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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 455605" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">Funny you should mention the Bible...ahem, without getting into a religious debate or offending anyone...THEY were fundamental Baptists...now she is the only one practicing - he left the church a few years ago. In her head she believes that the man is made in the image of God and as such, is to be obeyed. We once had a lengthy debate about how that may be so, but as a man made in the image of God, ahem, he is supposed to be a loving, respectful, supportive and uplifting husband to his wife...he is supposed to act in the ways in which God preaches he should...he's not supposed to be verbally, mentally, emotionally and physically abusive. As his wife, he doesn't OWN her, they are a partnership with mutual respect and consideration of one another. Neither shall wield more power over the other. She said I was right, but she said, "through my behavior, he will come to see the light and be uplifted by me and become a better man"....ummmm, after 27 years I'd say she had given it her best shot and it's time to come up with another plan. Again, I don't bash any believers, just get it right though. This is not a man living a Christian life, no mistake about that, huh? I imagine that this is how they ended up with FIVE children? </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">Donna - you are SO right on about his marking his territory, how disgusting.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 455605, member: 2211"] [COLOR=#008080][SIZE=2]Funny you should mention the Bible...ahem, without getting into a religious debate or offending anyone...THEY were fundamental Baptists...now she is the only one practicing - he left the church a few years ago. In her head she believes that the man is made in the image of God and as such, is to be obeyed. We once had a lengthy debate about how that may be so, but as a man made in the image of God, ahem, he is supposed to be a loving, respectful, supportive and uplifting husband to his wife...he is supposed to act in the ways in which God preaches he should...he's not supposed to be verbally, mentally, emotionally and physically abusive. As his wife, he doesn't OWN her, they are a partnership with mutual respect and consideration of one another. Neither shall wield more power over the other. She said I was right, but she said, "through my behavior, he will come to see the light and be uplifted by me and become a better man"....ummmm, after 27 years I'd say she had given it her best shot and it's time to come up with another plan. Again, I don't bash any believers, just get it right though. This is not a man living a Christian life, no mistake about that, huh? I imagine that this is how they ended up with FIVE children? Donna - you are SO right on about his marking his territory, how disgusting.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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