Protect your Marriage -- Preserve the Earth

Government Vs. Marriage? -- As a stay at home dad, I watch a bit more t.v. news than most and lately it seems there's a stronger interest in saving the earth than on creating social stability for the people living on it. The current crop of politicians holds the idea being that raising taxes and passing laws is a better solution for global warming than providing support for traditional marriage and family values.



Some voters lean left (like my facebook picture), some right. But whichever way your politics lean, it’s pretty obvious that, our government does not have a huge amount of respect for the institution of holy matrimony.

On the other hand, there are those who believe (count me in) that proper marriages consist of one man & one woman. -- We’ll call them Jack & Jill.

Jack works to become the best Jack he can be. -- Jill works to become the best Jill she can be. -- Jack & Jill learn to effectively communicate with each other. Effective communication leads to a strong team relationship (and usually more than one child). As a team Jack and Jill pursue the goal of raising little Jack & Jill Jr. to become the best they can be.

And the cycle continues.

Sure, it’s ideal, but with a life long commitment and a lot of integrity, it’s been proven to work. A government program usually doesn’t work and makes things worse most of the time. Just look at the welfare system.

So what's the solution? -- I say we go Nuclear!

The term "nuclear family" refers to "a group of people consisting of a father, a mother, and one or more children. This family lives in one house, shares economic resources, and over time reproduces itself.

Forget for a moment that this arrangement is what God intended. Just imagine the ways that "going nuclear" or strengthening the tradition of "one man + one woman + kids" would conserve energy and make the earth a better place to live.

• A strong marriage would make divorce, and thus an entire second, energy consuming household much less likely.
• In a strong marriage there’s usually no adultery. This would conserve the enormous amounts of energy used in countless hotel rooms, bars, and late-night “work” sessions.
• A strong father would model leadership, masculinity, and self-sacrifice. He would spend less time watching television and no time at all viewing internet porn. Major energy savings!
• A strong mother would model nurture and femininity, and ingenuity. She would create a warm and happy home for her family with fewer resources. A stay at home dad would provide additional support for her efforts and avoid an atmosphere warming commute every day
• Children raised with these models would have a strong understanding of how to respect both themselves and others. They would spend less time absorbed in energy-sucking activities like video games and play outside. Hello energy savings!
• Strong teams raising well-adjusted children would also greatly reduce the energy consumed in divorce courtrooms, counseling offices, and prisons.

As my teenage daughter would say...It’s pretty much a no-brainer! -- Wanna save the planet? Start by protecting your marriage!

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