"Manliness is Next to Godliness"

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2006-12-07 17:14

In the old site software I would have posted this article under "Men and Religion". Anyway, this is an interesting development. Sort of like a "ManKind Project meets Promise Keepers" phenomenon. As an interesting observation, the authors of this piece are women. Excerpt:

'It's an apt anthem for a contrarian movement gaining momentum on the fringes of Christianity. In daybreak fraternity meetings and weekend paintball wars, in wilderness retreats and X-rated chats about lust, thousands of Christian men are reaching for more forceful, more rugged expressions of their faith.

Stine's daylong revival meeting, which he calls "GodMen," is cruder than most. But it's built around the same theory as the other experimental forums: Traditional church worship is emasculating.

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"We know men are uncomfortable in church," says the Rev. Kraig Wall, 52, who pastors a small church in Franklin, Tenn. — and is at GodMen to research ways to reach the husbands of his congregation. His conclusion: "The syrup and the sticky stuff is holding us down."'

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What a scam artiste!

Christian "bad boys?"

Let's talk about jerking off for Jesus?

This is so insightful!

I always knew that some guy would figure out how to connect up the born-agains to the pagan dark side underbelly of unguilty unsinners seeking an easy unredemption.

Will "Christian porn" be the next theological advancement?

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Submitted by Roy on Fri, 2006-12-08 00:02

Yeah though I walk through the shadow of ignorance, I am afraid! Just another tag line to boost a failing system. Who's to say whatever was written about Jesus wasn't done with the political spin of yesteryear? I mean the only People back then that could read and write were part of the controling system weren't they? Yes, just another huckster trying to "capitalize" off of the current situation.

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Submitted by David A. DeLong on Fri, 2006-12-08 14:44