Marriage Comparison Of Marriage

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Michael Callaway
Ms. Marks
Honors English 11, Pd 4
30 April 2014
Marriage Comparison
Marriage in modern times is much different than it was in traditional times. In modern times the value of women is recognized and respected. Women have many more opportunities in modern times than what was available in traditional times. The value of women in modern times was not very high. They were disrespected and treated like property. I will be answering several questions such as, what should marriage be? Should marriage be equal? What is power in a marriage? What are the roles in marriage? Who should earn the primary income for the household? What are the options for each gender in divorce? What are the options for each gender if he/she stays single? These questions will be answered by my own research, opinion, and biblical morals.
What should marriage be? There are so many different opinions on what a marriage should be. Some people think that if two people live together they are married. Others believe that the only way for two people to be married is if they are are formally married by a pastor, priest, minister, or justice of the peace. There is is major conflict on who should run the household. Husband or wife?
Marriage is a socially or ritually recognized union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, ma...

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...turers. The Bible calls for men and women to share authority in the home. Men supremacy is not what the Bible teaches. Men and women are equal and have the same worth, God has created men and women to work together not for men to rule over women. But women are meant to follow submissively, and to be helpers to the husband. Men made to provide for his wife. They are to protect them. The reason that today’s society does not think that women should be submissive to men is because men have abused women and taken advantage of them. That is not how men and women are to relate to each other. Men and women have distinct roles in marriage. Men built and made to work outside the home and women are to work within it. And it is clear what women are meant to do, women have a womb made to to the task of raising children, since very clearly men that part in their anatomy. (O’Neil)

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