Or another version of "why young adult groups are destined to fail as a way to network for people looking for a spouse."
Perhaps it is possible to exercise authority and charisma in a church setting in a way that is in accord with Christianity and nonetheless will attract women. If there is, I don't know what it is.
Usually the environment at church is too egalitarian and there is too much casual familiarity between members of the opposite sex -- or to be more accurate, the men are too nice while the women do not have any respect for the men. Why should they? The men are too nice, and the women are their equals in every other way. What male can stand out from the crowd, except maybe the nice Christian guy who is well-off. Then again, he may be a target for those women who are seeking to settle down but unable to generate any attraction to them. Especially if their 'native' culture emphasizes comfort and consumerism -- she who has the earning power will seek someone better, even if they themselves are blind to their own inclination. (Perhaps willingly blind.)
Do many Uhmerican Christians find themselves stuck in a "nice" mindset, or unable to break the shackles of the Church frame which prevents them from standing out as men? That the popularizers should continue to promote Theology of the Body instead of addressing the real issues between men and women accurately is a strike against Churches who have strayed from the wisdom of their forefathers.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Monday, February 13, 2017
Abbeville Institute: The Continuing Relevance of Calhoun’s Wisdom by Clyde Wilson
I am always glad to talk about my favourite subject–-John C. Calhoun. I think it will become apparent that what he has to say has some relevance to our topic “Building Communities of Resistance”—and perhaps… »
I am always glad to talk about my favourite subject–-John C. Calhoun. I think it will become apparent that what he has to say has some relevance to our topic “Building Communities of Resistance”—and perhaps… »
Archbishop Chaput Has a New Book
CWR: "Facts" and "values" and darkness at noon By Abp Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap.
The moral conflicts that permeate our public policy debates are endless and irresolvable because our culture no longer has a rational, mutually accepted way of getting to moral agreement, writes Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput in this exclusive excerpt from his new book.
(Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Archbishop Charles Chaput’s forthcoming book Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World (Henry Holt and Co.). The book will be available February 21.)
CWR Dispatch: “Strangers in a Strange Land”: Chaput on Catholics weathering a sea change in American life by Michael J. Miller
In his new book, Abp Chaput writes from his unique position to examine the interface between Catholic faith and morals, on the one hand, and today’s aggressively secular American society on the other.
If this is the best that "conservative" American bishops to do, there is little reason to think that the Catholic Church will be able to do anything to change things. The American Church doesn't understand the problem, or its own complicity in creating the problem.
The moral conflicts that permeate our public policy debates are endless and irresolvable because our culture no longer has a rational, mutually accepted way of getting to moral agreement, writes Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput in this exclusive excerpt from his new book.
(Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Archbishop Charles Chaput’s forthcoming book Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World (Henry Holt and Co.). The book will be available February 21.)
CWR Dispatch: “Strangers in a Strange Land”: Chaput on Catholics weathering a sea change in American life by Michael J. Miller
In his new book, Abp Chaput writes from his unique position to examine the interface between Catholic faith and morals, on the one hand, and today’s aggressively secular American society on the other.
If this is the best that "conservative" American bishops to do, there is little reason to think that the Catholic Church will be able to do anything to change things. The American Church doesn't understand the problem, or its own complicity in creating the problem.
Sunday, February 12, 2017
The BSA is Converged
Girl Boy Scouts … and 71 Other “Gender” Options by Paul Kengor
The Boy Scouts of America has announced a major policy reversal, a rather dramatic shift in the foundational policy of the organization. It is now accepting girls as Boy Scouts. Yes, girl [...]
The Boy Scouts of America has announced a major policy reversal, a rather dramatic shift in the foundational policy of the organization. It is now accepting girls as Boy Scouts. Yes, girl [...]
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Cucked Intellectuals and Bureaucrats
The author of the post and the lawyer to whom he is referring here: Alberto Mora: It's Not Just About How to Protect the Country; It's About How to Protect Our Values
Neo-Yankee Catholic intellectuals have made themselves a problem.
Neo-Yankee Catholic intellectuals have made themselves a problem.
Clueless about Women and Misrepresenting Female Porn
Tradcon Catholics...
Fifty Shades of Darker Double Standards by Teresa Tomeo
Surely the same women who were able to bring a half a million of their sisters and supporters together so quickly must be planning another major show of defiance against the latest example of female abuse and misogyny?
50 Shades isn't the glorification of real physical violence, it is a revelation of "normal" female dom/sub fantasies, written by women for women.
Fifty Shades of Darker Double Standards by Teresa Tomeo
Surely the same women who were able to bring a half a million of their sisters and supporters together so quickly must be planning another major show of defiance against the latest example of female abuse and misogyny?
50 Shades isn't the glorification of real physical violence, it is a revelation of "normal" female dom/sub fantasies, written by women for women.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Thursday, February 09, 2017
CWR: How Many Faces of Christ? by Dr. Leroy Huizenga
Philip Jenkins' "The Many Faces of Christ" displays plenty of scholarship and erudition, but suffers from a blurring of textual and theological lines that reveals a problematic reliance on sociology.
Philip Jenkins' "The Many Faces of Christ" displays plenty of scholarship and erudition, but suffers from a blurring of textual and theological lines that reveals a problematic reliance on sociology.
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
TAC East
Thomas Aquinas College to open East Coast campus
Former Northfield Mount Hermon School going to Thomas Aquinas College
Do they not have any worries about the higher ed bubble?
Former Northfield Mount Hermon School going to Thomas Aquinas College
Do they not have any worries about the higher ed bubble?
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Monday, February 06, 2017
The Small Nation Manifesto by Thomas Naylor
A small-state world would not only solve the problems of social brutality and war; it would solve the problems of oppression and tyranny. It would solve all problems arising from power. Leopold Kohr Breakdown of… »
A small-state world would not only solve the problems of social brutality and war; it would solve the problems of oppression and tyranny. It would solve all problems arising from power. Leopold Kohr Breakdown of… »
A Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
Not with respect to the question of patriarchy and republicanism, as having women in charge of a police force would be bad, but with respect to diminishing the power of the state and bringing about institutional paralysis. Or would women police chiefs be more likely to escalate to the use of violence?
Peter Hitchens: Which of These PC Plodders Will Be Britain's Next Top Cop?
Meanwhile, in the States: Growing Number of Women Leading Police Departments, like the new chief for Oakland PD.
Peter Hitchens: Which of These PC Plodders Will Be Britain's Next Top Cop?
Meanwhile, in the States: Growing Number of Women Leading Police Departments, like the new chief for Oakland PD.
Sunday, February 05, 2017
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