First, Mary Jackson’s an idiot (how many fathers keen on protecting their daughters virginity were keen to rid her mother of hers). Drivel to which all I can say is, have you thought for one second that the decision to engage one another sexually may very well have been made after being married and with the hope of having said daughter. Ms. Jackson if all you meet are ravenous men whose only goal is to get in your pants I truly feel bad for you. We mostly speak from our own experiences and if this is yours I understand your shallow and condemning view of men.
In other news, and more on topic, the mistake that I think gets made more often then not in issues regarding Christian parenting is this. Non-Christians and liberals tend to describe something like this as a strange and twisted pre-occupation with one’s daughter’s sexuality. In fact, it is simply a pre-occupation with their daughters well being. That it concerns sexuality is secondary to the overall desire to provide a young woman the knowledge and opportunity to make a wise and responsible decision.
Also, the fact that this article is specifically about a Christian father’s role in his daughters life can in no logical way be extrapolated to any inference that said father has no interest in teaching his son to be responsible, faithful and respectful towards women. I was raised by Christian parents and got it drilled into my head that there is no such thing as “consequence free living” as many liberals would say that men enjoy especially with regards to sexuality, and that it was far more important to be the right person then to find the right person. A Christian man raises his son in a way that he understands that any idiot can have irresponsible sex. It takes a much more powerful, intelligent, and emotionally grounded man to do the right thing and either abstain or face the consequences of the decision not to.
In summary to think that a father doesn’t take just as deep an interest in his son’s wisdom, growth and well being as he does his daughter’s shows only a lack of knowledge of Christianity as well as, in my opinion, the concept of fatherhood.
