It seems our nation is embroiled in an incessant battle between the "progressive" ideals of feminism and the "old-fashioned" view of the family (and the woman's role therein). One problem at the heart of this vitriolic debate is an incorrect view of "Biblical" or "traditional" masculinity. Now, I intend that to be taken in two ways. Let me explain. Firstly, many feminists misrepresent the traditional view of marriage. The Bible teaches a form of complimentarianism, which means that men and women have equal-yet-distinct roles in the family. The roles compliment each other and are the result of a) our created design and b) the Fall. Some people like to call this view Patriarchy, but the arguments against this view are often of the "straw-man" variety. Whatever you want to call it, the Biblical view of the male/female dynamic, along with all leadership/submission relationships, is that of authority predicated upon responsibil...