Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia
Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 10:45:13 CST
From:         "William M. Jordan" <IF20159@LATECH.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Do YOU want a traditional family? YES!!!

I want to express my whole-hearted agreement with Marty Helgesen's statement
     "A call for family values in politics is not a call to make all
     families conform to the traditional pattern but to protect the
     traditional family from attacks on it."

I suppose my family fits the traditional mode, we have two children and
I am the sole income provider in the family.  We have chosen that role
because we believe that role will be better for all four of us.  This
means that we have some fewer possessions than other people in my
life situation.  However, we believe that God values people more than
things, and we believe that putting people first can have an eternal
value.

Because I believe that the traditional family is under attack by many
in our society is why I have chosen to become politically involved the
past few years.  That is also why I am going to Houston next week as an
Alternate at the Republican National Convention.  Officially I am going as
as a Bush Alternate (which is true for I do enthusiastically support
the President's re-election).  However, the main reason I am going to
Houston is to learn from other pro-family and pro-life people who will be
there.  Sometimes fighting for pro-family causes can appear rather
lonely when we are in the trenches, so to speak.  I hope to learn from
what others are doing, so that we can be more effective in our work
here at home.

I am not involved in politics just becuase I enjoy political combat (though
I must admit I do enjoy such combat).  I am in politics because I see
our family's values as being under attack.  I want to protect my family,
and I see political involvement as one way to do that.  My political
party and my presidential candidate are only tools that can be used to
help promote what I think important.

I want to make it clear that I am not trying to remake all families into
my mold.  For example, I am not trying to attack all the brave people
who have been forced to try to raise families as a single parent.  My
goals are not to force others to live as I do.  I am just trying to
keep others from forcing my family to live as they do.

I am aware that there are others on CHRISTIA who do not believe in the
type of mixing of politics and Christian faith that I am involved in. There
are others who don't mind mixing the two, but disagree with my political
choices.  I am not trying to upset anyone.  I am only trying to explain
why I have chosen (as a Christian) to become politically involved.  I
care deeply about my (rather traditional) family, and will do all I can
to protect it.

I am going to set nomail on Saturdy before I leave for the Convention.  I
am sure that there are things I will want to share when I return.

In Christ, Bill

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