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Originally posted by Avatar:
But a great deal of bible's words on the role of women is considered out of date not only by society but by the church.
Can teh same be applied to this??
You know I have given the role of women in the Bible vs the role of women in the real world a lot of thought, I think that altho the Bible may in some places actually be incorrect and inaccurate, I also think that in many ways it is right, women ARE different from men, not just in physical ways but in emmotional ways as well no matter what anyone says. And to that end, the biblical way and the nuclear family does actually appear to be the "best" way to rear children. To date there has been no other successful solution, while single parents do an amazing job in some cases, it is still by far better for a child to be raised by 2 loving parents (one of each sex). Sure individual children may show great strides coming from non-traditional families but as a whole this has not been the case.
Since women have moved out of the household and into the work place I believe children as a whole have suffered from the deprivation of the traditional family structure. No I don't think women should be kept "Barefoot and pregnant" I just lament for children who are forced to grow up with strangers instead of a full time attending parent be it Mom or Dad parenting should not be approached as a part time job...in my opinion at least.