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Then the system broke down. The morals and "uptightness" of the 50's (which I would venture to say were more religious in nature in the U.S.) gave way to the "make love not war" of the 60's and "free thinking" and the feeling that "I can do what I want." Men were beating their women, not taking care of them, some were alcoholics, taking drugs, whatever. In essence, men (generally) stopped taking care of THEIR responsibilities and women had to support themselves and their children. Divorce rates started rising, and once that happened, you saw a rise in the feminist movement.
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It wasn't until the '70s or the '80s when women were even empowered to stand up against abusive husbands. Even today, it is hard for some to break free. I think it's ridiculous to say there was any rise in domestic abuse in the '60 or '70s. I don't think I can prove it though, because NOBODY TALKED ABOUT DOMESTIC ABUSE BEFORE the 1960s. For centuries, men have used the bible as a justification for abusing their wives. Men and women alike have used the bible as justification for beating their children. It is only in this modern (or what preacherswife2u would call "sinister") era that this has idea has been debunked. And thank God (gods? goddess?) for that.
The 1950s was not all roses. Biblical times were even worse.
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So marriage (and by biblical standards, the wife being subserviant to her husband) was a solemn, sacred thing. If a man was a drunk and didn't work, what father is going to give his daughter to him? Men were supposed to care for, and cherish all his possessions, yes, even his wife.
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What kind of father would give his daughter to an abusive drunk? Maybe the same kind who would force his daughter to marry her rapist:
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"If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives." Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NIV
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