Taken
Into Custody
(The War against the
Family)
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TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY |
The
War against the Family |
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This
book is said to be the most comprehensive expose on the depredations
(attack) of the divorce industry: the truth about the destruction of
families, violations of the Constitution, disregard for due process and
its voracious appetite for children, parents and families. In
exposing the civil rights abuse, Baskerville describes this industry as
"the most repressive government machine
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TakenIntoCustody_Baskerville_2007.pdf
There
should be several authors mentioned on this page: of these, I begin
with a quote from David Blankenhorn, author of Fatherless America, who describes this (divorce and its consequences...) as the
most urgent social problem. He writes: "For most
divorcing couples, the marriage ends in bitterness, guilt, and pain. A
small civilization has died. The children stay with the mother. The
man moves out and tries to move on. When he does so, he may suffer
enormously." So too, the children suffer...
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Life
Without Father by David Popenoe
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Before
turning to the featured text, I would like to introduce some other key
sources for this subject; the first, is David Popenoe and his book Life
without Father (1996). More to follow on the background
and credentials of the author as one of several contributors to my work, A
Once and Always Father.
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Custody_Popenoe_03-31-09.pdf
- With a concentration on part one of the text, I present some of David's
findings pertaining the decline (and even demise) of fatherhood in
America. According to David, the "system" now in
place could not be more conducive (or anti-father) if it were purposely
designed. The message is simple, fathers are an endangered
species...and their children suffer all the more.
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Fatherless
America by David Blankenhorn
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Another
features writer and research, David Blankenhorn offers a historical
perspective on the role of fathers in light of the threats now posed
through divorce and its consequences - among other causes for the
dismantling of the family.
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Custody_Blankenhorn_04-03-09.pdf
- The greatest threat to America is not terrorism;
but is the demise of conventional family or, more specifically,
marriage; at the root of this crisis is the what David call's the
"diminishing" father of our land. Somewhat like the
American Indian, this role of men is being driven into
distinction.
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Father
and Child Reunion by Warren Farrell |
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....and
after that, Warren Farrell, Father and Child Reunion. Warren
Farrell has produced a book that, though not necessarily is popular, is
realistic in portraying the bias and maltreatment of men in the matters of
divorce and parental rights. What's most troubling in
this book is the grim realty that, when the scales of justice are
so imbalanced, the children (and innocent) generally pay the
prices. |
Custody_Farrell_04-11-09.pdf
- Farrell begins on the
basic need of parents to act responsibly; at stake is the children - who
suffer from divorce and the aftermath of unnecessary and unwarranted
conflict and contention. Worst case is children caught in the
criticism that invariably hurts them - though intended for their
father. When children are used like puppets to propel their
parent's invective, love is not involved - but on the leverage of the
innocent in the guile of the one... (To be continued...) |
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Letters
to the Birmingham News
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A
recent article in The Birmingham News decried a mother's violation of her
Constitutional rights - being arrested for unpaid fees...Debtor's
prison.
"Where have all the fathers
gone..." could be an add-on to the famous 1960's folksong by
Pete Seegar. Some fathers have been falsely accused and
driven from the homes by divorce and discrimination...
What is deemed as the
"greatest social crisis of our generation" is the growing
single-parent homes and missing fathers. The effects go much deeper
than the children but, in their development, is a host of added risks to
them and to theirs...
Marriage has long been
under assault in our culture; No-fault is responsible for the astronomical
rise in divorce over several decades -- which has coincided with the
devaluing of this once religious sacrament. Civil institutions
do not care about marriage, families or religious sacraments however --
but only about another tax source...
When parents are disparaged
from their children, then levied or imputed with child support, they
realize taxation without representation. Meanwhile, the
tax-drive children support system is relentless in driving the
non-custodial who has been driven from his family. A Catch-22
ensues and the solution becomes non-existent.
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Birmingham_DebtorsPrison_04-03-09.pdf
Violation of Constitutional rights and
Debtor's prison is part & parcel the life of the father who is not a
"Dead-beat dad" - but has been beaten-up by a system that has
spurred divorce and fatherless children. No-fault Divorce and
Child Enforcement are two systems of our government that have undermined
the family by dismembering the dads...
Birmingham_FatherlessBoys_04-26-09.pdf
Yes,
children suffer in the absence of their fathers and male role models; yet,
our society and culture is denigrating dads and fostering the
ill-conceived condemnation of the conventional role of
fathers. Where the fathers go, so too does the family...
Birmingham_FathersRole_07-07-09.pdf An
active father may experience double-standards, but our families have far
more serious problems with missing fathers whatever the reasons for their
absence or inactivity. Children need parents, free societies
need a strong family base that includes a father... Birmingham_MarriageRights_08-26-09.pdf What
are the threats or faults in marriage rights; Since the 1970's and the
introduction of No-fault divorce, marriage has been devalued - changed
from a contract to a relationship of convenience... Birmingham_MenProgram_11-24-09.pdf A
program that aims to treat men like parents -- rather than merely debtors
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"The
greatest threat in America today is from within - it is the destruction of
our families through divorce..."; it the governments machine to destroy the
family... - paraphrased from Stephen Baskerville,
author of TAKEN IN CUSTODY
TAKEN
IN CUSTODY is inspired by the
book of same name. Today's is my oldest son's birthday; he is 19 and we
have not seen each other in eight years; yes, eight years...for he and his
siblings.
Eight
years ago, the courts took my children from me because my wife wanted a
divorce...and because I am a man. Without using this
introduction for a detailed explanation, the basic understanding is that the
plaintiff can make any allegations that they choose with impunity.
This understood, though unreasonable, court circumstance enables anyone
without a conscience to make any allegation, though unsubstantiated or
unverified. Moreover, the enforcement of child support in conjunction with
the regulation of visitation (if even that!) is an incentive for the welfare
state and the demise of parental rights among other underpinnings of the
family.
According
to Baskerville, this attack or war on fatherhood is entirely government
orchestrated and, at its roots, is designed to destroy the family by
removing and repressing the key figure, the father. Using a
idiom of invective language, such as "dead-beat dad"- in a backdrop of
denigrating dads through the media - the government has (and continues) to
violate the rights and privileges of parents by separation of children and
imposition of child support among other stipulations - the outcome of which has
fostered debtors' prison, the welfare state, and countless fatherless left in
the wake...
Recently,
I came across the "Old Law" in the book of Deuteronomy; chapter 19
describes the consequence of giving false testimony in court: if the
witness turns out to be a false witness and has lied against his fellow
Israelite, give him the same medicine he intended for the other party.
Under this law, my spouse would have been removed from the home
presumably (to seek the happiness that she expressed I could not give her...);
the children and I would have remained to carry on some vestige of the family (in
our home); her visitation, income, and other details would have been regulated (and
enforced) by the courts; and her thousands of unaccounted debt would have been
hers to bear (alone) -- but that would have been justice...
For
more information, contact: justice@hkirkrainer.org 
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Last Edited: 11/24/2009