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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (72546)	8/18/2003 12:09:32 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If there are no values that a person owes to his or her family that differ from those he or she owes to the world in general, then the term family in family values is meaningless. Well, bear in mind that I didn't coin the term. I'm simply explaining what comes to mind when I hear it just based on the plain meaning of the words. I understand your point about them not being a different set of values. But, like I said, I didn't invent the phrase, I'm merely trying to apply it from my frame of reference. The list I came up with as family values represents those core values that are especially important to the success of the family as an entity, as opposed to those values that families can get along pretty well without. A family can survive if it doesn't value charity or cleanliness or tolerance or spirituality. It can't survive without loyalty and sharing. If you don't like my list of family values or how I came up with it, let's see your approach. What values are unique to families and don't apply elsewhere?