The Wedding That Never Was

A Riddle ...

My father served in WWII.  My wife is ten years younger than I.  When my parents wed, they were seventeen years apart.  How old am I? (I hope you're laughing).  From Seattle Bride we learn this profound wisdom:

 

The Goldilocks Theory - “The ideal age to get married, with the least likelihood of divorce in the first five years, is 28 to 32,” says Carrie Krawiec, a marriage and family therapist at Birmingham Maple Clinic in Troy, Michigan. “Called the ‘Goldilocks theory,’ the idea is that people at this age are not too old and not too young.”  Krawiec explains that people should be “old enough” to understand the difference between true compatibility and puppy love, yet “young enough” that they’re not set in their ways and unwilling to make adjustments to habits and lifestyle.

 

Where do we get our moral notions regarding nuptial bliss?  According to Nancy Pearcey (Love Thy Body):

 

lf nature is teleological, and the human body is part of nature, then it is likewise  teleological.  It has a built-in purpose, part of which is expressed as the moral law.  We are morally obligated to treat people in a way that helps them fulfill their purpose.  This explains why biblical morality is not arbitrary.  Morality is the guidebook to fulfilling God's original purpose for humanity, the instruction manual for becoming the kind of person God intends us to be, the road map for reaching the human telos.  This is sometimes called natural law ethics because it tells us how to fulfill our true nature, how to become fully human. [1]

 

It is not the purpose or function for babies to have babies.  Babies don't raise other babies and teach them the four R's - Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic (Maths) & Religion.  Omniculturalism, which values the true, good and beautiful from all cultures from all time, teaches us that weddings and marriage are proper.  Freddy should not marry a one-year-old. 

 

Do you recall the version of the Golden Rule as stated by Confucius (d. 479 BC)?   "Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself."  When I was around twelve years old and living in Northern Virginia, we had a group riding bikes throughout the neighborhood.  One of the younger kids was tragically abducted.  He was later reunited with his parents.  I thank God that I was not the one taken. 

 

You may have heard of the foolishness from Dr. Stephen Kershnar (SUNY -  Fredonia) regarding extreme conjugal relations.  If Kershnar's view becomes widespread, will trafficking and child abduction skyrocket?  Kershnar is the author of Total Collapse: The Case Against Morality and Responsibility.

 

Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father.   Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. (1 Tim. 5:1,2)

 

 

Note:

1) Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality by Nancy  Pearcey (Baker, Grand Rapids, MI, 2018), p. 23.

 

p.s.:  you may contact Dr. Kershnar here:

Dr. Stephen Kershnar

SUNY - Fredonia, Fenton Hall 2110

280 Central Ave

Fredonia  NY  14063

OR

Stephen.Kershnar@fredonia.edu

 

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