tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114771710403017065.post6848576365704872771..comments2023-02-28T02:57:31.393-08:00Comments on Point Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship: Sun. May 20 (Bruce Hiebert)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114771710403017065.post-80786792118517880522007-07-11T00:38:00.000-07:002007-07-11T00:38:00.000-07:00There are some interesting thoughts on polygamy in...There are some interesting thoughts on polygamy in points 2 and 3 of this <I>Psychology Today</I> article "<A HREF="http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20070622-000002.xml" REL="nofollow">Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature</A>": 2. Humans are naturally polygamous; and 3. Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy.<BR/><BR/>Also on the them of marriage, I've just been reading <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785266712" REL="nofollow"><I>As For Me & My House: Crafting Your Marriage to Last</I></A> by Walter Wangerin, Jr., and I can highly recommend it. (No, I'm not about to get married; I'm writing an article on Wangerin and am trying to read as many of his books as I can in preparation.)Rosie Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554035581795923555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114771710403017065.post-71973699858119729562007-06-18T07:41:00.000-07:002007-06-18T07:41:00.000-07:00My wife and I benefited a lot from pre-ENGAGEMENT ...My wife and I benefited a lot from pre-ENGAGEMENT counselling, which I think is even more important than pre-MARITAL counselling. Once a couple is engaged there is a lot of momentum behind the wedding train and objectivity may be lost (a lot of public embarassment is at stake to call it off).Gastownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406143950037781709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114771710403017065.post-80356575933378671352007-06-09T23:05:00.000-07:002007-06-09T23:05:00.000-07:00I see this as the beginning of a conversation on t...I see this as the beginning of a conversation on the meaning of marriage in Mennonite perspective. My frustration is that Mennonites have not developed their own theology of marriage, but have absorbed a secularized proto-catholic but non-sacramental theology of marriage without thinking about it. What would happen if we started thinking about marriage from the point of view of following Christ/discipleship? I suspect we would do a number of things, the first of which would be to subordinate marriage to singleness. The second of which might be to decide that heterosexuality is secondary to sexuality. I think we would also relax our abhorence to divorce, while at the same time putting in place the supports to make marriage more a function of the community, not some burden only of the married persons. Much needs to be done and we have not done it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929737629788269748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114771710403017065.post-44300171087831285822007-06-08T17:40:00.000-07:002007-06-08T17:40:00.000-07:00"Monogamous couples have to choose, again and agai...<B>"Monogamous couples have to choose, again and again, to direct their sexual energy only toward each other."</B> -- Regina Lynn, <I>Sex Drive</I> columnist for WIRED magazine in <A HREF="http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/sexdrive/2006/09/71742" REL="nofollow">Sex, Lies and Cyberspace (09.08.06)</A>Gastownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406143950037781709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114771710403017065.post-54795332522035440702007-06-08T01:53:00.000-07:002007-06-08T01:53:00.000-07:00I am impressed with the level of detail Bruce brou...I am impressed with the level of detail Bruce brought to the message, even while I'm not sure that Genesis 2 directly addressed polygny, rather than monogamy. There is no reference to any other partner than Eve. Granted, polygamy was common in the culture that lived the Genesis tradition, but it is not impossible that monogamy existed in this culture as well.zalmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748960571755293897noreply@blogger.com