The issue of what Bob McDonnell wrote in his thesis at Regents University in 1989 has been drawing heat over the past few days. What Bob McDonnell wrote was odd in 1989, and it is radical in 2009. McDonnell claims his views have evolved, and I am sure they have, to some degree. Still, let’s consider the source. This was a thesis done at Regents University, a Conservative Christian university. The Chancellor of the University is none other than Pat Robinson himself
What people fail to notice is how the Christian worldview of women in the workplace and the worlds view have diverged over the last 50 years. I would point to things such as the council of biblical manhood and womenhood as a Christian response to feminism. They don’t believe that the advances of feminism as a whole have been a good thing. I agree with them. While some things that the feminist movement has done are good things, such as equal pay for equal work, as a whole they are a negative on the culture.
The contrary worldview is that men and women are different, and they have different roles. While the roles are different, it does not mean that one sex is greater than the other. A huge problem with the feminist movement is that it has made women who stay at home looked down upon. This ought to not be looked down upon, but rather praised, especially those mothers with young children.
If you want to make it far running for elected office today, you can’t make it clear that you have these views. I don’t know if McDonnell holds these views or not, but he is responding to them well. As someone not running for office, agree a lot with what McDonnell said in 1989. I have not read the entire thesis, so I won’t agree with it all, but unlike most, it furthers my support for McDonnell, not diminishes.
