One of the big "selling points" of the patriarchalists' religion, is the idea that the world out there is just far too dangerous to entrust one's loved ones to God, or a school teacher, or a magistrate, or a minister, (or a neighbor, or a friend, etc., etc., etc.).
The theory is that the father alone is to be trusted with the child, and with the family. Patriarchalists will sometimes say things like this: "If the minister teaches you to trust in anyone other than Christ for your salvation, do not listen to him." He is right in his counsel; but he is wrong in his failure to be consistent in its application. The minister can, and should turn around and say to the child of the church: "If your father teaches you to trust in anyone other than Christ for your salvation, do not listen to him."
The fact of the matter, (and we take no pleasure in this), is that patriarchalists are just as guilty of the awful and horrendous crimes against children (and others) as are those in the world as a whole.
The problem with the patriarchaist, however, is that he will not submit to discipline: neither that of the church, nor of the state.
At least in a true churchman, there is some real, tangible, and objective force and guide, that both hinders wrongdoing, and encourages the doing of good.
The Forum for Ecclesiocentricity is designed to educate Christians and non-Christians alike to understand the Biblical teaching concerning the Church (the "Puritan" church in particular), with regard to its principal role on the earth. When this is achieved, it is hoped that the Church would then be in a better position to convey Christ's redemptive virtues to the civil government (state), and the family. (You may email me at: markjhenninger@gmail.com)
