2007-08-16 01:15:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Hindu.I don't believe that the husband should be calling all the shots in a marriage.
2007-08-16 01:20:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian - and yes I believe the husband is the head of the home and the wife should obey him. He should love, protect and provide for her. Husband and wife are equal in worth but have different roles and God made the husband the leader of the family.
2007-08-18 13:25:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my religion is i believe in god, and i don't go to church. and i believe my husband is the head of the house but that's because I'm a nice girl, and i should obey him like he should obey me. If he doesn't, I don't. And its worked so far, been married 10 years.
2007-08-16 04:34:50 · answer #3 · answered by Neev 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim - In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Hello. I am a Muslim. Yes, the husband is the "khalifah" of the household in Islam. That is, since in Islam the man is REQUIRED to work to support his family 100%, he is given a measure of responsibility and authority over those under his charge. This is a position of work and not status; it does not make him a better person in the sight of Allah, since one's status with Allah is based on piety and worship.
Many people rail against this reality, and since the Muslims of today are in large part ignorant of their faith, they do not institute Islam correctly in their lives. This leads to the oppression of women that is prevalent in many so-called Muslim countries, but what you see in these countries is cultural and should not be confused with true Islam.
In a good Muslim marriage, the husband and wife are partners. They are helpers of one another; the relationship is not that of "master/slave" or "boss/employee". The husband uses his authority wisely and is always in consultation with his wife. The wife is the "khalifah" over all that goes on in the family and is only a step down from the husband, since she is not required to work and he provides for her. She is responsible for the household and the children and whatever else they mutually decide. When there is a difference of opinion, a strong Muslim couple will always fall back on the religion to decide what is right or wrong.
A wife must obey her husband in certain areas. She cannot bring into the house someone her husband will not allow, and she must respond to him when he makes sexual overtures, even if she is busy with something else. This is another area where "modern" couples get incredibly defensive but it really flies in the face of reality to have a woman refuse her husband for no reason. Nothing makes a man happier and better able to deal with the outside world than knowing his wife is lovingly ready for him. A wise woman knows this, and she will do her best to make the home a haven for him.
The husband wife relationship is complex and whole books have been written about it. It is too complicated a subject to deal with in a few paragraphs but just let it be known that a good Muslim marriage is based on worship of God, love, and respect, and mutual consulatation. And Allah knows best.
Fi Aman Allah,
Nancy Umm Abdel Hamid
2007-08-16 03:50:19 · answer #4 · answered by UmmAbdelHamid 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am a very, tolerant, open-minded Christian, and I do believe that the husband is the head of the home... HOWEVER, it takes a very decent, hard-working, loving man to lead his family in the right way.
My husband is a very moral, ethical, hard-working, loving man who takes good care of me and our family. He puts his family's needs before his own needs. Therefore, it is easy for me to submit and obey him. If he was a selfish jerk, I would not have married him, and I certainly would not respect him as the head of the house. Respect is earned!
2007-08-16 10:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian missionary and the husband should not be the head of the house and the wife does not have to obey him.
My wife doesn't obey me. lol
2007-08-16 01:32:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
LDS, and the wife should follow the council of her husband like he follows the Lord. The relationship should be a two way relationship, the husband should put his wants and desires aside and seek only to fulfill his wifes needs and the wife should do the same, put her wants and desires aside and seek only to fulfill her husbands needs
2007-08-16 01:25:57 · answer #7 · answered by Joseph 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pagan. My husband and I are equals... we may compromise on certain things where he may take the lead... but it may also end up where I have to take the lead. There is no "Head of the House"... we are a Family and work together as such.
2007-08-16 01:22:39 · answer #8 · answered by River 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Wiccan and I believe that husband and wife are equal partners in a marriage. Neither is better or worse than the other.
2007-08-16 03:55:08 · answer #9 · answered by Erin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Atheist, I have no religion. Obviously I don't obey my husband, that's ridiculous. We are a team who compromises and makes decisions together-sometimes those decisions are made to decide who is in charge of what.
2007-08-16 01:31:00 · answer #10 · answered by alia 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋