tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post5562080560239743043..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Child Marriage and Christian FundamentalistsAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-49352020438273631812015-07-29T09:44:06.315-04:002015-07-29T09:44:06.315-04:00Anonymous -- Men like Swanson and Bruehner are EXT...Anonymous -- Men like Swanson and Bruehner are EXTREMELY insecure. Men in the Christian Patriarchy Movement feel threatened by independent women.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-31521564721301772812015-07-28T01:06:52.099-04:002015-07-28T01:06:52.099-04:00I'm a bit late to this but....
I am a 37 year ...I'm a bit late to this but....<br />I am a 37 year old Australian women, I am not married but in Australia there is no stigma or shame if you cohabitate, it's called a ' de facto relationship' and is legally recognized. My partner and I have 2 children and have been together since we were 18 and 19 years old. Everything we have done has been our choice and what we believe is the right this for us. I am an atheist, he is a believer ( sorta) and our kids are finding there own ways by us teaching them about the good and bad of every religion and belief system. Our daughter is nearly 17, she is very bright and her main goal is her education and career so she can always be independent and informed. Our son who is 11 is a feminist and will point out when someone says either men or women are better at something as wrong because as he say everyone should be equal. He is also a tough dirt bike riding, footy playing boy. <br />I always wondered if the fundamental Christian men are like those in the post because they are insecure about their own intelligence and that if they can stop women from being able to do anything the get rid of 50% of the competition..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-69493288486707034282014-02-04T07:48:22.611-05:002014-02-04T07:48:22.611-05:00Christian -- Swanson just can't accept the ide...Christian -- Swanson just can't accept the idea that morality has evolved since ancient times.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-67738499889365999492014-02-04T06:53:34.680-05:002014-02-04T06:53:34.680-05:00I think Swanson sums it up perfectly by his ignora...I think Swanson sums it up perfectly by his ignorance. when he said something like "In modern society it is considered a sin." <br /><br />Yes, it is. As we are no longer living in the stone ages when your moral book was made.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243905647317437724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-19705571427268929552014-02-03T19:22:40.808-05:002014-02-03T19:22:40.808-05:00Agi Tater -- Thanks. I'm always happy to see y...Agi Tater -- Thanks. I'm always happy to see you stop by the blog.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-22164184960232604522014-02-03T18:51:32.569-05:002014-02-03T18:51:32.569-05:00Ahab, this is such a thoughtful, well-written, and...Ahab, this is such a thoughtful, well-written, and well-researched post. Of course the topic is also disturbing and enraging. But unfortunately the truth about the RR is always disturbing and enraging. Nonetheless, your posts always hit an emotional chord that inspires me to do something about it. Thank you for this important information.<br /><br />Another excellent post bookmarked for future reference. Now I'm on to read part 2.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362339037879270082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-83728802327565507282014-02-03T14:52:31.020-05:002014-02-03T14:52:31.020-05:00NatureLover -- I'm glad you're happy and t...NatureLover -- I'm glad you're happy and that you waited to wed. I'm surprised that young people weren't seeing those divorces and realizing they should wait. I worry that family and community pressure to marry may have played a role in their early nuptials.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-26239780174342427802014-02-03T13:43:57.364-05:002014-02-03T13:43:57.364-05:00I know that the CP movement doesn't care about...I know that the CP movement doesn't care about marital happiness, but young marriage doesn't guarantee a happy or lasting marriage. I've had students were married at age 16-18. Five married teenagers have lead to 5 divorces before age 25. We live in an area where many, although not universal, adults marry between 20-24. My husband was receiving a lot of teasing about being a bachelor. He started telling people that he was going to skip his first marriage and just start on his second marriage. People thought that was hilarious - until the divorces started. We met in our late twenties and married at 30. I'm pretty much everything the CP guys fear....and yet, I'm happy.NatureLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431801349592342650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-79837898646249222932014-02-02T10:00:02.684-05:002014-02-02T10:00:02.684-05:00Ruth -- I'm sad and angry too. Swanson and Bru...Ruth -- I'm sad and angry too. Swanson and Bruehner love to caricature mainstream society as depraved, and Bruehner seems to be assuming that teenage girls in public school will be promiscuous or preyed upon. They need a reality check and a heavy dose of critical thinking.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-38757540136830349722014-02-02T09:58:03.079-05:002014-02-02T09:58:03.079-05:00Bruce -- Thanks for stopping by. Early marriage an...Bruce -- Thanks for stopping by. Early marriage and underage marriage in fundamentalists subcultures do seem to stem from a narrow vision of women's lives. If fundamentalists realize that girls and women can strive for more, and that marriages will be healthier if both partners are older, maybe this practice can be reduced.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-8807401274864029762014-02-02T02:28:07.896-05:002014-02-02T02:28:07.896-05:00I didn't watch the video, but I read your comm...I didn't watch the video, but I read your commentary. Now I'm sick to my stomach. The exchange between Swanson and Bruehner sounded like some kind of spoof. Sadly, it isn't. <br /><br /><i>"BRUEHNER: Well it is, because she doesn’t have a whole life of fornication ahead of her anymore.<br /><br />SWANSON: Yeah.<br /><br />BRUEHNER: I mean, there’s a whole junior high, soon to be a high school. There’s the staff, there’s the janitors, ... there’s the police department, there are so many sexual opportunities for a young woman that are cut off if she actually commits to one guy and tries to live a pure life."</i><br /><br />What the hell does this even mean? It's incoherent. If a girl is in school and she's not taught godly virtues she's doin' the janitor, the teachers, and the entire police department? Do they really believe if a girl doesn't marry young it's just so she can fornicate? And be damned if she's independent and has an opinion.<br /><br />Okay. Now I'm officially sad. And angry. :(<br />Ruthhttp://gulliblestravelsdma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-79625468536747387442014-02-02T00:46:52.047-05:002014-02-02T00:46:52.047-05:00Great post. I saw this philosophy in certain homes...Great post. I saw this philosophy in certain homeschooling families I came in contact with. Since the highest goal for a girl is to marry and have lots of children, best to start when they are in their prime childbearing years. In one case, a girl age 18 married a 40 year old man. ( they started "courting" before she was 18) this girl was quite naive and there is no way she would have married this man on her own. <br /><br />While I think the age 18 is a cultural norm rather than a hard fast age, I am more concerned with the underlying philosophy that leads girls to conclude that all there is for them in life is marriage and children. While Polly and I were 19 and 21 when we married, we certainly were not ready to marry. We were quite immature. Polly went to college for one purpose....marry a preacher and have children. In the IFB church, girls were told that they had no higher purpose than to marry and bear children. This is why many IFB girls married quite young. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com