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Thursday, December 5, 2024

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS (Video): What is a high value woman or a woman of value according to the Bible, part 1.



See discussion in written form below, but please listen to the video first.

 There have been heated debates across social media via podcasts, Youtube posts and blogs about what or who a high value woman is. I think we can all pinpoint a few persons who have risen to fame or notoriety (however you want to view it) because their rhetoric about love relationships and women have been controversial. The deceased Kevin Samuels comes to mind and we all know about Pearl Davis of @JustPearlyThings, and others.

I had refrained from dealing with this topic until now because I wanted to fully understand the arguments that were being put forth and I also felt that this whole thing was a phase and that people would see that the talking points being spewed out was doing more harm than good, but alas, the discussions have taken a darker turn almost adversarial, so here I am, hopefully trying to bring some balance to this discussion about women, men and their value.

First of all women and men are valuable, point blank period. We are all created in the image of our maker (whether you choose to believe this is up to you) and we have great intrinsic value because of him. Created in the image of our Maker means to some extent in terms of intelligence and reasoning, creativity, knowledge, compassion, emotional intelligence, etc. Obviously we are not like Him but he has given us traits that are similar to Himself.


Human beings therefore are valuable even if we feel some humans may not deserve to live.

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Genesis 1:27-31
The phrase "high value woman" has grown in its usage the past couple years mainly in part by Kevin Samuels and others using the term to define how a woman should be to be eligible for what they also call a "high value man".

In their definition, these are the characteristics they say a high value woman should have:
  1. Loyal
  2. Supportive
  3. Young (maybe between 18 - 25 years old; optimal child bearing age)
  4. Attractive/Sexually appealing
  5. Can cook
  6. Quiet. docile, submissive
There may be other traits that are mentioned but let's hone in on these since to be honest, after watching several podcasts and Youtube videos on the topic, these five (5) are the ones most discussed. The problem with human standards however is that they are fleeting and never solid foundations for anything of true transcendent value. So let's look at this list shall we. Let's discuss the ones they claim are very important --the non-physical (yeah right).

  • Loyal - Yes, sure a woman should be loyal, and loyalty to me connotes someone who is there for another person; does not betray the people in his/her life's trust. So a 'high value woman' should not betray her man's trust. I guess... she supports him when he needs financial help, or any other type of help or encouragement and doesn't betray his trust in any way.
  • Supportive - She is there for him. She is always encouraging him towards his goals, and helps him to achieve them.
  • Can cook - They always say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Maybe. I do hear men say they want a woman who can cook well. I also think it's not just about the cooking its the managing of the household overall is what men might find attractive. A nice, clean tidy space. Everything is neatly organized and in its place, etcetera. Of course men definitely want nice tasty, home cooked meals.
  • Quiet, docile and submissive - The pundits who usually espouse the values of a woman of high value woman (see what I did there? 😂) also say the woman must be quiet, so not brawling or loud; the docile type that doesn't mind her man taking the lead at all times and defers all major, or even minor decision making to her man. She is submissive, she has no problem allowing her men to take the lead. I have a news flash for men about this point later down in this post so look out for it.
All of these sound really good and I can agree with some to an extent. The problem is as much as men say these qualities are what they want, They don't!

The Conundrum.

There are women out there who will cook, clean and do laundry; will cater to their men and will consistently be supportive of their man's dream and goals, and will turn down sexual advances from other men, but yet still some of these men with these "loyal" women still go out and cheat. Some sneak and do it, while others are bold enough to say they are 'the man of the house' and they should do what they please.

But sir you said you wanted a loyal woman who can "hold you down" and make you feel secure and like a real man?

The irony is the type of women they cheat with. Usually younger women who may, yes, be boisterous, or if not boisterous only have the physical as an advantage. We see it so many times. There is no way any man can say what I'm saying here is a lie!

As I said above, human standards are fleeting and shift quite often. We say this but really mean that... some men say they want a loyal, submissive girlfriend or wife, but what they really mean is they want someone to tolerate their bad behavior. A man may say he wants a submissive quiet wife but what he means is, he wants a younger girl, who isn't so sure of herself yet, someone he may be able to mold into what his preference is.

The conundrum is, no one comes into the relationship as a blank sheet, and though we all are willing to compromise to gain the benefits of a loving, caring relationship, we all have our points of view about life, ourselves and what a relationship should look like. A girl may be quiet but not docile. If she let's you get a way with bad behaviour (cheating, abuse, etc), it's because she has some trauma she may need to deal with: she may be struggling with loss or pain; she was exposed to situations that were dysfunctional while growing up. A woman who was raised in a fairly balanced home environment will not be comfortable in an abusive relationship -- of any kind. Yes, habitually cheating on your spouse is abusive behaviour, because you never think of how it affects your partner.

It was never God's plan for men and women to view each other as just commodities to be used. A while ago I wrote an article titled 'Christian Dating: Here's why Christian dating rules are not outdated. A follow-up blog' where I discussed the purpose for which Eve was created and how she complemented Adam.

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”



Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Audio (Video): Sexual assault of female student by 7 boys, my thoughts; Sex isn't just Sex; and Carli's Choice story.

 


The term I was trying to remember: Microchimerism (fetal microchimerism - FMc)

Scientists have found male DNA, specifically paternal DNA in women who have had predominantly male children. This foreign DNA has also been found in the brain cells of some of these women. This male DNA gets passed to the mother through the placenta and becomes incorporated in the woman's own deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).  

Explanation: 

Fetal cells pass from child to mother while the mother's DNA also gets passed from her to the child. Within the cells of the fetus, scientists were able to isolate and identify paternal DNA, that is the specific Y chromosome of the child's father. Scientists found that these cells can linger in the woman's body for up to 27 years! Microchimerism is more prevalent among women who have boy babies, up to 70% but women who have daughters also experience this phenomenon. Scientists believe that microchimerism may also be involved in some instances of autoimmune diseases that affect women. Yes, sexual intercourse without a child being conceived can also lead to microchemerism. 

Click highlighted words to see research data.

Two become one

The Bible spoke the truth when it declares that two become one flesh.

Genesis 2 verse 24:

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh" (NKJV)

In Matthew 19 verses 3-5, Jesus reiterates this seemingly simple but profound statement when challenged by the religious leaders of that time about the lawfulness of divorce. 

3. Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

4. “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a] 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’[b]? (NIV)

See also Mark 10 verse 8 and Ephesians 5 verse 31, 32.




Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Video: How and why did Donald Trump win the 2024 U.S. elections.

The US 2024 elections are over and President-elect Donald Trump has secured a second term as the American president and convincingly so. The video explains what may have been the cause for Trump's dominance in the polls. Presented below are graphs gleaned from various media sources that show how this happened. I will explain what these graphs mean and what were the hot button issues that brought about this victory for Trump and the Republican party. It should be noted that Trump not only won the electoral college but he won the popular vote. The Republican party also retained the Congress and now dominate the Senate.


Click video below to listen: 




Trump 312
Kamala 226


Electoral college vote


Graph of the United States by county.

Breakdown: Demographic of voters in the 2024 US elections




Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Video: New format for Reezoningz blog and details of the mass killings incident in Rockfort (East Kingston) community.

Hey folks welcome to the Reezoningz Blog! https://reezoningz.blogspot.com. Please check out the new spoken word format of this blog. 


Going forward the news and current affairs matters will be shared through video. Please check out the first news/current affairs blog post with this new format down below:

 





Monday, August 19, 2024

Ministry of Health prepares for possible outbreak of Mpox.

 

According to a press release from the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, Miniter of Health met with the Technical Team from the Ministry headquarters as well as Representatives from the four regional Health Authorities to discuss the WHO declaration of Mpox (Monkey Pox) as a public health concern of international concern.

See electronic copy of statement below:







The release notes that Mpox is similar to small pox and can be transmitted via physical contact or droplet exposure. There are also known cases of transmission during sex.

Persons are advised to practice physical distance, mask wearing and proper sanitation and hygiene practices.



Thursday, July 11, 2024

Emergency Fund: Carib Cement donates $7.7 million towards Hurricane Beryl disaster relief efforts.

A team from Caribbean Cement Company Limited presents care packages of non-perishable food items and building materials to the community of Woodside, Clarendon, at the Denbigh Church of the Nazarene, on July 9. A similar handover has been made to other communities.



According to a news release, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (Carib Cement) has donated about JMD $7.7 million through an Emergency Disaster Relief Fund to assist communities who are severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The funds are being made available through its parent company, Cemex, and have already been used to provide care packages of non-perishable food items, also sheets of zinc, zinc screws and plyboards. Quantities of cement have also been allocated to the communities.

Houston utility says 500K customers still won't have electricity next week as Beryl outages persist.

Utility trucks sit parked at a CenterPoint Energy staging center at the Houston Race Track in Houston, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Millions of residents lost power after Hurricane Beryl made landfall. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker)



 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — About 500,000 customers still won't have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl persist and frustration mounts over the pace of restoration, an official with Houston's biggest power utility said Thursday.

Teacher charged with sexual grooming and touching remanded into police custody.


Image courtesy of Shutterstock.


A teacher has been charged with sexual grooming and touching and is remanded into police custody until September 10. It is alleged that the 30-year old man molested a 12-year old female student. 

Donors for the US Democratic party withhold funds as calls grow louder for Joe Biden to step aside.

The 46th president of the United States of America,
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.


 

"I’m a lifelong Democrat; I make no apologies for that. I’m proud of what my party represents and what it stands for. As part of my participation in the democratic process and in support of my chosen candidate, I have led some of the biggest fund-raisers in my party’s history. Barack Obama in 2012. Hillary Clinton in 2016. Joe Biden in 2020. Last month I co-hosted the single largest fund-raiser supporting any Democratic candidate ever, for President Biden’s re-election. I say all of this only to express how much I believe in this process and how profound I think this moment is.

"I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals. In the last four years, he’s won many of the battles he’s faced.

"But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can. It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe “big F-ing deal” Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.

"Was he tired? Yes. A cold? Maybe. But our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn’t see what we just saw. We’re all so terrified by the prospect of a second Trump term that we’ve opted to ignore every warning sign. The George Stephanopoulos interview only reinforced what we saw the week before. As Democrats, we collectively hold our breath or turn down the volume whenever we see the president, whom we respect, walk off Air Force One or walk back to a mic to answer an unscripted question ..."


These words were an excerpt of an open letter that was written by famous American actor, George Clooney and published in The New York Times. It is titled, I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee

Monday, July 8, 2024

Hurricane Beryl: Beryl as category 1 hurricane leaves millions in the dark after knocking out power on Monday.

Photo of damaged roof of a gas station, in Edna, Texas, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, July 8, 2024. Photo courtesy of Daniel Becerril, Reuters



 MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas early Monday (July 8, 2024) with heavy rains and powerful winds, knocking out power to 1.5 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters as first responders raced to rescue stranded residents.

Saturday, July 6, 2024