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Originally Posted by cathidaw
Sweet's the word--and sums it up for me .I dont like it. Marriage is serious -not a frou frou show promising ' happy ever after' and this is a game to kids.
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I think it is just a harmless form or mimesis . That's the way I view it anyway.
Marriage can be happy ever after if we ride the rough with the smooth.
Even when we are fully mature adults we enter into a serious relationship get married for better or for worse........ a life committment.
What I admire about the Catholic Church is that engaged couples go through a marriage preparation and instruction for 6 weeks. They discuss the married state, committment to each other, its responsibilities riding the rough with the smooth . I find this essential for couples planning marriage and what the deep committment to each other really means.
No one pretends it is a bed or roses.
I am sure the C of E may have marriage prep classes as well.
Back to educational matters for young children, of course it is very important children are instructed adequately in religious, moral and social matters. Not only does this lead to a spiritual richness, but you often find that children who are instructed well in the faith, also do generally do well in languages, humanities and sciences.
