tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7422997925062882552..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The decline of intact families. . . a sad prophecyPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-66236236803080979532015-04-07T19:01:01.527-05:002015-04-07T19:01:01.527-05:00Don't forget the "leaders" JC Watts ...Don't forget the "leaders" JC Watts once described as "poverty pimps" - I'm sure you can name the usual suspects.Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-45565651484534236262015-04-07T11:01:09.123-05:002015-04-07T11:01:09.123-05:00A few contributing factors to the decline of the A...A few contributing factors to the decline of the American (especially Black) family:<br /><br />Women suffrage. <br />Women's entry into the labor force during and continuing after WWII.<br />The Great Society welfare state's driving an enhanced matriarchy, especially in the lower economic classes and the unemployed. <br />Increase family mobility requirements for long-term employment and upward mobility in the skilled labor force.<br />The effect of recession on returning Vietnam veterans with low education and work skills.<br />Increased immigration of other ethnic groups and their entry and competition in the unskilled labor market.<br />Increase illegal hard drug availability and use starting in the seventies.<br />Increase urban crime and the resulting increase in the number of Blacks who have been in prison (to 1 in 6 by 2010, compare to 1 in 33 for Whites). <br />The Democrat politicians' use of welfare to maintain party voting strength.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com