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Tuesday Column 9/26/95
If I were a woman I'd be happy about Promise Keepers, especially if I were a wife. I wouldn't be criticizing these meetings as if they are some sort of male conspiracy or retro-chauvinist movement. If I were a woman, (especially a wife), I'd be glad men in the church were waking up to their spiritual side. In fact, I'd be thrilled that my husband was getting excited about something besides Monday night football. And I wouldn't be worrying about the talk about becoming 'spiritual leaders at home.' Most men in the church have a long way to go before they even catch up spiritually, let alone get in front. If I were a woman, I'd be satisfied with the general effect of Promise Keepers on men. I'd be delighted with the morning prayer meetings, the accountability groups, fathers spending more time with the kids, and the men who learned to treat women with greater respect and dignity. In fact, if I were a woman I'd be happy with just about everything connected with Promise Keepers. Of course I haven't the slightest idea what I'd do if I were a woman. I'm just guessing.
HOWEVER... I know something I would NOT be happy about. When PK has their ministers convention coming this February