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Originally posted by SummerChild
This *is* a great thread. Delph, I understand the Christian religious arguments but was more so trying to understand the *logic*. For some I know that it probably just comes down to following the text for one's religion. The problem for me is that there is more than one religion, and some people don't adhere to any single religion at all. Given that, I was trying to really get at the underlying reasoning for the whole thing - trying to go above any particular religion, since we don't all have the same religion.
I do understand the triangle. Where I get a little tripped up is why it is logical to say that the man should be the head b/c he is serving G-D in the way that he should be. Presumably, the woman would be serving G-D the way that she should be too. So if one were to use this reasoning, we could reason that there is an argument for the woman to be the head.
(Beware: This is super controversial -  ). I guess, for me, the only thing that really makes logical sense for the rule is that man is somehow superior to woman. Whether it be a closeness to the Higher Being, etc. If that be the case, so be it. But if it's really not the reasoning, then that would be interesting to know too.
Que sera, sera
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Basically, you are wanting to know reason why Christ decided that "man is the head" and that's really a question that only Christ can answer since He is the one who designed it so. We really can't use general, secular reasons and apply them in this situation to explain or justify this.
In the "natural", this probaby does seem illogical - which is why this only works for those couples that are Christian and want to have a marriage as directed by Christ.
Maybe there is a thread of here that talks about this in "general" terms, so to speak. Let me search and see.