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Dad's church allows women to be pastors but men can't help in the nursery.

gaviidae

June 19, 2011

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http://tdn.com/lifestyles/article_2ea02e92-9a12-11e0-b00e-001cc4c002e0.html

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Title	Dad's church allows women to be pastors but men can't help in the nursery.
Author	gaviidae
Upvotes	52
Comments	4
Date	June 19, 2011 10:23 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/i3udw/dads_church_allows_women_to_be_pastors_but_men/
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[–]chocoboat 3 points4 points5 points 15 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

Nice positive news story, a shame that it has to be tainted with words like these:

"When I go to playgrounds, I get the look," Bruce said — mothers of young kids look askance at him. And at church, where care is taken so that women have access to all activities, men are not as welcome in the child care chores, he said.

"We're not allowed to change diapers," he said. Then he laughed. "How can I fight that? I would look even more like a pervert."

It's simply a fact of life in America now that being a good father will set off pedo-scare alarms. OMG there's a father at the daycare? QUICK KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE BABIES, HE MIGHT RAPE THEM. And naturally, everyone just chuckles at the situation like it's a joke. (Not that I'd personally have any problem with getting out of diaper duty.)

I wonder if this kind of nonsense has reached a plateau, or if it'll keep escalating throughout the coming years. I wonder what my future family life will be like, especially if I have a daughter. If I'm a 40 year old man spending time with my 10 year old daughter, will I have the police called on me on a regular basis?

[–]Bobsutan 2 points3 points4 points 15 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

[–]gaviidae 0 points1 point2 points 15 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

[–]VoidPointer2005 0 points1 point2 points 15 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link