[Vision2020] Re: Vision2020 digest, Vol 1 #989 - 2 msgs

[Tom Hansen]

Greetings Visionaires -

Strange but true.

I have been married to my present wife for 29 years and consider her not
only my lover but my best friend and partner in life.  It is a "we" thing,
not a "me" thing.  We like to think of our relationship as the mean, the
average, what our vows are all about, not the exception.  We were married at
the Chapel by The Sea at Newport Naval Station, Rhode Island on June 1,
1974.  It has been a partnership since then.

Love always,

Tom and Rodna Hansen
Moscow, Idaho



> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of Sara Anderson
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 5:54 PM
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Re: Vision2020 digest, Vol 1 #989 - 2 msgs
>
>
> Tami,
>
> I was referring to marriage in the sense described by Nancy Wilson here:
>
> http://www.credenda.org/issues/15-3femina.php?type=print
>
> To some, marriage entails the wholesale submission of a wife to
> her husband.  Christ Churchers aren't the only ones who're into
> this - it shows up in many faiths, many denominations.  As I
> stated before, the power differential necessarily leads to
> abuses, and beyond that I find it to be morally repugnant.  If
> that's what marriage requires, then marraige is a bad thing.
>
> However, I don't think marriage is a bad thing.  Or, what
> marraige has come to mean for many people who aren't about to
> submit to a spouse.  A marriage as a public sign of commitment is
> a fantastic and I daresay natural thing.  A goood relationship
> doesn't need to consist of master and submittor to be able to
> work.  Indeed, I consider that the furthest thing from a healthy
> human relationship.
>
> - Sara Amderson
>
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