This is a topic for Dalrock's blog but I wanted to bring it up over here for discussion because....The Medium is the Message.

It is one week before the big day! Father's day approaches and as we saw last week the message must necessarily focus on feminine qualities- just as the message on Mother's Day and the lead up must focus on masculine qualities.

This is subtle brainwashing indeed that cannot even be seen until you don your Red Pill Glasses.

Last week, 2 weeks before Father's Day we had a message on being a soft, meek and gentle spirit.

Of course this is a fine message which only runs into problems when it is contrasted with the message for mothers, which of course is all about fighting for truth, justice, and the Zombie Jesus way, donning the armor of god, and being a strong, independent warrior for Christ.

Naturally the week before Father's Day the message was....wait for it...HUMBLE YOURSELF:

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you look not only to your own interests but to the interests of others.

Just in case the message was lost on all the balding, grey haired weak sauce fathers in the audience who have to go home and deal with their sharp talking, ginormous wives, the pastor had us repeat this phrase:

I choose to esteem others above myself.

Of course we had a lengthy discourse on Jesus 'humbling himself' and washing the feet of the disciples.

The message is important and the message is not wrong. However, when we contrast the message given to fathers with the message given to mothers we see a clear but subtle pattern emerging from my Fundie church.

Message to women: Fight the good fight. Don the armor of God and ride off to glorious battle. Plus, make sure you don't take no shit from no man.

Message to men: Humble yourselves you pathetic worm. Wash the feet of the poor and the women. Plus, make sure you cower before the glory of Christ which is your wife.

We now return to your regularly scheduled MRP discourse.