tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374761658646185874.post2055089119096421295..comments2024-02-13T21:53:44.266+13:00Comments on Mark Keown: Social Justice, Parachute and PoliticsMark J. Keownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15790396917682891386noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374761658646185874.post-62635801304510931762007-02-02T14:46:00.000+13:002007-02-02T14:46:00.000+13:00Hmm, I have a question raised out of your blog, nt...Hmm, I have a question raised out of your blog, nt necesarily a direct response but an angle. You talk about how pleased you are that someone is promoting the family as the centre of society and necesary etc etc, and you say that this is one of the things you would like to see more of. I have two questions actually, and some thoughts on them.<br /><br />1/ What the heck does family mean and what does it mean to strngthen the family? Generally when we talk about strengthening family as Christian we are really meaning lowering the divorce rate and re-solidifying the marriage covenant and getting rid of civil unions etc! What does it mean now for family to be the core unit of society in our multi-ethnic, blended families, postmodern (where most people would consider their friends as their family) society with so many different expressions of family I would say that the mandate for family to be the core of society is a hollow and frivilous ideal to pursue... which brings me to my second question. <br /><br />2/ What else is there? Have we actually given any time to considering that what we need is something other than the ineffective family structures to be the core of society? So perhaps communities, clubs, house clusters, villages (like in African cities) church groups, etc to be the core of society. Right noew I would say we have a random mixture of Pop-culture, Media, Possesions and politics as the core building blocks of our society... I think we would all agree that these just don't cut it as core building blocks of a nation.Dave Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419205967312097778noreply@blogger.com