The Bible Speaks to You August 22, 1970 Issue

[The above is an abbreviated, postproduction text of the program released for broadcast the week of August 14-20 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You." Heard internationally over more than 1,000 stations, the weekly programs are prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, Christian Science Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM NO. 437 - Dealing with Domination

with contributions from Jerome Franke, Rob McKinnon

[The participants are Judge Jerome Franke and Rob McKinnon.]

McKinnon: There is plenty of domination around today, even though it may be harder than it once was for people to get away with being tyrannical, overbearing, or arrogant. In many family situations someone may be domineering—a wife, a husband, a son or daughter, an in-law. On the job, too, one can encounter domination. Nobody likes to be dominated. But what can a person do about it other than just walk out?
Franke: Well, walking out certainly isn't the answer, whether it is a situation in our family or on our job. The problem will go right along with us, because it exists in thought.

What's needed is to face up to the situation, not ignore it or evade it. Wherever we find ourselves, we can deal with domination effectively.
McKinnon: Often the one who is being dominated is afraid to say anything for fear of making things worse.
Franke: Yes, it's usually fear or timidity that allows tyranny or domination to go on. But there is an answer to fear, and it is found in the God-given dominion or control spoken of in the Bible —dominion to be the man that God has created, to express Godlike qualities. This doesn't mean that we can dominate others or be dominated by them.