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Women, in general, are conditioned to let others provide for them - from daddy as a child to hubby as an adult. It is easier for them to accept that there is a Heavenly Father who dispenses to us according to our needs if we will just submit to Him and confess out need.

Men, in general, are raised not to depend on others but depend on themselves to survive. Accepting a Heavenly Father who wants us to submit to Him is a harder sell because men expect to be masters of their universe and walk with self-determination.

It is only as men are beaten down by life do many reach their knees and accede that they need a Heavenly Father to provide for their needs.

I don't know if the church is more feminized or not but a key both to Salvation and happiness in Christ is the acknowledgement of our willingness to submit to Him and the development of a personal relationship with Christ.

I agree that a lot of the modern Christian music seems bent towards the "Good News" without any mention of cost or submission but, overall, the Christian message is one that ought to appeal more naturally to women than to men. But it is the Holy Spirit that works in all of us who desire a relationship with Christ, regardless of gender. He seeks those who are willing to be led.

I recently attended a Mass at the Tucson Cathedral. The sanctuary sits 1000 and it was full--with at least as many men as women. And they were not metrosexuals, many of them were hard, weather beaten Hispanic men who might well have wanted to sleep in and miss the 8 o'clock Mass. But there they were and they were not just sitting, they were praying.

Cultures softened by easy living and abundance, and yes an over-valuing of emotions over action, will not induce men to seek a Higher Power to support their strivings.