Stop right there, Pilgrim, because Doug Giles has an important question for you:
Have you ever asked yourself, “Self, why do churches today look more like the bra and panty department at Sears than a battalion of men poised to kick demonic butt?”
Well, HAVE you?
(Personally, I never think about the Sears’ bra and panty department OR kicking demonic butts when I’m attending church, but maybe that’s just because I’m not up at the pulpit, like Pastor Doug is.)
Anyway, I think we’ve read this piece before – it’s about how real men don’t attend church these days because all the ministers (except Pastor Doug, of course) are sissies, the chapels are infested with those dreaded Precious Moments Figurines of Doom that scare men silly, and Jesus Christ is a wimp.
So, let’s cut to the conclusion:
Get to a place, young warrior, where pain is not a big deal, and where you embrace resistance.
Yes, worship at the S&M dungeon or anti-Borg group of your choice.
Anyway, since we finished up with Doug’s column so quickly, let’s take a moment to read some of the comments on it from Town Hall readers.
readmilljoe writes:
WHATE EVER HAPPENED TO WHITE MEN?
I USED TO KNOW SOME WHITE MEN AND I’M SURE THERE ARE SOME AROUND HERE AND THERE. BUT FOR THE MOST PART WHAT I SEE NOW ARE POLITICALLY CORRECT LEMMINGS. WHERE ARE THE CAUCASIAN MALES THAT BELIEVE IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION, AND WHO ARE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN?
Anybody want to answer Mill Joe? And anybody want to teach him what the “Shift” key is for?
Now, here’s Bob! (Once again, this is not Bob the Bob-Tailed Kitten, but a completely different Bob.)
Bob writes:
Nothing new
Women have dominated the pews in Christinan congregations since St. Peter preached in private homes, probably since Jesus preached on a hillside. The difference today is Nancy at the pulpit. Men have left Christian churches in droves.
Maybe its time to ask the other question: Is Christianity relevant for men today. Maybe men need a religion of Gods and Heros who weren’t afraid to kick some female butt.
Maybe it is indeed time for a religion based on wife beating. I’ll leave it to you to think up some Gods and Heroes for this sect.
And hey, here’s the first convert to the group!
lokietek writes:
Maybe if the churches followed the biblical doctrine real men would join. How many women did Jesus choose as His disciples? You see my point.
I sure do! Jesus was the founder (and also a member) of the He-Man Woman Hater’s Club of Judea, and we should get back to His doctrine of misogyny if we want men to regain an interest in religion. And none of that “feed the hungry, care for the widows and orphans, the meek shall inherit the earth” crap – real men want a religion based on vengeance and violence, with an action hero as its central figure. Maybe something like the First United Church of Die Hard.
Joe T seems to agree:
I mostly agree with Giles on this one except that he needs to go at least one more step back in his reasoning. The reason we have wimpy preachers is that they are worshipping a wimpy god.
Yeah, the main thing wrong with Christianity is that Jesus guy. We need a god who orders men to destroy his enemies, punish evil-doers, and kill infidels. But where can we find a sect like that???
Okay, Joe actually thinks that REAL men worship a Calvinist God who saves you or sends you to burn in Hell as He damn well pleases — and nothing you do will affect your ultimate fate because He is such a manly God that He couldn’t be bothered to keep track of whether you’re good or bad. Yes, a religion where God is the ultimate uncaring father is one that is sure to attract today’s macho men.
Now, here’s Joeofthemountain (what is if with Bobs and Joes these days?), responding to a poster named Pamela, and pointing out that women ARE inferior to men, so of course we need a religion that respects that fact.
Joeofthemountain writes
Pamela writes:
“If women only talk while men take action, I’m hard-pressed NOT to think women must be inferior to men. I cannot accept that; I hold to the idea that “different” does not mean “inferior.”
Pamela, Pamela…
Don’t you get it? You are worshipping the Golden Calf of “Equality”. Only women try to be the “equals” of men. What is that? An equal chance to die of a heart attack? An equal chance to worry about paying the bills?
Feminism has the effect of defeminizing the females who fall prey to it. And then men don’t respect them and perhaps even grow to hate them.
Wanna be treated the way you think you ought? Start treating men like men instead of a little boy in the playground who can be bullied into giving you something.
I’m just a woman, and so have no business correcting a man, so I’ll just post this link: CNN – Heart attack more likely to kill women than men, study says …
I now trust that Mountain Joe will pay my bills for me, so I don’t have to worry my pretty little head about such things.
Anyway, I think that’s enough of the Town Hall comments for today.
Well, maybe one more with which to conclude:
dyerje writes:
Well I’m always interested to hear how something needs to change so that masculinity will feel comfortable with it again. It’s fascinating that all that strength, power, force, and manliness can be defeated and driven out by dainty Nancy-ism. Just a thought.
Hey, with thoughts like that, you won’t be kicking any demonic butt (if you’re a man), or you will find that men grow to hate you, Ms. feminazi (if you’re a woman). So, no more thinking, if you know what’s good for you!
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