Declaration of Chivalry


When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for us young men to decide how we will treat the fairer sex in personal interaction, and to assume among the people of the earth the honorable station which the laws of God have ordained for us, decency of character requires that we declare widely the chivalrous beliefs we hold, in hopes that others will join us.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created strong, as protectors; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unavoidable duties; that among these duties are chivalry, honor, and purity. That to carry out these duties, we must look to the Bible for wisdom, deriving our just direction from the Word of God through prayer; that whenever any man becomes destructive of these honorable qualities, it is our right to alter or abolish him, and to comfort those who have been hurt, keeping our values founded on what is true and good, which all comes from the Creator.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that the wisdom of older Christ-following men who have proved their values should not be disregarded for the drives of the passionate young heart or even our own interpretations of God’s word; but still all experience behind the advice we receive must be considered, and tested against the Holy Scriptures.

Now, when a long trail of abuses and perversions arise while men of all ages pursue beautiful girls, it is our right, it is our duty, to condemn such actions, and to provide our services for the future security of said beautiful girls. Such has been the sufferance of many innocent victims, and some not so innocent but still victims, and such is now the necessity which constrains us to sign this declaration and endeavor to alter the decadent decay of our culture.

The history of the present state of the world is a history of repeated injuries and perversions, all having in direct object the destruction of purity and honor, the selfish fulfilling of fleshly desires, and the oppression of all that is innocent and true. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.

Men have refused to stand up for what they believe.

They have shirked their responsibilities as males, their divine duties, and utterly neglected to show unconditional love to those who depend on them.

They have refused to honor innocence when it would interfere with the satisfying of their selfish desires, or the reaching of their goals.

They have called together legislative bodies to pass laws, which give them the right to abandon families and pervert the perfect system of marriage instituted by God without facing any immediate consequences.

They have torn down the opposition repeatedly for resisting with manly firmness their invasions on the rights of the fairer sex.

They have endeavored to prevent the pursuit of pure and Godly relationships; for that purpose introducing all manner of intolerant attitudes and evil alternatives to purity.
They have obstructed the administration of Biblical justice, by refusing their assent to laws that would hold men to a higher standard.

They have raped; they have murdered; they have abandoned children. They have broken countless hearts; they have refused to admit when they are wrong; they have committed every atrocious work of evil that could be imagined.

We, therefore, the representatives of the Bible-believing Church of God, of which Jesus Christ is the greatest authority, in Christian brotherhood standing together and appealing to God for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name and by the authority of Jesus Christ, solemnly publish and declare, that we will do everything in our power to spread honor and chivalry through the world; that all women and girls have the right to be treated with respect; that we will never touch them without permission, and then only if the contact is in keeping with the exhortations of the Bible; that we will refrain from all lewd remarks and keep our eyes and thoughts where they belong; that those perverted men who cause harm and/or fear to women will be swiftly and justly dealt with; and that as sons of God we will treat all girls as sisters, standing firm to protect them from harm, to honor their wishes and requests as far as we ourselves are concerned. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the perfect and true Word of God, we mutually pledge to Jesus Christ and to the good of all women, our lives, our fortunes, our devotion of pure intentions, and our sacred honor as men, the divinely ordained protectors of those weaker than ourselves.

Let all those in agreement solemnly affirm this promise, and seal their commitment by adding their signature below.


Signed,
Luke Alistar

I affirm.

Signed,
Suiauthon

Allow me to write my name in casing large enough for Satan to read without his spectacles.

Blake Adams
aka
Pavalini
aka
Jack Tollers

*tearing up* How sweet! You guys show the world what being "a real man" is all about.

Agreed.

Signed,
Varon

Thanks, y'all.

Resolved,
Reiyen

May this resolution pass beyond our identities in the realms of circuits, and pass into the persons who bear our usernames. If Reiyen alone should sign it would be a little thing, for he is an imagining of mine, and it is far too small to imagine such an honorable declaration. Thus I sign it not only as Reiyen, Moderator and Prankster, but as my human self.

Amen.

Thank you, guys. As a girl, I really appreciate it. *tearing up as well*

I am with you on that, Shawn. Thank you guys!

Yay for Chivalry and Purity!

Oh, you wonderful guys!

I already signed on your blog, cousin. But I will reaffirm it here as well.

Jay Lauser, aka Sir Emeth Mimetes

Thank you muchly, guys. It really means a lot.

On behalf of... females, I would like to apologize for our... well, lack of being real women. We only make it harder for you guys by having low expectations for you, dressing immodestly, not accepting your efforts at being gentlemen, being disrespectful... I am doing my best to help the guys I know, and I commend the girls on here who are doing the same.

And girls... please, please support and require gentlemanliness in whatever ways you can: by dressing modestly, by being thankful for any and every effort you see towards gentlemanliness, by praying for your brothers...

I have prayed, many times, that God will raise up young men who are just that... men. Real men. Men who protect. Men who stand up for Christ, not matter what anyone else does or says. Men who pray: hard, huge, crazy prayers. Men who are strong and gentle. Men who value purity and femininity.

This world desperately needs you all to fight for godliness. The battles are not over. They just look far different than the battles David's mighty men fought. But there is still a need, a vast, tremendous need, for warriors. Your weapons are different now, usually. Perhaps your weapon will be your pen. One of your weapons is definitely prayer. Another weapon is gentle manliness.

Please, be strong. I know the culture is against you. And your own flesh. And Satan.

But God is on your side, and your sisters are as well.

Fight well. Don't lose heart. Give no quarter to your enemies. Pray like men.

May God go with you. Remember the words that you have agreed to here by signing this. Take them to heart, make them part of you.

Thank you, so much.

Amen Daisy!

You guys are the best. It means a lot to us girls.

Amen, Daisy. ^.^

Resolved,
A. Andrew Joyce
I agree with Pavalini on this one. Thanks, Matt. I will be printing this out and copying it into my Lifebook.

eru

You go, guys! What a wonderful thing this is! Thank for posting, Luke. ^^

And Daisy, amen to that!

~Calen

Yay, Luke---and every man who signs this wonderful document! Thank you SO much.
I, on my part, will join Daisy and promise to honor and support any efforts at manliness, and not to tempt the flesh of the men in my life. I already am deeply grateful to my father for always cherishing and protecting me.

Well said, Duchess Daisy.

Now that is impressive, Matt. I love a lot of your writing, but I think this will rank among my favorites.

One of the things I love about HW is the fact that you all try to live by this declaration of chivalry. And that is a rare blessing these days. I pray the Lord will enable you all to stand in the gates, and be forerunners of a new generation who will follow in your footsteps.

And as a young woman, I see it my duty to help support you all both in actions, words, and encouragement, to reach this goal. So although I do not sign my name, due to my gender, I totally support this venture!

*seconds Airi*

Aw, thank you. I had fun writing it.

*smiles in reserved, silent admiration*

Agreed, prayed over, signed by, affirmed by-
Svensteel
Or
Noah Thomas.

I think this thread deserves to be revived a bit. The intent is so noble, and the play off the Declaration of Independence is very fun.

Wow, great post Luke! This is really convicting for me, as I'm sure it is for every Man (or young man in my case). I do so want to live up to God's standards, and quickly repent and beg His forgiveness when I fail to do so.

Signed: Jeremiah Stiles

P.S. Daisy, if it's ok for a guy to say so, I really appreciated your post as well, it is very encouraging to see that we have sisters that would support us in this endeavor, thank you for that.

I agreed very much. Thank you for your post, Daisy.

I really like this piece. I think I'm putting it in my samples of writing to send to colleges.

*wishes this were more facebook viral then the more petty 'be a man' posts*

Wonder if I could make it into an effective picture that could spread through Facebook...

I see you've managed it.

It might be interesting to share on the wall of The Art of Manliness.

I think you could probably get it to go on facebook pretty well. Maybe blend a picture of a knight and a picture of a modern-day man doing something (maybe a businessman or a workmen) and have a headline type thing that says something like "You were NOT born too late to be chivalrous!" but preferably something less cheesy sounding...if you do get it on facebook, let us all know so we can share it somehow!

I did. I actually got the whole thing to fit readably in a picture, with an American flag border around it. And I made it public. Share it everywhere.

This is wonderful, Matt. I'm proud to be able to call the gentlemen on this this thread my friends.

We ladies will strive to make it easier for you guys by supporting these resolutions in all our interactions.

We should start a sister thread for us girls, like a "fair lady" declaration... or something.

This, is amazing. Thank you Luke for writing it, and to every guy who signed it.

*Is really not having words to express the wonder, gratefulness, and happiness, that here are men who are willing to act like it*

And thank you, Daisy, for the reminder of what we, as women, should keep in mind when interacting with guys.

~ZA

Right.

Awesome, I'll share it! How do I find it?

Well, you'll have to find me first. Matthew 'Spellchecker' Lauser.

Signed,

Joel Garner.

Cool, thanks! I shared it!

I read it three times (and looked for fine print) and I only found one or two things I object to:

I do not believe that this is so self evident or pertinent to the declaration. I do not believe that whether or not this is true effects whether we are protectors.
This ought to be specified as treating younger, believing women as sisters. Though protection, respect, and purity extends to all, brotherhood certainly does not.

With these points only excepted, I firmly and resolutely sign to the rest of the Declaration:

:::::::Patrick Darren Lauser, Tsahraf.

*Has read the Declaration of Independence and notes the similarities to said document* An amusing, yet sobering piece. Amen. If I were a guy, I would sign.

Hmm. I suppose some men have physical disabilities that counteract their natural strength. But I wasn't speaking of physical strength alone. I mean that men, in general, are created as leaders with strength of will, and strength in many other areas as well. The modern feminizing of men attacks their natural strength. So it is quite pertinent since I am calling for young men to stand up and be strong in what is right. That's the whole point of the article.

I treat all girls I know, younger, older, believers, non-believers, as I would treat a sister. Certainly the close friendship of a brother doesn't extend to people I don't know well, but I can still respect them and in as much as I interact with them, can treat them no less than I would a sister in the same situation.

Amen. Emphatically.

Signed:
Ethan (I use my real name so it I will remember to do it IRl)

This is an amazing thread, thank you Luke.

I would say it attacks their responsibility. There are responsibilities based on their gender alone, not on any physical characteristics, just as the authority of a father is based on his relation to his wife and children, or otherwise all women would be required to obey all men in all things and all children to obey all adults. But it is not so, the authority is within the family through the nature of the family, not the various characteristics of it's various members.

I would say:
I will not treat all women as a sister,
I will treat no woman with less respect than my sister.
Because I believe you treat a sister differently than with only the respect due to a woman.

Amen!

Signed,
Joseph "Novadar" Anderson

You're quibbling over unimportant specifics unrelated to my article. I'm not talking about husbands, I'm talking about single guys. Our culture aims to make men passive, to squash our natural tendency to stand up for what we believe. It's all one subject, and you can't separate responsibility from the strength of mind any more than you can from gender. It all goes together.

Again, unimportant details...all Christians are our brothers and sisters, and in a similar way, all people are our brothers and sisters because we are all one race, all descended from two people, all living in the same world, all dealing with the same evil, the same temptations, the same HUMANNESS. You treat people you KNOW well differently than people you don't know well, that's the only distinction. If I know a girl as well as I know my sister and she's older than me and not related...I still treat her just as I would my literal sister.