On Sep 10, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> You're not quite getting my subtext here. In fact, all the outcomes
> that fundies consider a problem--drug use, divorce, unmarried preg--
> are more common in conservative, "religious" regions of the U. S.
> than they are in "liberal" regions. (For instance, compare divorce
> rates and unmarried pregnancy rates in Massachusetts and Alabama.)
> As I said, of course they're concerned about morals and values--the
> behavior they see in themselves and their neighbors is (according to
> their own standards) completely fucked up.
I don't believe it's the behavior that we see as fucked up, but the results of/reaction to the behavior can seem pretty gritty. Fuckin scary.
martin