Feminism

What you've done is establish that the law recognized a married man and woman to be one flesh, and the man to be the head of the woman.

This is known in law as the Doctrine of Coverture, which is based squarely on the teaching of Paul in 1 Cor. 11. But what is seldom disclosed when making references to this, is that the Doctrine of Coverture also protected a woman from being sued in civil court.

To say that women could not own property is simply inaccurate, seeing there was shortage of barronesses, many whose ownership and control of an estate were gained when they became widows. And your own evidence clearly shows that women had access to higher education.

 

I meant to respond to this thread yesterday before the foray into Women's Rights. I'm going to post what I meant to then but with respect to the last few posts.

Women's Rights (the right to vote, hold and sell property and control one's own finances and work) is not the same as feminism. Or should I say feminism of today. This feminism seeks not equality, but superiority.

That being said, I believe that neither feminism or Women's Rights was what has led to the rise in acceptance of homosexuality. That I believe can be attributed to the so-called Sexual Revolution which "freed" both men and women to "explore" areas which God meant to stay between husband and wife. This sexual revolution happened long after women were granted the right to vote.

Now Aaron, the Doctrine of Coverture wasn't based on scripture, but on scripture twisted by man in an attempt to give their wrongdoing a foundation.

 

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder, Matthew 19:6.

If you were to incorporate this doctrine in a statute concerning marriage, how would you do it? Would you keep the man and woman as two, or would you combine them into one entity, giving the head the power of attorney?

But, you're getting to the bottom of the issue, and that is what the Scriptures say.

 

To say that the Doctrine of Coverture is manmade, one has to say that a man and wife are really not one flesh, and that a woman ought not to have power on her head. (1 Cor. 11:10)

This is what Feminism does.

 

God bless it!

 

I've noticed no one took my challenge to suggest a statute that incorporated God's view of marriage.

 

Well, then I'll suggest a law.

The law would recognize that a man and a woman are one flesh. They no longer exist independently of each other. However, just as there is rank in the Godhead, and that God is the head of Christ(1 Cor. 11:3), so is the man the head of the woman. Therefore he would have the power of attorney in this union.

It would also recognize that the man is to love his wife as his own body. Therefore, if he did not provide a living for her consistent with his status in society, she could bring him to court to coerce him to do so.

Those are the basic things a law governing marriage would cover, and that is exactly what the Doctrine of Coverture did.

 

Bump.

 

Prenuptial agreements and trusts are nothing new. If you feared the man you were marrying were so unscrupulous as to squander your resources, you could either put them in a trust before your marriage, or enter into a prenuptial agreement. But then, why would you marry such a lout?

That's beside the point. How would you improve on the law while maintaining Christ's doctrine concerning marriage?

 

Let's take me for example. I am a single woman, never married. I (met a man that) built a house that is paid for and in (his) name. (He has) a car whose title is in (his) name and it is paid for. (He has) various monies in mutual funds that are in (his) name. (He) owns property that (he) pays taxes on. And has a monthly income and pays income tax and health, home, and car insurance.

Let's say I met a man tomorrow and married him within the year. If he were to have sole power of attorney in the marriage, then he could sell my house, my car, and my property without my consent.
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Oh now lets see.......where does LOVE fit it this picture?

 

Many moons ago when I married my wife "I" had a race car a snowmobile a horse and over $6,000.00 in savings. Do you know what "we" did? "We" sold the race car, the snowmobile and my horse and took "my" savings and built a house for "us". And you know what? We don't live in that house today but 35 years tomorrow we celebrate "together" the time we did.