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The puritan ethic, fundamentalism of Christianity, Islam and machismo, and the general consensus of the American perception regards the man as head of household and head over the wife. Translated into real life how true is this? How does it compare with the power of sexual politics, the prerequisite vulnerability of intimacy and the change and challenge technology introduced into marriage?
The actor, Ossie Davis, was often asked about and always admired for his long marriage to Ruby Dee. They had children and two careers as working actors, writers and directors but stayed tight and secure in their marriage business affairs, and friendship. In one interview Mr. Davis said that technology came into play and altered the tenor and fabric of all marriages. He spoke against the tendency of many to cling to paradigms that worked sixty, or seventy years ago against the life style change modern technology brought to the game of marriage.
I myself, divorced, found the creation story, Adam and Eve, full of flaws. Those flaws of perception were deeply imbedded into my consciousness. They needed to be examined and examined honestly. I took the basic premise of their teaching and turned it upside down for a simple and obvious reason. A man cannot give birth! I placed Eve as first created and adjusted my place in the world and my world around this conceptual view, and my entire world changed!
I dare you.
~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories July 28, 2007
“The problem with divine healing is in the interpretation and understanding of divine healing. Divine healing is a complete and immediate healing. It ignores the structures of belief and practice that creates the illness and heals.” ~ Gregory E. Woods, 1993
Dawn Wolf
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