Feminists are merchants of misery. We see in our country the results on the back end the fruit of their gospel of envy.
Sooooooo true!!!!
Feminists are merchants of misery. We see in our country the results on the back end the fruit of their gospel of envy.
Is a woman's consent required for marriage? Does a father, brother or other male authority figure have a right to arrange a marriage and compel her to marry a man they pick out?
It's also found a place in modern pop culture shows where strangers get married on first sight. Generally these are done badly, aimed at TV ratings not the welfare of the participants. However, The Edge radio station in New Zealand has done it extremely well, as they have very carefully vetted and selected the participants to be true matches.But placement marriage also takes place when willing people go to a matchmaker and they are placed with a partner or situation that fits their needs. It's consensual for everyone involved.
I would agree when it comes to “Christian” cultures.but I really doubt forced marriages happened that often.
Well, if you arrange a marriage for me at one, I promise to turn up!Ha! Why do I get the impression we are moving in the direction of having arranged marriages at our upcoming retreats? Well, at least it doesn't appear that any of them are going to be forced!
Absolutely! I was thinking old testament Israel when I wrote that.I would agree when it comes to “Christian” cultures.
In some other cultures the number of females is the is key to power in the afterlife, or conversely, of little value.
Both views lead to abuse of one’s female offspring.
LOL! I don't have a daughter...yet!Well, if you arrange a marriage for me at one, I promise to turn up!
Translation - if you want to see my whole family travel all the way to the USA for a retreat, it's going to cost you a daughter.
Oh, so it has to be a daughter?Translation - if you want to see my whole family travel all the way to the USA for a retreat, it's going to cost you a daughter.
I think that Keith is slightly beyond anyone’s responsibility at this point.Do you really want me for a stepfather @Keith Martin? Thanks for the complement, but I really don't know if I could handle the responsibility.
Of course, since this is only arranged and not forced marriage, the daughter will have the right to say "No", so you could make the trip to America, and go back empty handed.Somebody's daughter! If she's not somebody's daughter, I'm not interested...
Do you really want me for a stepfather @Keith Martin? Thanks for the complement, but I really don't know if I could handle the responsibility.
EDIT: Might I add that every woman is somebody's daughter, with the exception of Eve, of course.
That's what I meant. It was a silly joke.Might I add that every woman is somebody's daughter
If we were talking seriously (which we are not!), there is no way anything like that would happen without substantial communication between the prospective husband and wife beforehand to ensure they were actually in agreement. In the specific jocular example of me traveling to the USA for an arranged wife, I wouldn't do that for a woman I'd never met and might refuse myself when I saw her, or who might refuse me when I arrived. All of that would be worked out long before a wedding.Of course, since this is only arranged and not forced marriage, the daughter will have the right to say "No", so you could make the trip to America, and go back empty handed.
Or maybe she was Adam's daughter!Eve was God's daughter!
Do you really want me for a stepfather @Keith Martin? Thanks for the complement, but I really don't know if I could handle the responsibility.