"All men preach. She probably will hear nothing but private sermons this weekend."
Hmmmmmm. Not so sure about that. Joel seems a little wimpy to me. Otherwise he'd never have let this incident get out of hand the way it did. Betcha anything she wears the pants in that family.
Would you have had him back slap her and knock her in her chair?
With so much as stake, just from a PR standpoint alone, you have to wonder what, if anything, the good pastor did in attempt to diffuse the situation. The situation does smack of some disordered leadership in their marriage.