tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18256701.post114114936812370557..comments2023-04-24T10:16:31.531-05:00Comments on Watered Spring: Children, burden or blessing?Watered Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13485668975493363054noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18256701.post-1141306433434926672006-03-02T08:33:00.000-05:002006-03-02T08:33:00.000-05:00Stacey, I want to thank you for commenting. I do ...Stacey, I want to thank you for commenting. I do agree that God's grace is great and that delivers us from the curse of the law, separation from God forever, and gives us hope of being changed in eternity into what God intended for us at creation.. That however doesn't negate the fact that we are still sinners and still are under the physical curses God set forth at the Garden. Men still are cursed by haveing to toil the ground for food and to work. And, I would like to add, that what God ruled in the garden, "...Your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you..." (the idea of a woman seeking to upsurp the God given authority of a husband over his wife) is very prevelant especially in the feminist mindset. If you look at the history of feminism and the actions of it today, the focus is woman being liberated and free from "submission" to men. That, unfortunately, is a great false hood and like I said originated with Eve. Yet, God says to submit to our husbands ( and if we are not married to our fathers) as Christ Himself submitted to the Father. Not that there was an inequality in personhood, but there was a difference in roles. Jesus Christ's was to submit to His Father, and we as wives are to submit to our husbands in EVERYTHING. (I Peter 3/ I Timothy 2/ and Ephesians 5 we see the comparison of the church submitting ot Christ). Now, I don't agree with violance period- whether it be a woman being violant to a man (which is becomming more and more common) or a man being violant toward a woman. That is sin. But so is women seeking to elevate themselves in a place of authority over men or their husbands. A woman's God-given role is to be a helper, not a leader, and while there are times in Scripture where woman upsurped a man's authority,(many like to refer to Deborah) I tend to view it more of a lack of men taking the leadership they have been given by God.<BR/>Femnism, also, doesn't like the restraints of homemaking and child-rearing. That has been a foundational belief of feminists for years. A woman's independance from everyone and everything is foundational to the feminist mindest and thought. The Patriarchal construction of the home and society (authority of fathers and men) is also something feminists continually buck against, and yet that is a Biblical mindset.<BR/>All that said, I don't dislike women who are feminsts. I greatly dislike and am saddened by their thoughts and the way they are destroying the family and the home with them. Just because something may have something good in it (such as violance like you mentioned), doesn't make it right or even something to claim. The foundational thoughts of feminism and even the actions and lives of those claiming feminism today are something that must be considered when one claims to be part of a particular "group" of thought. And feminism is not something that holds to Biblical truth or thought and therefore the entire thoughts of feminism should be evaluated only by what God's Word says.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I also want you to know, that much of my opinions on feminsim occured while studying in a secular college and were formed over 5 years ago and is something I haven't done an incredible amount of study on in the last few years. I do, however, keep up with some thoughts from a conservative website found at www.ladiesagainstfeminsm.com.Watered Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485668975493363054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18256701.post-1141258450301960632006-03-01T19:14:00.000-05:002006-03-01T19:14:00.000-05:00Hello... I don't know you very well, but I wanted ...Hello... I don't know you very well, but I wanted to comment. I found your page from Dayna's xanga and I like to read your writings from time to time. <BR/>Although we seem to have a similar background and although my worship style and spiritual dogma is extremely conservative, you may find my ideas are somewhat radical:<BR/><BR/>You have said: <BR/>"The feminist mindset is such: "pursue your dreams and goals...why bother wasting your mind on such a mindless and dead-end job like mothering". That, I believe is one of the greatest reasons that children are seen as a hindrance...thanks to the feminist's mindset...which really is a sinful mindset begun in the Garden of Eden with Eve."<BR/><BR/>However, living under the Grace of Jesus Christ, women are no longer bound to the curse given to their lineage during the Fall. If Christ came to pay for all sin, certainly that means Eve, the "mother of all living" as well. Just a thought, although I'm not trying to argue your beliefs. I simply agree to respectfully disagree :)<BR/>Not all feminists believe that children are a burden. Unfortunately, the mainstream view of feminism is inaccurately portrayed through biased sources in media and hold little truth as it generalizes all forms of feminism, including pro-life feminists and even suffragists and those fighting for civil liberties.(Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells) (see http://www.feministsforlife.org)<BR/>Many feminists simply want to stop the universal sexualization and violence against women... and that alone; I view as a completely legitimate reason to become an advocate for feminism. Perhaps many are wary of calling themselves feminists because it has become a black mark in society. Jehovah's Witnesses call themselves Christians...do we then drop Christianity? Just because semantics may argue complete unity with a generalized "way of life," does not mean we drop the entire issue. <BR/>If someone has directed ignorant comments in the name of feminism insinuating your lack of freedom within mothering, that person has insulted you... and I (as a feminist) do not condone such juvenile behavior. True, pure feminism is about the right for a woman to decide what she wants for her life without coercion into or out of mothering. You have chosen mothering as your admirable right and duty and no one should be able to tell you otherwise. <BR/>Besides, if mothering were a dead-end job, there would be no people on the earth! Your children are beautiful and your heart is pure... you have every right to remain happy! I believe a mother is one of God's greatest gifts... and we should do everything in our ability to protect her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com