You cannot begin to understand the failure of marriage–or the living of these ideas commitment or covenant–without considering and factoring in the devaluing of fatherhood. The two are inextricably linked and dependent.

H. Kirk Rainer
About This Quote

A quote from the great civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in which he emphasizes that fatherhood is devalued in marriage and that fathers are being treated unfairly. Fatherhood is not only an aspect of life that is not valued by society, but it is also something that men must bring to the table in order to have a healthy marriage. This quote speaks to the fact that if society doesn’t value fatherhood, then fathers are also being devalued in marriage.

Source: A Once And Always Father

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