Category Archives: Marriage and Society

Oh no! Not again!

Yahoo UK News, http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dj-guilty-murdering-three-old-girl-192641154.html#fDhUPOA has the story of a young girl who has been murdered by her mother’s boyfriend. I am presuming that, because the little girl’s surname is different from the man’s surname, he was not her father. Yet, … Continue reading

Posted in Law and society, Marriage and Society, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Christian on the Internet

I have been taking part in some discussions on the internet in what is generally known as the ‘manosphere’. This is a loose grouping of sites that include the men’s rights movement, pick-up artists and game, and complementarian marriage. There … Continue reading

Posted in Christian, Freedom and Society, Marriage and Society, Obedience | 9 Comments

Christian duty to engage in civil disobedience

In the last week, the House of Commons has agreed to read for the third time a bill to bring into being in the UK same-sex marriage. In the same week, the Church of Scotland (The Kirk) has agreed that … Continue reading

Posted in Church of Scotland, Kirk, Marriage and Society, Obedience, The Church and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Another Fine Mess

In my work, I come into contact with a large number of self-employed builders, bricklayers, carpenters, roofers, kitchen fitters and plumbers. In a large number of cases, I am the only Christian contact they meet on a regular basis. I … Continue reading

Posted in Marriage and Society, Obedience | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

How Precious is Human Life?

We are told in Genesis Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the … Continue reading

Posted in Freedom and Society, Marriage and Society, The Church and Society, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Is Same-Sex Marriage The Death Knell for The Church?

Dalrock frequently makes postings on the problems of marriage on his blog and usually quotes some US statistics to show how poorly men are served in the present state of affairs. But his post, Lovestruck, http://dalrock.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/lovestruck/ is a gem, a … Continue reading

Posted in Christian, Marriage and Society, The Church and Society | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Marriage and the Church III

I have had some e-mail correspondence from a lady who has never married. I would like to discuss the matters it raises here because some of what this lady has said is of general application to men seeking to get … Continue reading

Posted in Christian, Marriage and Society | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Marriage and Divorce UK Style

I left the previous post with the thought that in cases of intimate partner violence, there is not an automatic move to divorce, but rather a separation. I would like to thank Pastor Jon Gleason for his comments about involving … Continue reading

Posted in Christian, Marriage and Society, Obedience, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Marriage and divorce, UK style

Several Christians have been looking at what marriage means and in the US there is a view that marriage is too risky an undertaking for a man. Things are almost as bad in the England, where there is only one … Continue reading

Posted in Christian, Church of England, Marriage and Society, Obedience, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Idiocy in the Newspapers

From the “Dear Vicki and Octavia” advice page in the Telegraph we find the following question: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/relationship-advice-and-romance/9691342/Should-I-get-pregnant-by-accident.html “I am in my late thirties and desperate to have a child. I have a fair few transient partners but never meet ‘the … Continue reading

Posted in Christian, Marriage and Society | Leave a comment