HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!
And I watch the faces of the women in the pews and they sit there with their brows furrowed and their scowls evident. The expressions on their face says "That's right, reverend - YOU tell them!"
And I contrast that with every Father's Day sermon where we louts are told what crummy fathers we are and how the saintly, forbearing mothers should be treated better because they deserve it.
And I see the expressions on the women in the pews and they look identical to the ones I see on Mother's day: "That's right, reverend - YOU tell them!"
Now I realize that some mothers are, indeed, saints and some fathers are, indeed, louts. But I've always thought this was stereotyping to the extreme. Why can't Father's Day sermons praise fathers the way Mother's Day sermons praise mothers? And why aren't mothers ever told on Mother's Day how they need to be more mindful of the children? Only the fathers get this message.
I imagine it's probably because the pastor is afraid to find out what the women would do if he ever balanced his sermons.
Maybe someone should get Ms. Nic a crockpot, just in case she has the desire to attend another rally.