Honour the Feminine
September 14th 2006 14:48
‘A gracious woman retains honour,” says Proverbs 11:16.
Feminism has tried to equalise men and women. Extreme feminism has tried to dispense with men altogether. This has caused great pain to (you could even say disenfranchised) many men and to huge numbers of children who have grown up under the influence of having the father’s role negated. Feminism was valuable to protect women from abuse by a percentage of men. However, anything taken to excess just swings the pendulum to the opposite extreme.
The way I see it is that society builds through its families – meaning heterosexual marriages that produce children. This family is the most precious unit we have. It’s like building a house. You have bricks, and you have mortar. Together they work marvellously. But it’s no good taking out the bricks and saying the mortar can operate alone. And it’s no good if the mortar tries to take the role of bricks because there will be nothing to keep them in place and the wall will tumble down at the slightest touch.
I ask you to estimate, on a scale of 1-10, to what degree society is in this predicament these days. Contraception has given women greater choice as to role and one consequence is that society has come unstuck.
OK. You are screaming about keeping women at home etc. Yes. I am saying that women’s primary focus is homebuilding. If we lose this focus then our children will suffer and the next generation will lose the ability to create sound family life. That is terribly dangerous. Anarchy will be the result as the souls of the malnourished children rebel. Too much day care for infants takes away all the intergenerational communication.
Women, don’t underestimate the unheralded role of home-maker. Its value is priceless. Your children have a better chance in life and your husband will be more content. What a blessing to his children is the father who honours and protects this role.
Way back in the old testament times the men talking in the gate (where business is done) were recognised by the manner in which their women managed their homes! The roles were very distinct, but the women were very powerful nevertheless - like the under-carriage on the wagon, giving support to the superstructure. Blessed is the family whose bride adopts this role. Yes, there can be times for her to go to work etc, but the focus is family.
You scream that many women do not have the choice. Then society suffers, the next generation is the poorer, and very often the woman’s health becomes an issue because of the stresses of doing everything. When you are young you think you can do everything, but the stresses accumulate their insidious consequences, which will explode down the track. We need to return to the focus on building the family. Women are central.
Feminism has tried to equalise men and women. Extreme feminism has tried to dispense with men altogether. This has caused great pain to (you could even say disenfranchised) many men and to huge numbers of children who have grown up under the influence of having the father’s role negated. Feminism was valuable to protect women from abuse by a percentage of men. However, anything taken to excess just swings the pendulum to the opposite extreme.
The way I see it is that society builds through its families – meaning heterosexual marriages that produce children. This family is the most precious unit we have. It’s like building a house. You have bricks, and you have mortar. Together they work marvellously. But it’s no good taking out the bricks and saying the mortar can operate alone. And it’s no good if the mortar tries to take the role of bricks because there will be nothing to keep them in place and the wall will tumble down at the slightest touch.
I ask you to estimate, on a scale of 1-10, to what degree society is in this predicament these days. Contraception has given women greater choice as to role and one consequence is that society has come unstuck.
OK. You are screaming about keeping women at home etc. Yes. I am saying that women’s primary focus is homebuilding. If we lose this focus then our children will suffer and the next generation will lose the ability to create sound family life. That is terribly dangerous. Anarchy will be the result as the souls of the malnourished children rebel. Too much day care for infants takes away all the intergenerational communication.
Women, don’t underestimate the unheralded role of home-maker. Its value is priceless. Your children have a better chance in life and your husband will be more content. What a blessing to his children is the father who honours and protects this role.
Way back in the old testament times the men talking in the gate (where business is done) were recognised by the manner in which their women managed their homes! The roles were very distinct, but the women were very powerful nevertheless - like the under-carriage on the wagon, giving support to the superstructure. Blessed is the family whose bride adopts this role. Yes, there can be times for her to go to work etc, but the focus is family.
You scream that many women do not have the choice. Then society suffers, the next generation is the poorer, and very often the woman’s health becomes an issue because of the stresses of doing everything. When you are young you think you can do everything, but the stresses accumulate their insidious consequences, which will explode down the track. We need to return to the focus on building the family. Women are central.
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