Remember the Media Coverage Of the UN Passage of the "Protection of the Family" Resolution? - Granite Grok

Remember the Media Coverage Of the UN Passage of the “Protection of the Family” Resolution?

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The American Political class and the left-most bits of it in particular, keep the United Nations on a pedestal like a rare and precious plant. When it blooms they are quick to trumpet the event with prose and praise. Clippings are quickly rooted in EPA approved purified fair-trade water and transplanted.

Not this time.

Earlier this summer, by a vote of 27 – 14, the UN approved the ‘Protection of the Family‘ resolution.

What do you mean you’ve never heard of it?

“It is the first time ever in the history of the United Nations that a comprehensive resolution has been passed calling for the protection of the family as a fundamental unit of society, recognizing the prior right of parents to educate their children, and calling on all nations to create family-sensitive policies and recognize their binding obligations under treaty to protect the family.”

The voting on the “Protection of the Family” resolution was 27 for and 14 against, Slater noted. Those opposing the motion included the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and other Western European countries, while its sponsors included Russia, China, Belarus, and more than a dozen Muslim and African countries. The four abstaining members of the council—Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Macedonia—probably were forced to do so by the rich countries opposing the bill.

It is assumed there were threats to cut of foreign aid to countries that supported the resolution. But who opposes the family?

Several attempts were made by feminist and pro-LGBT groups to first defeat and then amend the resolution by inserting “reproductive rights”–a euphemism for abortion, and by replacing “the family” with “families” and by inserting inclusive language to apply the resolution to sexual minorities.

The passage of the resolution was predictably condemned by feminist and sexual advocacy groups. The Sexual Rights Initiative, for example, called it “a set back to the advancement of the human rights of individuals as it seeks to elevate the family as an institution in need of protection without acknowledging the harms and human rights abuses that are known to occur within families, or recognizing that diverse forms of family exist.”

Specifically, it claimed, “Families perpetuate patriarchal oppression, traditions and harmful practices…

Well, so much for the LGBT love affair with diversity. This resolution was important to African nations.  Can we call them racists!?

But to their narrow-minded point, there will always be the risk of “harmful practices” whenever you put two or more human beings together in any arrangement. Just ask any boys under 18 who have ever found themselves in a room with Terry Bean.

But given the risks, out of the choices we know of, the traditional family has proven to create the most individual security, success, and social and economic prosperity. The building block of the traditional family is a part of what made America the place that has lifted more people out of poverty than any other experiment in the history of the world. If the Gaystapo want to advertise their opposition globally, so be it.

Nonetheless, said [Austin Ruse of the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM)], “The globe was with us on this resolution. Only a small number of countries backed the LGBT agenda. You can be certain the United States lobbied with great energy against this resolution. Supporting the LGBT agenda is a primary objective of U.S. foreign policy.”

And it is so no need to worry McLGBT storm troopers; even though your special interest represents at best 4% of our nation’s population Prez. Obama’s will cover your backside (which is ironic given his inability to chastise Muslim extremists executing homosexuals abroad). He won’t be exercising any executive orders to advertise or endorse that UN declaration any time soon. No end-arounds. No secret side deals. No wall-to-wall media coverage. In fact, they’ve buried this “body” under the porch, or bought it off to keep it from testifying against them, whichever suits you.

 

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