Saturday, April 6, 2013

Divorce

Marriage is something that everyone will face during his or her upcoming lives, but divorce should not be a case due to a cause of dishonesty, or even a constant fighting mishap. In my opinion divorce should have never even came about in this society today. It should either be a done / done situation or a never happening issue. To this question, and me there is no wrong or right answer. Just a given opinion on what you think. I both agree and disagree with the meaning of divorce. I concur with divorce because people always make mistakes within their lives, and he or she will at some point move on to an agreement of divorcing. I as well, oppose this issue, because those who are couples should know what marriage is, and not abuse the love they have between one another. They should respect what marriage is, and make sure it is what they want before jumping into something they won’t want in the future. Before I read the book, I just thought divorce is a bad act and would cause eternal sadness for the couples, but actually, after the recover, people can still live happy and have another family. I found some cons reason of divorce and I thought it is really funny: Thanksgiving dinners with your family where you are the only one without a spouse or date. Valentine's Day with a different date other than New Year's eve date or none at all. You are too old to be in the singles classes and too single to be in the married classes at church.Before I took this class, I have no idea Hong Kong's culture is way different than The United States.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Same-Sex Marriage?

In class, we have been discussed about same sex marriage. Moreover, I think this is a good topic to talk about, so I did some research on it, there are so many debates on internet, that mention different pro and cons with it. For example pro on same sex marriage, it is no one else's business if two men or two women want to get married. Two people of the same sex who love each other should be allowed to publicly celebrate their commitment and receive the same benefits of marriage, as opposite sex couples, there is no such thing as traditional marriage. Given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy, communal child-rearing, the use of concubines and mistresses and the commonality of prostitution, heterosexual monogamy can be considered "unnatural” in evolutionary terms. On the other hands, the con on same sex marriage, the institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as between a man and a woman. In the Oct. 15, 1971 decision Baker v. Nelson, the Supreme Court of Minnesota found that "The institution of marriage as a union of man and woman, uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family, is as old as the book of Genesis.”

Saturday, March 23, 2013

 The purpose of parenting- Protect and prepare our children to survive and fly in the world, they are going to live in this world.

Parent is…

·Transmit values

·Practice, develop

·Godly qualities

·Learning

·Teach about God

·Become refined

·Provide protections

 “By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.” (Family Proclamation)

March 16, 2013 Saturday

 

Thoughts/ feelings….Encode…Media….Decode….Thought/ feelings

We should communicate so clearly, not only be understood, but we cannot be misunderstood.

There are some advantages of conflicts such as open your heart to others. Moreover, I know there are many couples divorced because of misunderstanding. “The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan…. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.”(Family Proclamition) If people understand the importance of a family, we would rather solve the problem than easy to give up a relationship.