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Author Topic:   Are The Historical Respective Roles Of The Genders Relevant Today?
Theodoric
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Message 17 of 116 (557524)
04-26-2010 12:37 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Buzsaw
04-25-2010 8:39 PM


In my household
My wife is the primary income maker. I am primarily responsible for the domestic duties of the household. We are happily married. We are also well known in our community for our volunteer efforts. We also provide respite foster care. How can you decide what is best for other people? Traditional marriage roles have no bearing on modern society.
Here are some things you should look into.
Divorce statistics for fundies as compared to rest of society. I know what your response will be to this. "damn woman's lib", "lesbians"
Education levels of fundies compared to rest of society. Your response. "Damn liberal education is cause of all our problems"
If so, live by your beliefs. No electricity, no food from grocery stores and of course no computers. None of these things would have happened with a biblical based education system. Ever heard of Madame Curie, Grace Hopper.
You represent the most vile side of the radical right. You are a sexist, racist, homophobic xenophobe. You fantasize of the day when the white male was the dominant being of society. Do you realize how most people, including white males, lived in that time period. We are not that far removed from that period. Look at Victorian england, The US prior to the 20th century. The average person, even the white male, lived a brutish existence.
I know, I know
Your mantra
"Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up."

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

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Theodoric
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Message 27 of 116 (557571)
04-26-2010 9:18 PM
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04-26-2010 9:05 PM


Re: Where we started
One area I see in modern culture is the discipline of children. It is the manly commanding lower voice, the physical strength and the relatively larger sized male that is most capable of handling the ultimate discipline of the children. We've lost much of that today with so many of the families without a male leadership role in the household. Obviously we're paying a hefty price for it culturally.
Discipline by physical intimidation is probably the worst way to discipline a child. Logic and love are much more effective ways to discipline and they also produce a much more productive and responsible adult than any physical form of discipline.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

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