In which our regular writers toss around subjects a
little more volatile than usual.
Last week we discussed the “new normal” — that almost
70% of divorces are now initiated by unhappy wives — and suggested a number of
possible reasons for a phenomenon that is growing not just in the world but in
our churches: young women brought up in Christian homes, most or all of whom have made professions of faith, seem increasingly able to walk away not just from their husbands but from their families, often to raise the children of their new partner.
Tom: We talked about the Internet and the work environment, IC, and the family-associated problems of over-protection and legalism.
But let’s leave the family for a moment.