Twisted feminism is foolish. It puts civilization in harm’s way.
It is foolish to believe that a woman can have freedom only if her child is aborted. It is foolish to believe that men and women are the same. It is foolish to fantasize women warriors.
“The ancient tradition against the use of women in combat embodies the deepest wisdom of the human race. It expresses the most basic imperatives of group survival: a nation or tribe that allows the loss of large numbers of its young women runs the risk of becoming permanently depopulated,” writes George Gilder in Men and Marriage.
“Beyond this general imperative is the related need of every society to insure that male physical strength and aggressiveness are not directed against women . . . All civilized societies train their men to protect and defend women. When these restraints break down . . . the group tends to disintegrate completely and even to become extinct.”
What about the so-called successful use of women in today’s military? It, writes Gilder, “depends on men overcoming their natural impulse to treat women differently and more considerately. The consequence of this latest demand for equality would be nothing more or less than a move toward barbarism.”
I like George Gilder. Again and again I return to “Men and Marriage” because, from a purely sociological and economic perspective, Gilder explains how the foolishness of women competing with men ravages family and destroys harmony. If my sources are correct, Gilder became a Christian later in life. (What God has created is naturally revealed unless our eyes are shut and minds are closed.)
“Women in combat” is one of the “hot button issues” discussed during a Titus 2 Retreat. The topic stirs mixed feelings. Some believe women don’t belong in combat because they don’t have the physical capacity to endure the rigorous standards of training or the hardships of war. Some believe it’s a woman’s “right” to defend her country and that she can do so as well as a man. Others note that “modern” warfare is more technological than “front-line.”
Generally speaking, there is significant difference between male and female bone and muscle structure. This reality has undermined the rigors of basic training and is why Stephanie Gutmann titled her book A Kinder, Gentler Military. Of course, the physical strength argument can be countered with examples of women who have developed body strength and can keep up with men.
There is also sexual attraction between men and women. Putting men and women together for training and in combat creates an environment in which each are vulnerable to sexual misconduct and abuse. But, this argument can be countered with the practice of self-control.
So, for me, the question isn’t, “Can women be in combat?” The question is, “Should women be in combat?” I enter this discussion from my vocation or role of “helper” (Hebrew: ezer). That’s what God created woman to be. I am a helper for man and, therefore, for all that man is called by God to do. Will I help for good, or for harm? Away from temptation, or into? With focus on others, or self? Nurture life, or put it at risk?
I pause to let you ponder. But, there’s much more to consider… in another post.
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