Thank you all for your comments.

I think the thing that worried me was the "inquisition" nature of the father's "interview" of the young man, as Greg Price proposes in his article.
If God "forgets" the sins that we have confessed and for which we have been forgiven, then is anyone (man or woman) obligated to disclose these to the other? I understand that it is important to be upfront about challenges one has as a Christian, since each spouse will, no doubt, play a big role in spiritually supporting the other throughout marriage. But perhaps it can take place in a different way?

But regarding the one-sided nature of this, how best can one discern how godly is a young woman? The ways I can think of are:

1. watch from afar - her interaction with others
2. look at the friends she chooses
3. ???

But certainly, the man must be able to ask the woman things up front, perhaps with her father in the room as well? I think it is important to remember that the father is her head in all of this (hopefully he is a Christian).

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Tim Lindsay
member, Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, Halifax, NS, Canada
Living in Cape Town, South Africa
"under the Southern Cross, at the foot of Table Mountain, not far from the Cape of Good Hope"