The Duties, Constitution, and Governance of Marriage and Union

THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT

1. The marriage contract has a religious and spiritual basis as its foundation.

2. Marriage must be ordered toward the bearing and raising of children. The intent to have, and the actual having of, children is an essential and non-negotiable component.

3. The arrangement cannot exist solely for the pleasure of the parties, though such pleasure is valued within its proper order.

EARNEST UNIONS AND THE PRIMACY OF MARRIAGE

1. Marriage is the supreme institution and is primarily advocated for.

2. Earnest and committed relationships between a man and woman, including those presently designated as boyfriend and girlfriend, constitute an equal degree of seriousness and commitment when conducted with full devotion and virtue.

3. Such persons are encouraged and guided toward the formal institution of marriage as husband and wife.

4. This standard extends to persons of any age who are in genuine, earnest, and committed union with one another.

DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO EACH OTHER

1. The first duty is fidelity: both parties must be faithful sexually and spiritually to each other and exclusively.

2. Both parties must be committed to being manly and womanly respectively, by the grace of the Holy Spirit.

3. Both parties must be committed to being unagingly sexually attractive, masculinely for the man and femininely for the woman.

4. Both parties must be loyal to each other and support each other in realizing and maintaining sexual attractiveness.

5. Both parties must be clear about what they find sexually appealing in the other and assist the other in realizing it.

6. When a man undergoes hesitancy or difficulty, the woman shall support him in exercising the necessary bravery and resolve to overcome it.

7. When a woman requires rest from her tireless devotion, the man shall dutifully provide for her in the meantime.

ON THE UNAGING SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENESS OF MAN

1. For a man to be eternally sexually attractive, he must provide for and defend his family, be unshakeable in his convictions, be brave, heroic, formidable, and of a vigorous constitution.

2. A man provides stability, structure, and form. He is the foundation, the walls, the framing, and the exterior of the household of union.

3. Men who are servile, obsequious, aimless, or who bend their principles for temporary ease or for a woman are sexually unattractive, as this is not manly behavior.

4. A man must hold universal principles of justice with unshakeable conviction and be committed to those without error or partiality.

5. He must be willing to sacrifice for these principles in acts of heroism and inspire others to do the same. This willingness to suffer materially or otherwise for a greater good is the basis of authority and the mark of a formidable man.

6. He must demand allegiance to his principles and shall not sacrifice or bend them for any person or circumstance.

7. Vigor is the energetic execution of these principles in daily life.

8. The man's unshakeable structure and conviction to universal principles is precisely what draws a woman to his side to form a harmonious union.

ON THE UNAGING SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENESS OF WOMAN

1. What draws a man to a woman is her submissiveness, deference, devotion, supportiveness, and diligent care and concern.

2. A woman is the interior life, decoration, and fire of the household of union. She is the painting on the wall, the fire from the firewood, the warmth and arrangement of the home.

3. Women who are brutish, reckless, erratic, or who fail to exercise proper deference and who attempt to rule unsoundly are sexually unattractive.

4. Submissiveness means support for the man's aims, plans, life, and manliness. The authority and structure the man provides must be submitted to by the woman.

5. Devotion, deference, supportiveness, and care and concern are all expressions of the same essential feminine quality: the capacity to warmly and unflinchingly provide the fire for the man's life.

6. A woman must show unyielding concern and care for the man in whatever he pursues, expressed in full submission and without reservation.

7. What makes her unagingly sexually attractive is this undivided and devoted love expressed completely.

PRECISE DUTIES OF CONDUCT

Women shall:

1. Not vote independently. In the present legal circumstance where women may vote, a woman shall vote as instructed by her husband or partner, so as to express deference to his authority and to maximize the household's political impact.

2. Not hold a job or engage in formal employment.

3. Be attentive and listen.

4. Not generally speak on societal matters, especially on behalf of the household.

5. Be silent when the man, husband, or partner is speaking.

Men shall:

1. Hold an admirable position or pursuit that maximizes personal potential and manifests his divinely led life goal with great vision and principle.

2. Be informed of politics and current events.

3. Convey such matters to their woman in a way that is equal in content yet tailored to the more feminine and sensitive disposition of her, showing both courage and compassion in doing so.

ON THE SPIRITUAL UNITY OF MAN AND WOMAN

1. The bonds formed in marriage remain in Heaven, where the couple shall go when they perish, which place they also enter when at Church or in solemn prayer.

2. Man and woman are like two sides of the same coin, complementary and inseparable in their proper union.

3. It is both societally and domestically advantageous for the roles of man and woman to be distinct, complementary, and conventional.

DUTIES TO CHILDREN

1. The parties must have children. No relationship and certainly no marriage is complete without the bearing of children or the sincere intention to bear them.

2. Children are the natural product of the lasting and fiery love of a couple and must be front and center in the life of the family.

3. Children must be raised lovingly and graciously, with structure and authority, imparted with the blessings of the Christian religion, and educated mentally.

4. Boys are to be raised especially in the image of their father. Girls are to be raised especially in the image of their mother.

5. It is natural for sons to develop a slightly closer bond with their mother and daughters with their father, which is a familial embodiment of the healthy sexual and complementary dynamic that created them.

6. The mother is to be more emotionally invested in children, showing them support and devoted love.

7. The father is to provide structure, guidance, and illustration of righteous and eternal principles, maintaining a disciplined example and appropriate emotional distance, expressing affection in reward of good behavior consistent with the principles he lives by.

8. Parenthood does not end. Children are always yours. Raising children is not a burdensome task but an inevitable manifestation of the ultimate love of God and the pleasure of the ultimate harmony of man and woman.

9. If a child rebels gravely, such as through drug use or severe misconduct, every effort must be made to restore and guide them strictly to order and charity. If all appeals fail, the child may be disowned and removed from the household until such time as they commit to restoration. The discipline imposed must be serious and consequential, not merely nominal.

ON THE DUTIES AND CONDUCT OF CHILDREN

1. Children must obey and love their parents.

2. They must express admiration especially for their mother, whose tenderness and gentleness should be unparalleled in their world.

3. They must obey and revere their father, who must be mighty and impressive in his allegiance to universal principles of justice.

4. Children must keep their rooms clean to practice discipline, dress well, learn to speak eloquently, respect and lead their siblings with the older ones bearing greater responsibility, and manage a monetary allowance with fiscal shrewdness.

5. Children must early in life develop a plan for their being, consistent with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

6. Boys must develop a unique and independent plan for their life, including a business or businesslike contribution to humanity.

7. Girls may develop a plan of a different sort, oriented toward supporting their eventual husband, being a loving mother, and cultivating feminine virtue.

ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

1. Formal schooling beyond approximately a middle school level is unnecessary. High school and college are not required or encouraged.

2. Boys should receive a logical and vigorous education suited to mental and practical development.

3. Girls should be homeschooled by their mothers in feminine virtues and qualities such as caring for the home, cooking, sewing, gardening, and some light reading including select biblical analysis, without the same advanced logical rigor required of boys.

4. The essential knowledge necessary for life includes the basics of American history, arithmetic, and the Constitution. Beyond this, life itself is the most valuable educator, and what is most valuable to learn depends on the individual and his mission.

5. Where legal requirements demand a certain curriculum until a specified age, those requirements shall be met as entertainingly and demonstratively as possible. Efforts shall be made through the democratic process to revise such requirements.

6. Once children have completed approximately a middle school level of education, they should be free to begin developing their own strategies and plans, with parental support and aid. Supporting them in a business or hobby is the preferred course, given that most institutions will not engage persons under the age of sixteen or eighteen.

ON AGENCY AND CONDUCT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

1. Women and girls are generally to be submissive, supportive, and deferential, under the ultimate veto power and direction of men.

2. Women may have small and suitable hobbies and personal pursuits, such as sewing or handmade crafts, within these confines and under proper direction.

3. A wife shall receive an allowance from her husband, as women are not to hold employment.

4. Girls shall also receive an allowance, generally smaller than that of a boy.

ON THE CONDUCT OF BOYS

1. Boys must be vigorous in their pursuits and maintain robust hobbies or athletic engagements such as American football, chess, or hunting.

ON THE CHRISTIAN CONSTITUTION OF THE HOME

1. Every home, family, and union must maintain a firm Christian disposition.

2. Regular prayer must be observed.

3. The teachings of the Christian religion must be imparted upon the children and upon the parties themselves.

4. Crosses or crucifixes shall be kept throughout the home.

5. The home shall emphasize love for one another, mutual support, education, reading, books, and family oriented activity.