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This pastor's book: Real Marriage is very controversial. I find it interesting and very uncommon that Driscoll would say that he was wrong for engaging in sexual activity before marriage. How often in our "American" society, do we hear men say that they were wrong for having sex out side of marriage...hardly never, if we're honest about it...
In this interview, Driscoll seems very firm in his convictions about his faith and what he believes God says how marriage is defined in the Bible.
Morgan raises an unorthodox position when he makes the comment to Driscroll about how others may view Driscroll's conversion from "sexually active pre-marriage" to Christianity, when he says that others might view this as "sewing his wild oats" as a young male teenager and then becoming a tamed virgin after Christianity and "trying to punish them (young people) " for being sexually active.
Driscroll seems to combat this view by restating his position that sexual activity should be within a marriage union and brings up statistics to support his case, which Morgan discusses his view on today's martial statistics as well; both agreed that marriages are in a negative state in this country.
Morgan brings up the issue of "submission" and how Driscoll's approach in his book might be counter to our today's culture. Morgan makes the statement: "In a sense that, the man wants to have sex at any time..." to which Driscoll replied that he didn't agree with such a statement to any extent.
Driscoll explains to Morgan that he believes that there should be a mutual service between both parties (both the man and the woman) and that both should give themselves freely to one another -- no sense of hierarchy or abuse (by the man) within the relationship but a loving friendship between the two parties.
Morgan then brings up the question -- if women should stay primarily at home and be the main housekeeper and caregiver. Driscoll's response was that the issue depended upon the situations and circumstances surrounding certain families verses others; different families require different things.
The last issue Morgan wanted to tackle was contraception. He brought up how the Catholic community was not too positive on the idea of contraception in society, he wanted to know how Driscoll felt about the matter. Driscoll talked about how he discusses the issue in his book Real Marriage and that, though he respects the viewpoints of the Catholic community, he himself however, takes on a different perspective.
For more on Pastor Mark Driscoll, please click: Mars Hill Church w/ Mark Driscoll
For the book Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together visit: http://www.amazon.com/Real-Marriage-Truth-Friendship-Together/dp/140020383X
Well, this as been "my-2-cents," I'm Ralonda Green saying God bless and signing-out!
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