Married with children.John Garvey's column on "Family Values family values pl.n. The moral and social values traditionally maintained and affirmed within a family. " (June 2) misses the point. All human associations are full of perverse per·verse adj. 1. Directed away from what is right or good; perverted. 2. Obstinately persisting in an error or fault; wrongly self-willed or stubborn. 3. a. patterns of feeling and behavior, including traditional families, same-sex partnerships, blended families Blended family A family formed by the remarriage of a divorced or widowed parent. It includes the new husband and wife, plus some or all of their children from previous marriages. Mentioned in: Family Therapy , and the free-form groupings favored by those who would have us "honor all families." There is no way of protecting children against being brought up in a sin-soaked world. Still, we need to raise our children, and it makes sense to ask what setup is best for them. I am still to be convinced that anyone has improved on the old-fashioned heterosexual family (not too rigidly understood). If that's so, we have every reason to be disturbed by a culture that supports divorce, and by the claim that gay and lesbian pairings are marriages or their moral equivalent. PHILIP E. DEVINE North Bath, Maine Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc CountyGR6. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. |
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