Noted Theologian and Sociologist, Bill O'Reilly, says "Marriage was invented to domesticate the male of the species." Raised a Roman Catholic, educated in Roman Catholic Schools, and this is what he learned?
There is apparently no human purpose to the monogamy of one man and one woman, for life. I know this because our society is being driven by a secular humanist mindset and this arrangement doesn't fit with their goals.
This, alone, should be ample proof that The Bible is true! If not true, at least reliable, because it is in The Bible that we find the genesis of marriage [pun intended]. God established what we now call The Traditional Family Structure.
But, is it all that necessary? The Feminists say No. The Gay, Lesbian, Transgender community say No. And the humanists aren't quite sure....yet. They're thinking about it.
Well, think about this. According to Drs Patrick F. Fagan and Kirk A. Johnson, in their book, "Marriage: The Safest Place for Women and Children," children in the care of single mothers are:
33 times more likely to be seriously abused (requiring medical attention)
73 times more likely to be killed.
In addition, according to U.S. Government Statistics [in the last decade], when it comes to children from fatherless homes, young people are more at risk for a host of really bad things
63% of suicides
85% of those exhibiting behavioral disorders
80% of rapists [motivated by displaced anger]
71% of school drop outs
75% of adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers
70% of juveniles in State-operated Institutions
U.S. News & World Report Feb. 1995
But The Traditional Family is not all that important, and Fathers are certainly not any more important to the mix than, say, two women, or two men, or three women, two men and a monkey.
It is not a Happy Fathers Day In America! Many fathers are missing out. And many parents are wondering "what went wrong?"
So, let's stay the course on "Alternative Families" and see what happens.
Can't hurt. No one but the children. It's still amazing: The Children Always Pay!
