For readers
that are new to birth order theory you should know
that all birth orders have both
positive and negative
characteristics. A trait thought by some to be positive may be
negative to someone else. Every birth order has these two
aspects. A look at Judge Roy Moore’s birth order will allow
you to see him more clearly.
characteristics. A trait thought by some to be positive may be
negative to someone else. Every birth order has these two
aspects. A look at Judge Roy Moore’s birth order will allow
you to see him more clearly.
Early Years
Roy Stewart
Moore was born February 11, 1947, the eldest of
five children. Jerry his next
younger sibling turned 69 this year
so the boys were very close in age. His
next younger siblings
were Nancy 1953, Michael 1956, and Toni 1959. Their
father,
Roy Baxter Moore was a farmer and construction worker. A
strict
disciplinarian, the children wished for the hickory stick
rather than his
hour-long lectures. The family was so poor that
they didn’t have indoor
plumbing until Roy’s senior year in
high-school. His mother said, “Roy was a
studious child. I
never got any trouble out of that boy, he’s always loved
going
to church. He never went outside.
I’d find him studying in his
room at 3am in the morning. Kids use to make fun
of him.
”Moore worked various jobs during his school years from
picking
vegetables, to stock boy, to lunchroom worker. He
graduated in 1965 with straight A’s and won election as
president of the student government. After graduation he
won an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point.
president of the student government. After graduation he
won an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point.
Firstborn Birth Oder
Roy is the
firstborn; this is the child that likes to enforce the
family rules. There is a lot of pressure on this position
to
succeed in anything they do. Failure is not an option as it
has a direct
effect on their ego. Many firstborns drop out if
the pressure is too great. They
also have to protect their
throne from the next younger sibling. Firstborns are already
ahead of their
siblings in school; this leaves only athletics
for the younger sibling to
create his identity in the family.
Roy's brother seems to have taken this opportunity to be
different as he was a stand out football player. Roy never
had time to participate in sports.Working and studying
didn’t give Roy much time for a social life. His religious
upbringing may have put this aspect of his life on the back
burner or ignored, leaving him socially inept. Firstborns
believe that they know what is right, and love to give
orders to others.
different as he was a stand out football player. Roy never
had time to participate in sports.Working and studying
didn’t give Roy much time for a social life. His religious
upbringing may have put this aspect of his life on the back
burner or ignored, leaving him socially inept. Firstborns
believe that they know what is right, and love to give
orders to others.
West Point and Vietnam
West Point
would seem like a perfect fit for this firstborn
rule enforcer. He got stronger
as he survived intimidation
by the underclassmen. He was seen as very
conservative
and intolerant of people with different points of view. It
was at West Point that he participated in sports. He became
proficient on the pommel horse, helping the gymnastics
team beat Navy. Graduating in 1971 Captain Moore took
command of the 188th Company, 504th Battalion
supervising a military stockade. He says he was “shocked”
by the lack of discipline and set about to correct this.
The soldiers under his command called him “Captain
America,” not as a compliment. He recalls sleeping on
sandbags so his own men wouldn’t take the opportunity
to roll a grenade under his cot as his men had threatened
him with fragging.
was at West Point that he participated in sports. He became
proficient on the pommel horse, helping the gymnastics
team beat Navy. Graduating in 1971 Captain Moore took
command of the 188th Company, 504th Battalion
supervising a military stockade. He says he was “shocked”
by the lack of discipline and set about to correct this.
The soldiers under his command called him “Captain
America,” not as a compliment. He recalls sleeping on
sandbags so his own men wouldn’t take the opportunity
to roll a grenade under his cot as his men had threatened
him with fragging.
Professional Career
Returning
from Vietnam he entered the Alabama Law
School and graduated in 1977. His first
job was deputy
district attorney for Etowah County. He ran for Circuit
Judge in
1982 and lost. For a firstborn this is devastating.
He moved to Texas and learned the skill of kickboxing.
He became so good the he
beat a much younger man in
a contest. “It was a symbolic victory and one I
needed,”
Moore wrote. “It was a physical contest not a political
competition.”
Still upset with his first political loss he
traveled to Australia and worked
on a cattle ranch for a
year. He returned home in 1986, ran for district
attorney,
and lost again. He joined the
Republican party in 1992
and was appointed as a Circuit Judge after the sitting
Judge died. He won this seat in the next election. Problems
began in 1994 with
the display of the Ten Commandments
in the Court House. This went on for years
and brought
him a lot of statewide attention.
He won a spot on the
Alabama Supreme court in 2000 but was subsequently
twice removed from office.
Political Positions
His political
positions are a reflection of his belief that
“We must return God to our public
life and restore the
moral foundation of our law.” He is anti-homosexual,
same-sex marriage, Muslim, and against abortion.
Women and Marriage
Roy married
Kayla Kisor in 1985. He was 38 and Kayla
24, a 14yr age difference. He first saw her when she was
a teenager at a dance
recital. They meet again after she
was divorced from her first husband. This
interest in
younger women has surfaced in his present campaign for
the Senate.
Three women have accused him of sexual
assault when they were aged 14 to 28. He has not denied
having approached or dated
teenagers over the age of 16.
(The age of consent in Alabama). Firstborns have
great
difficulty admitting they did anything wrong.
The Real Roy Moore
It appears
that Roy Moore is a very high achieving Firstborn.
He has taken the trait of following the rules
to an extreme
degree. In his mind there
appears to be fusion of religious
beliefs superseding those of the American
Constitution.
Some firstborns are so
focused on the rules that they lack
the ability to see or weigh other opinions
different than
their own. He is a staunch evangelical Christian and Baptist.
Moore
said, “Our rights come from God. The Constitution
was founded upon God. It is
the fallen nature of man that the
Constitution meant to restrain. It appears in
his quest for rules
that he feels he is enforcing the rules of God and therefore
cannot be wrong. This may have blinded him to leave any
room for rational
argument. The voters of Alabama will make
the call. Roy would leave it in the
hands of God.
Update
August 14 2022 after many years in court a federal jury has
foundthat a Democratic super political action committee
defamed Roy Moore during his 2017 U.S. Senate bid in
Alabama. He was awarded over $8 million dollars. False
statements had been made knowing the information by
anonymous sources were incorrect. They gave the false
impression that the Judge solicited sex from a 14 year old.
The Judge said " I feel this is vindication and I give thanks
to Almighty God and the jurors in this case for a great victory
over our corrupt political system".
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