I attended a weddin yesterday..twas a friend's wedding actually,
At a catholic. Church, i have always believed family issues need experience,
The father just kept sayin things, wastin precious time (I'm an atheiSt by the way)
Then i wondered, does he really know what he's sayin?

Left to me, i'd say only a married man should preach to a couple.

what you have said is not true. You dont have to be married to know anything about marriage. Just as you do not need to have sex to know anything about it. The only thing you need to be able to advice is a good knowledge of what happens in marriage and the ability to make good judgement and of course the holy spirit.

gst101: what you have said is not true. You dont have to be married to know anything about marriage. Just as you do not need to have sex to know anything about it. The only thing you need to be able to advice is a good knowledge of what happens in marriage and the ability to make good judgement and of course the holy spirit.

I dont agree with you but I agree with the OP. What would a celibate person understand about marriage? Experience is the best teacher.

The same thing Jesus knew. Nothing.
Only to preach without experience.
Go figure!

@alll.....mourinho 1 of d best football coaches in d world never played football,bt he coaches so well and has won trophies....
How would u guys explain that...
Preachers teach accordin to bible standards ..they dnt have to be married to give marraige talks...becos what they say are not from there own thoughts but that of Jahs recorded in d bible....
And who told u guys those marraige counselors u are recommending are better of
Marraiges are breaking down seriously today because of 1 reason....
Because many reject d counsel of d originator of marraige(Jah)....

numo86: @alll.....mourinho 1 of d best football coaches in d world never played football,bt he coaches so well and has won trophies....
How would u guys explain that...
Preachers teach accordin to bible standards ..they dnt have to be married to give marraige talks...becos what they say are not from there own thoughts but that of Jahs recorded in d bible....
And who told u guys those marraige counselors u are recommending are better of
Marraiges are breaking down seriously today because of 1 reason....
Because many reject d counsel of d originator of marraige(Jah)....

Mourinho played football when he was young and learnt coaching from his father.


You fail, try again

Oh he played while he was young abi
I believe he played d uefa champions league and spanish laliga and d premiership....
D point here is did mourinho play international football
But he has coached and is still coaching big teams...
Like u said he also learnt from his father ba
Ur excuse for a priest not to talk about marraige becos he aint married is totally useless....got it
preachers wether married or unmarried can give wedding talks because there thoughts on marraige is not there's but d scriptures...
Just as mourinho learnt coaching from his father ,unmarried preachers today learnt d principles of marraige from Gods word....
Got it??

Wow.....are you in the business of speaking nonsense?


Mourinho played organised football, he played both in youth and senior team of Rio Ave.

Mourinho also had experience as working alonside his father in coaching.


What experience do reverend fathers have in marriage?

U must nt be tinking well to say d moi moi organised football mourinho played wen he was a kid is enough for him to be able to have all d experience he has now....
I also played organised football on d streets and in a lil club unknown to d world.....
Today u go to school and ur science teacher teaches u things about d solar system...things he himself has never dreamnt of seeing or having a 1st hand study of.....becos he has never entered a space ship more or else travel outerspace......
Would u say becos he isn't an astronaut or hasn't traveled outr space then he's not qualified to teach u science about d universe?

D truth is because he studied and read from d book of experienced scientists or astronauts who have made those research works available and becos he has been giving a certificate to teach he now becomes qualified to teach u science in school....abi??
That's d same reason y unmarried preachers are still qualified to teach married couples about marraige becos theyv been instructed from d scriptures on how to do that and becos they are mandated to teach.....take it or leave it bro

Ur reasons why a priest shouldn't counsel married people are so baseless and useless.....

numo86: U must nt be tinking well to say d moi moi organised football mourinho played wen he was a kid is enough for him to be able to have all d experience he has now....
I also played organised football on d streets and in a lil club unknown to d world.....
Today u go to school and ur science teacher teaches u things about d solar system...things he himself has never dreamnt of seeing or having a 1st hand study of.....becos he has never entered a space ship more or else travel outerspace......
Would u say becos he isn't an astronaut or hasn't traveled outr space then he's not qualified to teach u science about d universe?

D truth is because he studied and read from d book of experienced scientists or astronauts who have made those research works available and becos he has been giving a certificate to teach he now becomes qualified to teach u science in school....abi??
That's d same reason y unmarried preachers are still qualified to teach married couples about marraige becos theyv been instructed from d scriptures on how to do that and becos they are mandated to teach.....take it or leave it bro

Ur reasons why a priest shouldn't counsel married people are so baseless and useless.....

Wow, more stupidity.

This is what you should know;

Your science teacher can teach you about the solar system but he cant teach you how to fly a NASA spaceship.

Your reverend father can only teach you about christian doctrine/rules on marriage but cant do marriage counselling

logicboy: Wow.....are you in the business of speaking nonsense?


Mourinho played organised football, he played both in youth and senior team of Rio Ave.

Mourinho also had experience as working alonside his father in coaching.


What experience do reverend fathers have in marriage?

since mourinho had experience working alongside hs father then d same applies to d priest cuz the also came frm a home.

Digriz: since mourinho had experience working alongside hs father then d same applies to d priest cuz the also came frm a home.

So everybody that has parents is now a marriage counselor


Mourinho's father's job was coaching. Are all rev fathers parents marriage counselors?

Oboy those guys have given counsel to married persons via d bible and it made there marraiges last forever...
So wether ur atheist brain wants to argue this issue or not it doesn't change d fact that unmarried preachers can't give marraige counsel......
They do not give this counsels out of there own originality,but from Gods word which u dnt believe in...
The decay in many marraiges today like I told u is simply becos many won't obey bible principles in there marraige....
Apostle paul who did pen down words that are of lasting benefit to married couples like no other apostle did was a single guy....
Its all about teaching and counselling from a greater source or from others experience...u don't have to experience things before u can teach it..
Abi u no know that one
Experience is just a good teacher but not d best....
Got it?

numo86: Oboy those guys have given counsel to married persons via d bible and it made there marraiges last forever...
So wether ur atheist brain wants to argue this issue or not it doesn't change d fact that unmarried preachers can't give marraige counsel......
They do not give this counsels out of there own originality,but from Gods word which u dnt believe in...
The decay in many marraiges today like I told u is simply becos many won't obey bible principles in there marraige....
Apostle paul who did pen down words that are of lasting benefit to married couples like no other apostle did was a single guy....
Its all about teaching and counselling from a greater source or from others experience...u don't have to experience things before u can teach it..
Abi u no know that one
Experience is just a good teacher but not d best....
Got it?

Rubbish.....Born again christians are more likely to even get divorced than atheists

http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistfamiliesmarriage/a/AtheistsDivorce.htm

Oboy those arÉ fake born agains...
Real Çhristian§ who stick to bible injunctions eÑjoy lasting marraiges....
U get it??
Follow bible instructions and prosper...
Follow human advice and fall in d pit...
Dnt show me videos....
U can use urself as an example when u get married,that's if u believe in marraige...
Nobody applies bible principles and fail....
Both in our moral,social and everyday life....
U get it
Any born again u see whose marraige fails never practiced what he learnt frm d bible....
Mayb d born again chose to be independent of Gods word just like atheists do...

numo86: Oboy those arÉ fake born agains...
Real Çhristian§ who stick to bible injunctions eÑjoy lasting marraiges....
U get it??
Follow bible instructions and prosper...
Follow human advice and fall in d pit...
Dnt show me videos....
U can use urself as an example when u get married,that's if u believe in marraige...
Nobody applies bible principles and fail....
Both in our moral,social and everyday life....
U get it
Any born again u see whose marraige fails never practiced what he learnt frm d bible....
Mayb d born again chose to be independent of Gods word just like atheists do...

Following the bible = success in marriage??

Do you go to the ministry of prosperity?

What did Jesus know about marriage? He taught about marriage.

experience is the best teacher it colud be from others or personal.to be a counsellor in marriage is not only to be married. counselling is a gift. a reverend father is a product of marriage which is a case study.

Hi guys,
Point of correction!
Experience is NOT the best or good teacher as you are claiming!

Experience they said is a "HARD TEACHER" because she gives the test FIRST and the LESSON afterwards.....

Take this correction without defensiveness.
Thank you.