What's funny is that I'm taking the live and let live position and you're accusing me of being sanctimonious. My point is not that we avoid single parent families. It's actually the exact opposite - we all live around and with single parent families. All of us accept risks every day. Why single out the tiny risk of anti-vaxxers when you accept much larger risks all the time?
What's funny is that I'm taking the live and let live position and you're accusing me of being sanctimonious. My point is not that we avoid single parent families. It's actually the exact opposite - we all live around and with single parent families. All of us accept risks every day. Why single out the tiny risk of anti-vaxxers when you accept much larger risks all the time?
It's well documented that tons of maladies come along with single parent homes. Most are perfectly fine or even absolutely wonderful. Statistically speaking they're much more likely than two parent homes to have a lot of issues. If you had a school full of single parent families like is common in many places, yes it is absolutely a risk to every child there because our children are formed not just by their parents but by the communities in which they live. The only reason I brought up that example is because it is so common and of course we all accept it.
Let me be clear. I think your "argument" is callous and cruel. If people in nontraditional situations suffer more, as they often do, this should be an impetus to charity, understanding and love on our part, not smug superiority and fear of moral contagion. For shame.
If you followed my (scare quotes) argument, you would see that what I'm saying is that we - me and I'm sure you - welcome all sorts of imperfections all the time without even thinking about it. If we do pause and examine some statistics for a moment, it's apparent that lots of situations carry a certain amount of risk. That doesn't stop us from welcoming pretty much anyone into our communities.
If you view the unvaccinated as a risk, perhaps you can extend the same grace to them as you do to others instead of casting them out of your schools shouting "unclean, unclean!"
What's funny is that I'm taking the live and let live position and you're accusing me of being sanctimonious. My point is not that we avoid single parent families. It's actually the exact opposite - we all live around and with single parent families. All of us accept risks every day. Why single out the tiny risk of anti-vaxxers when you accept much larger risks all the time?
Single parent families are not a risk to you.
It's well documented that tons of maladies come along with single parent homes. Most are perfectly fine or even absolutely wonderful. Statistically speaking they're much more likely than two parent homes to have a lot of issues. If you had a school full of single parent families like is common in many places, yes it is absolutely a risk to every child there because our children are formed not just by their parents but by the communities in which they live. The only reason I brought up that example is because it is so common and of course we all accept it.
Whatever, dude. As I said, enjoy the bubble. Real life is a place to encounter God, too.
I'm sorry that despite my best efforts there will probably sometime be a day my children have to encounter people like you
I'm not sure if you completely miss the point or if you're having an argument with statistics
Let me be clear. I think your "argument" is callous and cruel. If people in nontraditional situations suffer more, as they often do, this should be an impetus to charity, understanding and love on our part, not smug superiority and fear of moral contagion. For shame.
So it's a little bit of both.
If you followed my (scare quotes) argument, you would see that what I'm saying is that we - me and I'm sure you - welcome all sorts of imperfections all the time without even thinking about it. If we do pause and examine some statistics for a moment, it's apparent that lots of situations carry a certain amount of risk. That doesn't stop us from welcoming pretty much anyone into our communities.
If you view the unvaccinated as a risk, perhaps you can extend the same grace to them as you do to others instead of casting them out of your schools shouting "unclean, unclean!"
That's my point.