Reply #3: It's' like this... [View All]

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Where "The leaders of a new, Christian movement" are concerned with keeping the power structure as well as the congregations - MALE and HOSTILE!

(Maybe that's not so new :crazy: )

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The Feminization of the Church
Why Its Music, Messages and Ministries Are Driving Men Away

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=214&topic_id=66099

Many churches emphasize Jesus’ softer teachings, like his love and his desire to save, and they ignore the doctrines of sin and hell, according to Podles. But men dislike liberal Christianity — “a mild religion of progress and enlightenment” as opposed to a battle between good and evil, Podles said....

Johnstone believes the feminist movement in mainline churches has contributed to the decline in male membership.

(Currently, Biola’s seminary, Talbot School of Theology, is about 76 percent men.)

http://www.biola.edu/admin/connections/articles/06spring/feminization.cfm

The article also mentions that the men in the "new, Christian movement" think that men want a more intellectual religion than women do. They probably think that it's intellectual for men to be assholes.