Here are some extracts from Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell's masters' thesis -
McDonnell lambasted the Supreme Court ruling that lifted a ban on contraception for married couples because it promoted "a view of liberty based on radical individualism" which can only be interpreted that women should not have access to birth control.
McDonnell was not a fan of child-care either and blasted federal child-care programs because they "subsidize a dynamic new trend of working women and feminists that is ultimately detrimental to the family."
He does not like the notion of women working outside the home, writing that the proliferation of the day care industry was caused by the desire of some women "to break their perceived stereotypical role bonds and seek workplace equality and individual self-actualization." In his thesis, he posits the question - "Must government subsidize the choices of a generation with an increased appetite for the materialistic components of the American Dream?"
Another interesting point in McDonnell's action plan for the Republican party is his views on "feminism" which he described as the "real enemies of the traditional family". I don't doubt he had a great mother but I doubt if she read his thesis.
His concept of family is hard for me to extract so I'll let his thesis do the talking:
The family as an institution existed antecedent to civil government, and hence is not subject to being defined by it. It is in the law of Nature of the created Order that the Creator instituted marriage and family in Eden, where He ordained that "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." Family arises out of this divinely-created covenant of marriage between a man and woman, the terms of which can neither be originally set nor subsequently altered by the parties or the state.
He even sounds angry at efforts to "redefine family by allowing special rights," not just for "homosexuals," but for "single-parent unwed mothers".
So far my read of his thesis leads me to believe that McDonnell thinks women should have as many babies as possible and they should sit home and take care of them.
Now before I go further, I want to restate that Bob McDonnell was 34 years old when he wrote his thesis with a bachelors' degree, two masters' degrees and a law degree. He was also working U.S. House Republican Policy Committee.
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McDonnell lambasted the Supreme Court ruling that lifted a ban on contraception for married couples because it promoted "a view of liberty based on radical individualism" which can only be interpreted that women should not have access to birth control.
McDonnell was not a fan of child-care either and blasted federal child-care programs because they "subsidize a dynamic new trend of working women and feminists that is ultimately detrimental to the family."
He does not like the notion of women working outside the home, writing that the proliferation of the day care industry was caused by the desire of some women "to break their perceived stereotypical role bonds and seek workplace equality and individual self-actualization." In his thesis, he posits the question - "Must government subsidize the choices of a generation with an increased appetite for the materialistic components of the American Dream?"
Another interesting point in McDonnell's action plan for the Republican party is his views on "feminism" which he described as the "real enemies of the traditional family". I don't doubt he had a great mother but I doubt if she read his thesis.
His concept of family is hard for me to extract so I'll let his thesis do the talking:
The family as an institution existed antecedent to civil government, and hence is not subject to being defined by it. It is in the law of Nature of the created Order that the Creator instituted marriage and family in Eden, where He ordained that "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." Family arises out of this divinely-created covenant of marriage between a man and woman, the terms of which can neither be originally set nor subsequently altered by the parties or the state.
He even sounds angry at efforts to "redefine family by allowing special rights," not just for "homosexuals," but for "single-parent unwed mothers".
So far my read of his thesis leads me to believe that McDonnell thinks women should have as many babies as possible and they should sit home and take care of them.
Now before I go further, I want to restate that Bob McDonnell was 34 years old when he wrote his thesis with a bachelors' degree, two masters' degrees and a law degree. He was also working U.S. House Republican Policy Committee.
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