rick and deborah farrington

well mary i agree with you. must be something about living in idaho! God can
help us
woman really like staying home and all it involves if we but ask.

mrstar wrote:

> From: "mrstar" <mrstar@...>
>
> <<<I was just wondering at what point did our feelings towards mothering
> change?
> It is a fairly recent thing, I feel. Just voicing what I see, certainly not
> to upset anyone!
> Blessings, Lori in TX>>>
>
> Our feelings, as a nation, toward motherhood changed when our feelings about
> what 'family' 'husband' and 'wife' mean changed. The whole women's
> suffrage movement and subsequently the women's liberation movement came
> about because somewhere along the line people a) stopped believing what the
> Bible had to say about families and the role of men and women; b) women
> started viewing their roles as inferior (even though they had the better end
> of the deal imho). I am sure plenty of people won't agree with me but I do
> believe that God had the roles of men and women perfectly laid out and only
> our own selfishness has changed those roles. The change in our attitude
> toward mothering isn't new, it was a long time coming, it has just reached a
> point now that it is unrecognizable in comparison to it's original form.
>
> Mary in Idaho (having invested in flame retardant clothes and prepared for
> the onslaught)
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I disagree. No flames, but I disagree. Too tired to go into detail but have
lots.

mrstar wrote:

> From: "mrstar" <mrstar@...>
>
> <<<I was just wondering at what point did our feelings towards mothering
> change?
> It is a fairly recent thing, I feel. Just voicing what I see, certainly not
> to upset anyone!
> Blessings, Lori in TX>>>
>
> Our feelings, as a nation, toward motherhood changed when our feelings about
> what 'family' 'husband' and 'wife' mean changed. The whole women's
> suffrage movement and subsequently the women's liberation movement came
> about because somewhere along the line people a) stopped believing what the
> Bible had to say about families and the role of men and women; b) women
> started viewing their roles as inferior (even though they had the better end
> of the deal imho). I am sure plenty of people won't agree with me but I do
> believe that God had the roles of men and women perfectly laid out and only
> our own selfishness has changed those roles. The change in our attitude
> toward mothering isn't new, it was a long time coming, it has just reached a
> point now that it is unrecognizable in comparison to it's original form.
>
> Mary in Idaho (having invested in flame retardant clothes and prepared for
> the onslaught)
>
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mrstar

<<<From: Joel Hawthorne <jhawthorne@...>

I disagree. No flames, but I disagree. Too tired to go into detail but
have
lots.>>>

Cool, I would be very interested in hearing that detail when you have time.
What I spoke of was only one aspect of what is wrong with the picture.

Mary in Idaho