than the children who have been taught to
stand quietly and wait until they are home to run, wrestle, hide,
seek, laugh, and play.

John Edwards, though he represents the thinking of liberal mentality
across the board, could not be more mistaken.

True nobody made him 'God' (and we all breathe easier for that.) But
God did very much make him, and more importantly He made him a
representative to his children, to teach, to instruct, to guide, and
to help grow his children into fully functional and thoughtful adults
who will then be able to do the same for their children in the days to
come.

To not exercise the responsibility of teaching his children, or even
more dangerously in Barack Obama's case of willfully teaching his
children behavior and immoral justification, liberals are at best
proving that they do not have the critical discernment needed to
recognize the difference between right and wrong. At worst they are
demonstrating negligent or intentional contempt for their children and
society. And if they are that confused about something so basic as
instructing their children, how will THEY be equipped when weighing
the balance of good and evil in the world and nation they hope to
lead?

In exposing their thinking on something so simple to us they confirmed
that I would never trust them to baby-sit my own child, therefore how
on earth can they be given oversight of the free world?

Not on my watch!

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