You don't think manhood is under attack? Read on...
Much of what we have discussed has been about manhood. I've talked about the "feminization" of the greater church and we've discussed the basic decline of men in America. I've read of a very scary scenario regarding black men and Islam. Islam is growing fast in the black community especially among the poorest parts of the black community. There, Islam is catching fire. Black men are drawn to Islam because it gives them a new purpose (to men who have no hope) and because it puts men far above women. The scary scenario started to play itself out in a getto in Miami last week. A group of black men, drawn to Islam, were organizing to "declare war on America". Clearly in Black America, manhood is under attack and it might lead to an all-out war on America.

But I am speaking of the attack on manhood in organized religion. I told my wife about the recent developments in the Presbyterian church over the weekend. This follows the news from the head of the US Episcopal Church (a female) regarding homosexuality. When we talked about it, my wife commented, "The end has to be near". Read what the Presbyterian's are saying...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The divine Trinity — "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" — could also be known as "Mother, Child and Womb" or "Rock, Redeemer, Friend" at some Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) services under an action Monday by the church's national assembly. Delegates to the meeting voted to "receive" a policy paper on gender-inclusive language for the Trinity, a step short of approving it. That means church officials can propose experimental liturgies with alternative phrasings for the Trinity, but congregations won't be required to use them.

"This does not alter the church's theological position, but provides an educational resource to enhance the spiritual life of our membership," legislative committee chair Nancy Olthoff, an Iowa laywoman, said during Monday's debate on the Trinity.

The assembly narrowly defeated a conservative bid to refer the paper back for further study.
A panel that worked on the issue since 2000 said the classical language for the Trinity should still be used, but added that Presbyterians also should seek "fresh ways to speak of the mystery of the triune God" to "expand the church's vocabulary of praise and wonder."

Besides "Mother, Child and Womb" and "Rock, Redeemer, Friend," proposed Trinity options drawn from biblical material include:
— "Lover, Beloved, Love"
— "Creator, Savior, Sanctifier"
— "King of Glory, Prince of Peace, Spirit of Love."

Early in Monday's business session, the Presbyterian assembly sang a revised version of a familiar doxology, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow" that avoided male nouns and pronouns for God.

On Tuesday, the assembly will vote on a proposal to give local congregations and regional "presbyteries" some leeway on ordaining clergy and lay officers living in gay relationships.
Ten conservative Presbyterian groups have warned jointly that approval of what they call "local option" would "promote schism by permitting the disregard of clear standards of Scripture."


Manhood is under attack even in our mainline denominations. Not only are we under attack but the FATHER Himself is under attack. So I guess if you don't believe you - as a man - are under attack, then you need look no further than the demoninations themselves. They've moved beyond attacking man to attacking God Himself. Our days may indeed be numbered.