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Another, very practical reason for your wife or daughter to get a degree would be so that they could get a good paying job to support themselves if, God forbid, you should die or divorce your wife--or if your daughter's future husband did.

A college degree definitely makes a woman more employable, should she be forced to enter the workforce by unhappy circumstance.

"Another, very practical reason for your wife or daughter to get a degree would be so that they could get a good paying job to support themselves if, God forbid, you should die or divorce your wife--or if your daughter's future husband did. "

I understand what you are saying, and maybe this is too nuanced, but that reasoning is based on your primary faith in money providing for your needs when troubles arise. As a Christian, we are to primarily put our faith in God to take care of our needs. In the Bible the role of the woman is primarily to raise the children and help the husband.

Am I saying then that no Christian woman should get a degree and go out into the work force....NO! Where God leads each of us to use our gifts is between the individual and God.

I just see this treadmill that says girls NEED to go the college to get a good job. What seems to happen in alot of cases is women go to college, incur large debt, and go into the work world to pay off the debts and prove that they are "equal." They then develop an attitude of independance that keeps them from having children, or keeps them away from their children while they continue their career.

I realize the end result isn't what women pursue, but it becomes contrary to the wonderful blessings that God desires for women.

As far as rotten husbands go,(I know there's alot of 'em) if a women spends more time going to church and checking out her future mate based on spiritual guidelines instead of how cute he looks, or how much cash he has, then the divorce rates would be much lower. Plus, (idealy, I know) if all the available women were in church doing that, where do you think all the worthwhile men would spend more of their time?

I know, I'm a dinosaur. I don't think this way now because I want to "keep women down." Rather, I see a real life example in my wife of what a blessing it has been to follow the guidelines of the Bible, as opposed to the "practical" guidelines of our society.

Sincerely