Father's Day.

Once a year

By Sam M. Griffin
The (Bainbridge) Post-Searchlight
June 18, 2005

For several decades now, feminists have led a crusade to purge fatherhood from our society or paint it as a perpetually suspicious position equated with abuse and perversion. They’ve had notable success. Some churches have even rewritten the lyrics of precious old hymns to change references to father, man, mankind, son and so forth to more acceptable, politically correct, generic terms—many of which ridiculously alter the meaning and impact. Other hymns—such as Faith Of Our Fathers—have been purged from hymnals entirely. “Sexist,” sniff the feminists. “Silly” seems more accurate. But despite the unrelenting attacks, we still have fathers, still discover the need for fathers—more than ever—in the loving, caring, unchanging model exhibited by God, our Father. Human fathers are an imperfect lot, of course, often falling far short of The Example. They grow weary, short-tempered, selfish and impatient. Still—as in our relationship with the Heavenly Father—we often fail to appreciate or develop the bond with fathers until too late. There are few social ills that the presence of legitimate, conscientious, responsible and loving fathers in a traditional family setting would not improve. While tomorrow is not necessarily a day to sally forth to save society by restoring old values and relationships, it is an opportunity to assure Old Dad that he’s loved. Take it. There are far too few such opportunities in life. Don’t miss this one.