Alright I'm finished. their was no indication in the article that he ever speaks against mixed marriages. aside from that he has made some really good points.
under chapter 3: These Christian men and women would be eligable for remarriage because, as Paul states, they are not under bondage of the law of marriage at that point. [Chris, can you tell me why you use "bondage" here? and would you ever consider "yoke" to be more acceptable?]
under chapter 3: Ultimately, it is God's Word that makes all the difference; His commandments unto mankind in relation to the fallen nature of sin is the entire foundation of marriage. [which makes a lot of sense. His word is good.]
under chapter 7: I once had a young man write me and talk to me about how he had read the truth about the pagan wedding rituals and danger of getting a marriage license, and he wanted to sanctify himself away from them to stay Biblical on the subject; however, he was scheduled to be married soon and his fiance wanted all the traditional ceremonies and documents. We exchanged letters on the subject, but it turned out that he feared his future wife and the pressure from her family more than he feared God, so he decided to go ahead with their wishes and I never heard from him again. The major problem was that he didn't stop to consider what kind of wife she would turn out to be if she refused to marry him without all her fancy pagan traditions,... [of course, we'd consider this person to have likely been a false convert. and I understand that her worldly philosophy could have potentially been found out.]
under chapter 5: The modern American philosophy of instant gratification (i.e. "I want it, so give it to me now despite the consequences"), is what causes men to jump into marriage before considering what his responsibilities are; often following the lust of the flesh instead of acknowledging the truth. On the other side of that coin, feminism in our society has further destroyed his opportunity to have an loving, obedient wife who, with faith in Christ, willingly gives her husband the authority over their household, and so I caution young men that they should take careful consideration of the philosophical foundation of a marriage before dating because,...etc. [I understand that one could take this you promoting Christian marriages, but if nothing is said about keeping them unmixed or the potential necessity of keeping them unmixed, then Christians will likely continue to court unbelievers, and under said yoke one could say that they've entered a sort of bondage.]
If anything all I'm considering is that you could give this its own place in that article. If you find something wrong with this concept (Christian-only marriages) then please add your thoughts, or more preferably the word itself.
