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Marriage
A Favored Design of God ("the mystery of the church")

Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled;
but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4

How God's design of marriage and the relationship between one man and one woman
correlates with Christ (the bridegroom) and His Church (His bride).

"...strangers can have sex, but only people in love can make love." Dr. Laura Schlessinger

For this is the will of God, the One Who sanctifies you, that you abstain from immorality. Each of you knows to take a wife for himself in holiness and in honor, not in lustful passion like the heathens, the ones who have not known God... 1 Thessalonians 4:4-5 (Power New Testament)

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 1 Peter 3:1-7

The Bible begins and ends with a marriage.
"This is a great mystery...

The IMPORTANCE God placed on marriage as being the basis and FOUNDATION of a "civil" society is not being highlighted by Christians as the main ingredient of God's design. The analogy of Christ and the church, with marriage, apparently is a "great mystery" (Ephesians 5) to many Christians, never mind the secular.

He that has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

Scripture such as "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it," should be an indication that Christ, "the bridegroom" and "His Bride," the church (Revelation 18-22) depicts how IMPORTANT "marriage" is to God.

The mystery: Just as the man and wife are to become as one, so too, believers and God are to be as one. Is not the Church the Bride of Christ?

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son. Matthew 22:2

Violating God's Design
Why the evil one is attacking and undermining God's foundation of the human race.

Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4

What has been the result of defiling the marriage bed? Broken relationships and disease. Why, because it violates God's design and we reap what we sow.

Infidelity:

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 1 Corinthians 6:16

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery. Matthew 5:32

Same-sex:

Homosexuals carry this even further by also violating "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God."

Paul depicted the homosexual results "which is against nature." Many facets of this lifestyle "without excuse" include "foolish hearts darkened, reprobate mind, uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves, vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. Filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them." Romans 1:18-32

"Against diseases here the strongest fence / Is the defensive virtue, abstinence." Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1742

  Below: Marriage - "A Great Mystery?" "Two shall be one flesh"
             Defending Marriage Between One Man and One Woman
             The Foundation Of Civilization And Society
             The Deception of Same-Sex Marriage "goes against nature" and teaching our children it is "normal"
             The Destruction of marriage precedes the death of a culture (pdf): Sociologists and anthropologists who have studied the death of civilizations have found that rampant sexual immorality, feminism, and homosexuality have been factors in destroying nations.

“To the institution of marriage the true origin of society must be traced.” James Wilson, 1790,  Continental Congress, wrote in 1790.

God's Design for Marriage (CitizenLink.org) Find the key to making your marriage flourish — just as God designed.

Further Resources

National Institute of Marriage Direct ministry to couples. We have developed a continuum of care that meets couples wherever they may be in their relationship.  Regardless of the health of their marriage we have a service that can help them improve their marital satisfaction.  Our services include:

• The Marriage Emergency Room. We continue to see a dramatic impact in the marriages of couples through our Intensive Marriage Counseling Programs.
• Marriage Enrichment Conferences. We currently present the 'Marriage is a Dance' conference to couples across the nation.
• Resources for Couples. We have marriage curriculum for couples, small groups, military couples, counselors and therapists.

• Family - Scriptures and more

• Children - Parents and children - Scriptures and more.

• Resources - Parenting and children helpful resources, assistance, protection, safety, etc.

• What is "normal?" Can it go against nature?

• Gay Marriage - How should a Christian respond to it? by Pam S. Sheppard

• Marriage Resources for Clergy - Marriage is in disarray in America. High divorce rates and unwed childbearing are not good for children, and not good for our culture. The church can play a role in strengthening marriage, and clergy are especially crucial to lead the way by providing strong instruction and encouragement. For this reason, we have devised a set of resources to assist pastors with their preaching and teaching for the sake of strengthening marriage.

"This is a great mystery..."

The man is the head of the family, the woman is the heart of the family if "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it." Ephesians 5:25

Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4

Statistics show that there are 3,500 divorces daily in the United States. Society cannot survive the breakdown of the family. The Bible begins with a marriage. The Bible ends with a marriage in Revelation. "This is a great mystery..." Ephesians 5:22-23

Ephesians 5:22-33

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church; For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery; but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

The man is the head of the family, the woman is the heart of the family if "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it." Ephesians 5:25

Being self-centered and/or selfish will cause problems. Marriage requires being unselfish and the two becoming one, not the two remaining two. See Ephesians 5:22-23 below and see if you have ears to hear.-

The "mystery" - "...the two shall be one flesh." Examining the "mystery"  - The bride take the husbands name. The bride now does everything in his name. The bride acts in faith in his name. The bride becomes immersed (baptized) into the life of her husband as a partaker of his kingdom. "For as He is, so are we in the world." 1 John 4:17

To fully understand the God's design of the marriage relationship between man and woman it is necessary to understand the "marriage" relationship between Christ and His Church. (I.E. How does Christ care for His Church? Does the Church "submit" to the "King" whose Kingdom is not of this world?) Discover the "mystery," by understanding the man's role of caring and the wife's role of caring for being cared for: See What is What is the Kingdom of God? He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

Proverbs 31:10-31

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar. She rises also while it is yet night, and gives meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She girds her loins with strength, and strengthens her arms. She perceives that her merchandise is good: her candle goes not out by night. She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She makes herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes fine linen, and sells it; and delivers girdles unto the merchant. Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looks well to the ways of her household, and eats not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all. Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

1 Corinthians 7

Now concerning the things whereof you wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife has not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not power of his own body, but the wife. Defraud not one another, except it be with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man has his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which has an husband that believes not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God has called us to peace. For what do you know, O wife, whether you shall save thy husband? or how do you know, O man, whether you shall save thy wife? But as God has distributed to every man, as the Lord has called every one, so let him walk.

And so ordain I in all churches. Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

Art you called being a servant? care not for it: but if you may be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that has obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. Are you bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she has not sinned.

Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remains, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passes away. But I would have you without carefulness.

He that is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married cares for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that you may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

But if any man think that he behaves himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sins not: let them marry. Nevertheless he that stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well.

So then he that gives her in marriage does well; but he that gives her not in marriage does better. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

In the Words of Jesus

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery. Matthew 5:27-32

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? He said unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery: and whoso marries her which is put away doth commit adultery. His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Matthew 19:3-12

And every one that has forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Matthew 19:29

Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that has left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. Luke 18:28-30

Jesus said unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them. But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. And Jesus answered and spoke unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he said unto him, Friend, how is it you came in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen. Matthew 21:42-22:14

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he said unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are the true sayings of God. Revelation 19:7-9

Bringing New Life to Your Marriage Marital success can be found in two little words.

by Carol Heffernan

It often starts with something small. Maybe she arrives home from shopping to find that the kids aren't in bed yet. She thought her husband would have realized that the family needed to get up early, so the kids needed to go to bed early.

He didn't think it was a big deal. Besides, he was playing with them and they could take a nap the following day.

She is upset and communicates this to him, but before too long, she can tell that he is upset with her for being upset with him!

When she speaks up, he rolls his eyes. He thinks she’s about to nag, and she thinks he’s very insensitive. And so it goes . . .

Like many couples, they never saw it coming. But such seemingly minor conflicts are like termites, silently eating away beneath the surface, until one day the foundation crumbles.

Trouble is, this disagreement isn’t only about the children's bedtime. It goes deeper than that. According to author and marriage expert Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, the wife isn’t just looking for a resolution on bedtime. At a certain point, she begins to feel unloved, thinking, "If I mattered to him, he'd be more attentive and would definitely talk to me." The husband, meanwhile, interprets his wife’s "need to talk" as another situation that will result in him feeling disrespected as a person and thinks, "I can never be good enough."

"A husband needs respect like he needs air to breathe," Eggerichs explains, "while love is by far a wife’s greatest need."

Eggerichs, who co-wrote Motivating Your Man God’s Way with his wife, Sarah, says this concept is the secret to a better marriage. Without it, couples can easily get caught up in the constant back-and-forth of complaining and stonewalling, action and reaction. Eggerichs calls it the "crazy cycle."

Carol Heffernan is the online editor for broadcast programming at Focus on the Family.

Tale of two brains  (Video) Mark Gungor from Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage compares men's brains to lots of boxes that don't touch and women's brains to a big ball of wire where everything is connected to everything else. Prepare to laugh.

Defending Marriage Between One Man and One woman

"Yet now, the very act of referring to this tradition (of marriage), of upholding it, or dare say, making any defense of the moral consensus of every civilization in human history, is often characterized as 'hate speech.'" From commencement address of Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa) at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, on May 17, 2003, defending the institutions of marriage, family, and freedom.

"I was in the Capitol Building on Monday and Tuesday before the vote. The phones were ringing off the hook in Senators' offices with a ratio of 10 calls for the FMA for every 1 call against. One Senator told me that on Tuesday alone his office received 4300 calls and only 300 of those were against the FMA. Supporters of the FMA clogged the Senate phone system so badly that it failed on several occasions. The homosexual lobby groups pleaded with their people on the Internet to call the Senate, but there just are not that many homosexuals. I believe those Senators who voted against traditional marriage and who are up for election this year are fearful of what will happen in November and rightly so." William J. Murray, Chairman Religious Freedom Coalition

Traditional Marriage: The Vote Is In By Paul M. Weyrich

See also: Institute for Marriage and Public Policy

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Dr. Laura Schlessinger - For over 25 years, Dr. Laura has been “preaching, teaching and nagging” on the radio, encouraging men and women to create healthy and stable homes for children. She goes a step further in this book, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, encouraging wives to use their power as women to create happy homes.

The Foundation Of Civilization And Society

From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003] [Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between   January 7, 2003 and February 12, 2003] [CITE: 1USC7] THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TITLE 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1--RULES OF CONSTRUCTION Sec. 7. Definition of ``marriage'' and ``spouse''In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word ``marriage means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word `spouse'' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. (Added Pub. L. 104-199, Sec. 3(a), Sept. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2419.)

A 1998 study in 17 nations found married people are significantly happier than the unmarried. A five-year study released in 1998 found that continuously married people experienced better emotional health and less depression than never-married, remarried, divorced, or widowed individuals.  The study also reported that getting married for the first time significantly increases a person's emotional well-being.

"The happy State of Matrimony is, undoubtedly, the surest and most lasting Foundation of Comfort and Love; the Source of all that endearing  Tenderness and Affection which arises from Relation and Affinity; the grand Point of Property; the Cause of all good Order in the World, and what alone preserves it from the utmost Confusion; and, to sum up all, the Appointment of infinite Wisdom for these great and good Purposes." --Benjamin Franklin (Rules and Maxims for Promoting Matrimonial
Happiness, 8 October 1730) Reference: Franklin: Collected Works, Lemay, ed. (152)

The Bachelor Fad: Why Men Are Choosing Singleness Researchers have been popping the question for the past decade-why are more men waiting to get married?  A study by the National Marriage Project (NMC) may hold the answers. In its report titled, "The State of Our Unions 2002," NMC attributes much of the trend to good old "commitment phobia" and men who are enjoying a sexually active single life without the social pressure to get married.   According to Mr. Popenoe, the median age of the first marriage for males has reached 27, the oldest age in our nation's history. Other reasons ranged from avoiding the expense of divorce to waiting for the perfect mate.  Women are obviously affected by the swing-raising, not only their average age for marrying, but concerns about fertility.  Let's face it. These attitudes are a direct result of the sexual revolution, which trivializes the institution of marriage and reduces the venerable covenant to a social convention that can be easily avoided, or if entered into, dissolved with impunity.  Cohabiting couples are more likely to experience domestic violence, lower incomes, greater conflict in marriage, and a higher rate of divorce.

Thinking about shacking up before marriage, the federal disease detectives say, increases the chance of divorce.

Why is Marriage Important?
By S. Michael Craven, Executive Director Center For Decency
(Now the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families)

Marriage is far more profound than our contemporary culture would lead us to believe. At its best, it is a life-long commitment that restrains self-centeredness, self-indulgence and self-gratification, that restraint being fundamentally necessary for social order. When this commitment labeled "marriage" is reduced to nothing more than a mere contract between two consenting persons, it ceases to restrain our self-centered passions. This self-centeredness harms not only that relationship but others as well until it spreads throughout society like ripples in a pond. Abandoning the "others before self" concept of marriage for the self-serving concept of contractual relationships between autonomous individuals makes us increasingly narcissistic, ultimately leading toward moral and social collapse.

Love and respect your spouse and receive all the fantastic perks Marie Jon' May 3, 2006 - Forty years of feminist philosophy has brought severe reproof for just about everything the male does. If we listen to the feminists, man is evil, stupid, and unjustly tyrannical. The feminist movement, which began in the early 60's, has played a decisive role in denigrating the family. However, the main cause of family problems today is our self-centeredness. ...God gives women affectionate power. Men are born out of a women's womb. They spend their lives yearning for a woman's acceptance and approval. Man is putty in the hands of the woman he loves. Give him direct communication, respect, appreciation, good food, and good loving' and he will do just about anything you wish, foolish or not. God made women verbal creatures, which can frustrate men with an overwhelming amount of talk. Instead of expecting her husband to be "a girlfriend," the wise wife should choose the proper topic and timing of discussions. Men make terrible mind readers, so be direct. Subtle hints don't work. This doesn't mean that man is insensitive, uncaring, or oblivious. Click here for complete column. Marie Jon' is a political and religious-based writer from Southern California, and is the founder of DrawingClose.org

The Deception of Same-Sex Marriage

"Goes Against Nature" 
Violating the Declaration's "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God"
The Homosexual Agenda Revealed - They are after your children
The Facts and Consequences of same-sex
Teaching our children what "goes against nature" as "normal"

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