Posted on 01/28/2005 6:41:49 PM PST by Lorianne
Sounds like St. Ignatius' Society of Jesus, aka the Jesuits.
It sounds as though it is long overdue.
Best regards,
Read the Bible. The whole thing... Old Testament and all.
I did for the first time after 40 years as a Christian. Made me realize that the 'nice guy' theology I had been taught was a crock.
-- Joe
Wild at Heart was the most incoherent book I've ever read.
This article explains what the Etheridge may have been trying to communicate--it certainly isn't what he wrote.
Tedious, tedious reading.
I think this guy is engaging in his own psychobabble. What's not to like? Nothing's ever going to please the handwringers.
However....being a warrior today is different, in at least one sense. Some all-powerful 'judge', given the impramatur of society and with the force of (cough) 'law', can pauperize an innocent man with the stroke of a pen.
Whatcha gonna do? Whip out your braveheart sword? (You'll have to go get it 'cause it was confiscated at the metal detector).
In at least that sense, the courts have gone a long way toward emasculating warrior wanna-be's.
Maybe you shouldn't have smoked crack before you read it. It was pretty obvious to me and my wife what the point of the book was - be a real man not a wimpy, bleeding heart, metrosexual.
And Rosa Parks dared to sit in the wrong section of the bus......
Yup. Being a Christian is not primarily about being nice, though it is nice to be nice because it's nicer than not being nice...
Ever since 9-11 I've considered myself to be a Spiritual Warrior engaged in mortal combat with the enemy. Some things are worth dying for.
Claptrap!
Women NEED to respect their man. They don't respect one who won't fight for the family. No one says he has to be the one who always wears the championship ring, but he does have to be the one who willing to get down in the trenches, win or lose.
What happens to a man who senses he's not respected by his woman?
Now THAT'S depression!
My experience couldn't have been more different. An extremely inciteful and timely call to arms for the spiritual battle in which we all engage, knowingly or otherwise.
I'm watching a tv program on this now. It's a little bit gay, I'm afraid.
I guess your inner warrior caused you to accuse me of taking drugs before reading this book.
How very Christian of you.
A ponderous tome, this one.
The "Promise Keepers"? Don't they beat their wives?
PRince, I could never label this book as insightful. It lost me numerous times.
The author belabored his points. His examples were poorly developed.
It reminded me of Don Quixote looking for a windmill to fight. A reason for being, if you will.
Be conformed to the image of Christ. That's a man sized task for the best of us.
There, I said it in two sentences.
While this is needed, society bashes men who are men and not wimps, so without support this movement will not fly.
Promise Keepers dont beat their wives, silly. They are compromisers in doctrine, so they dont pass the Bible test, but I like their movement about men and women.
None I'm aware of.
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