Unrighteous Dominion

[Guest Yediyd]

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<div class='quotemain'> <div class='quotemain'>I'd give my right eye for a chance to room with those gum popping boobs for even just one semester!!! I would room with Lizzy Borden if it ment a chance to go to BYU!!!!

Yedyid, I've heard you yell! You'd shut them up in a Provo minute and make it just fine. I'm sure you'd love every minute of it!

Elphie

I plan on getting these little "darlings" raised and if there is anything left of me...heading out to BYU...it is a dream.... It'll happen. I'll help you! I know you--nothing will stop you if that's what you really want.

Elphie

Maybe I'll say, "Mooove over!!! I'm moving in!!! I gotta warn ya, though...I LOVE gum!!!!

[Elphaba]

Maybe I'll say, "Mooove over!!! I'm moving in!!! I gotta warn ya, though...I LOVE gum!!!!

I've got plenty of room and plenty of ear plugs. Whenever you're ready.

Elphie

[Guest Yediyd]

You just may be sorry you made that offer, sister!!!!!

[Elphaba]

You just may be sorry you made that offer, sister!!!!!

No. I won't. I'm sure.

Elphaba

[Traveler]

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Perhaps we have missed the point of unrighteous dominion:

This is to use the gift of dominion from G-d in unrighteous or self serving manner. I do think it is interesting that a common reference has to do with the marriage covenant where we (mankind) are given a dominion over creating life and some have suggested that the misuse of that dominion focused only on self serving pleasures, attractions and preferences, is a unrighteous dominion without realizing the full spectrum of unrighteous dominion.

The Traveler

Traveler, you don't think that a husband and father who physcially, verbally and emotionally abuses his wife, children, parents is not doing so in a self serving manner?

Allow me to quote Shakespeare – “To thine own self be true and it shall follow as the night the day – Thou cannot be false with any man.”

The indulging in self and selfish wants, desires, passions, orientations and fulfillment begins long before the abuse of others enters the picture. Mostly, I think we want to dismiss what we do as okay or not really bad so that we can point to others and blame others. I believe the intent in the term “unrighteous dominion” is intended to be self reflecting rather than an excuse to point at others. Not that others may not be more guilty – just that I think that the important point is overlooked.

The Traveler