Difference between revisions of "Essay:Traditional Marriage"

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(Chapter 22 of Deuteronomy does not deal with marriage.)
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* less domestic violence due to very different physical strengths and different reactions to problems
 
* less domestic violence due to very different physical strengths and different reactions to problems
 
* less tendency for partners to compete, and more tendency for positive reinforcement
 
* less tendency for partners to compete, and more tendency for positive reinforcement
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* Biblical guidelines spelled out in Deuteronomy, especially chapter 22
 
 
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Revision as of 21:03, July 26, 2010

The advantages of marriage between a man and woman include:

  • the combined experience to raise both boys and girls
  • enjoyment and interests in complementary aspects of childrearing
  • having a partner with different, and complimentary, outlook and concerns
  • in the absence of sexually transmitted diseases or infertility, the ability to have children from birth
  • having a partner with different domestic interests and abilities
  • the combined experience to deal with others
  • an institution that has thrived for millennia
  • less domestic violence due to very different physical strengths and different reactions to problems
  • less tendency for partners to compete, and more tendency for positive reinforcement