Posted on 03/26/2015 8:25:50 AM PDT by Salvation
The Bible holds men responsible for training their children, Dueteronomy 6 for example. Feminism has made biblical patriarchy unseemly to many & many men have been all too willing to hand that role to women. Even in churches, women do everything but preach. Who teaches Sunday school, bible school, leads the choir, etc?
Fathers are to be the spiritual leaders.
Wedding gowns used to be ‘virginal’ styles. Strapless does not fit that theme. They look more night clubby or sundress style.
This was the subject taught to teen boys in my sons youth group several weeks ago
to tell the boys that “masculinity” on their part required understanding why some girls seek out sexual contact, because they are craving the male attention they did not get from a father, and it is the boys’ responsibility, as young men, to not take advantage of this
t made an impact on my son
In 1983 my wife’s wedding gown had long sleeves & a high neckline with some tulle lace, but that’s what every bride wore then.
The Lord called her home in 2001. But before then strapless had already become standard; she would look at the brides in the Sunday paper & ask why these girls were showing what only their husbands should see.
I have been blessed with a new wife. When I could not even give away that 1983 gown to the bridal shops, she suggested a costume shop, where they gratefully accepted it as a “Victorian Gibson Girl evening gown” & regarded it as an antique.
Anyway, girls need their fathers just as much as their mothers. The absence is devastating on a vast scale.
Wow, a phrase worth remembering.
Great thought there.
I think there’s some intentional “overkill” going on. That is, women are dressing “immodestly” in the strict sense ... but they look simply awful, and they obviously don’t notice or don’t care.
That sounds like my wedding dress (1989), too!
I was just having this discussion with a friend of mine. boys need men to show them how to treat their wives, and girls need them to learn how their husbands should treat them.
When that started to happen I was in a state of shock.. weddings were no longer a celebration of the wedding..but a huge party with people having a "stage" to show off on" ..planned and choreographed dances by Husband and wife or mother and son or the bridesmaids.. even dancing down the isle of a church .. its all one big show.. sometimes the kids of the couple..or kids from other relationships dance and walk down the isle too...
THEN someone pointed out that most couple getting married have been living together for years so this is really nothing more than a big party given for their friends
I have a daughter who is supposed to start first grade this year. In Germany, they test children to see if they are actually ready to sit in a class and start learning or if they should wait another year.
My wife and I been worried because our daughter was born late in the year, so she is still has issues sitting still. Plus she is learning German and English so her pronunciation was not great.
For the past three months we hired a speech therapist and I been encouraging her to focus more and sit still for longer.
Last week our daughter was tested. We get an official response soon but my wife was very happy because they said she is 50/50 if she should start first grade this year and that the decision could be up to us.
Then it struck me and I told my wife : Forget whatever crazy bs we been talking about before. When she starts school a year later, that means we are likely to have her in our daily lives a year more... before she goes off to start her own life.
They may as well just go to the justice of the peace and then do a big reception. Why bother using church if it’s just a decoration?
As soon as school was over or school authorities were out sight, the first thing many of the girls did was to roll up their skirts and unbutton the top button of their blouses. My wife laughed as she was telling me this story. The girls didn't necessarily want to look prim and proper. They wanted to attract boys.
Yeah, I used to come back from the beach with my soles blackened. Until I finally remembered to wear my sneakers when walking on the sand. Darn, that sand was hot. Oh wait..he said souls. Sorry.
I met with the "pastor"..a very nice man that agreed to do the service for $500.00 and an extra $100 for the organist
The church was beautiful a true historic gem.. the service was understated with the bible readings appropriate, the pastor gave a sermon on the meaning of marriage.. the bride was beautiful in her very plain modest dress..
To her tradition demanded she get married in a church..
Amen!
Very nice wedding, don't forget to invite me to the marriage.
~God~
That does appear to be true in many households, much to the detriment of anyone unfortunate enough to be living in such a household.
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