However I do keep in mind that the feminists agendas have certainly brow beated men for a long time now...and unfortunately the educational system is churning out young women with a victimization indoctrination.
So I understand the argument as men overall are sick and tired of an ungrateful female population....which many are. This tends to then transfer over into church related discussions as well. They want their 'authority' back and rightfully so.
I recall a Pastor preaching on this matter....he blamed men for 'surrendering' their authority and that it was time to 'take it back'. He then proceeded to explain how to do that at length so as to make that transition back welcomed rather than opposed. So I think there are some men who do not know how to do this without causing waves as we see on this thread.
Ya think?! It's not all that different than the knee-jerk reaction we see whenever Roman Catholic dogma is questioned. I wonder if they ever consider THEIR part in it?
However I do keep in mind that the feminists agendas have certainly brow beated men for a long time now...and unfortunately the educational system is churning out young women with a victimization indoctrination. So I understand the argument as men overall are sick and tired of an ungrateful female population....which many are. This tends to then transfer over into church related discussions as well. They want their 'authority' back and rightfully so.
They DEMAND their authority but neglect their responsibility. They bemoan women getting pregnant outside of wedlock but forget that the woman can't (usually) do that without the man's participation. Scripture teaches that men are to love their wives "as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it". Are Christian men willing to sacrifice themselves or place the benefit of their wives OVER their own? I'll tell you, NO WOMAN could resist that kind of love and dedication. But when men demand submission and neglect their role, the equation is out of whack.
I recall a Pastor preaching on this matter....he blamed men for 'surrendering' their authority and that it was time to 'take it back'. He then proceeded to explain how to do that at length so as to make that transition back welcomed rather than opposed. So I think there are some men who do not know how to do this without causing waves as we see on this thread.
It takes a mature man to comprehend the give and take in a marriage and his role in "Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered." (I Peter 3:7). Respect is supposed to be a two-way street. Participation in this forum is in no way the same as marriage, nor is it in a context of the local church. A poster's sex should have no bearing on how we interact with each other. There should be mutual respect as becoming children of God.