We don't smoke, drink, or swear that's what makes us *men*. That's what we hold up as models of Christian maturity: Really Nice Guys. But, if they will try real hard they can reach the lofty summit of becoming … a nice guy. The problem with men, we are told, is that they don't know how to keep their promises, be spiritual leaders, talk to their wives, or raise their children. When all is said and done, I think most men in the church believe that God put them on the earth to be a good boy.

Christianity, as it currently exists, has done damage to masculinity. The Enduring Allure of Laura Dern By Jade Budowski The leading lady has been consistently charming her way into our hearts. How can a man know he is one when his highest aim is minding his manners?Īnd then, alas, there is the church. Wally Brando is David Lynch, and David Lynch is Wally Brando. The result is a gender confusion never experienced at such a wide level in the history of the world. *You asked them to be women,* I want to say. 'Where are all the *real* men?' is regular fare for talk shows and new books. As though if a man were to truly grow up he would forsake wilderness and wanderlust and settle down, be at home forever in Aunt Polly's parlor. Having spent the last thirty years redefining masculinity into something more sensitive, safe, manageable and, well, feminine, it now berates men for not being men. “Society at large can't make up its mind about men.

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