Time to Fight for Marriage, Children, and the Backbone of Society

Mar 06, 2026 6:30 PM
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Time to Fight for Marriage, Children, and the Backbone of Society
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Last night, I read this post with some interest. It's something I've observed in my own life. My daughter is an attractive, almost-20-year-old who keeps herself in great physical condition through working out, Pilates, and yoga. She attends college to become a nurse and is a Christian who regularly goes to church. In the past, this kind of woman would have been exactly what a man was looking for. Today, I'm not sure at all what many young men are seeking. She gets many dates—I'll use that term loosely. They don't really plan proper dates. They want to walk around, spend as little money as possible, and then expect a woman to 'owe' them something. For women who refuse to 'pay out,' there is no second call. The other kind of man just wants to text incessantly for weeks and FaceTime for hours, then never follows through. It's so frustrating for young women. At least this post confirmed it's not just my daughter and her (very lovely) friends who experience this.

I agree our society has long been too hard on young men, particularly in the last decade or so. They were told they were worthless, dispensable, and the castoffs of society. That led many of them to find online personalities who brought out the worst in them. They've been told to be cruel to women, to see them as objects, and to pay them no respect. They've been sold the idea that the worse they treat women, the more women will long to be with them. They believe nice guys finish last and that men who treat women warmly are rubes.

Many of the comments prove the point. Oof.

Maybe it's time to return to arranged marriages, after all. What a mess. I'm thankful my son was able to find a good prospective wife, and he will be 26 when he marries. These days, a good match is not easy to find. Our society has swung the pendulum so far the wrong way that it may take many years to get it back—if it can be at all.

Let us encourage our children to desire marriage and to offer respect to one another. Family is the backbone of our society, and it's entirely necessary that we restore its good name.

News Topics BIBLE | CHRISTIANITY

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