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Promise Keepers Coming to Pittsburgh
by Sam Sunday, Jun. 01, 2003 at 11:09 PM
haymarket326@yahoo.com

Fred Phelps with expensive perfume headed for Mellon Arena July 11-12.

On July 11-12, the Promise Keepers will be holding a "Men's Conference" at Mellon Arena.

For the uninitiated, the Promise Keepers are a religious right group allied with Focus on the Family, Jerry Falwell's ministry, and other similar organizations. They pose as a movement devoted to restoring men's sense of "responsibility". In truth, they have a social and political agenda centered on sexism.

For proof, one need look no further than things their leaders have said:

"It appears that America's anti-Biblical feminist movement is at last dying, thank God, and is possibly being replaced by a Christ-centered men's movement . . ." -- Jerry Falwell (a frequent guest at PK conferences) on the Promise Keepers

"Don't you understand, mister, you are royalty and God has chosen you to be priest of your home?" -- PK leader Tony Evans

". . . I believe that feminists of the more aggressive persuasion are frustrated women unable to find the proper male leadership. If a woman were receiving the right kind of love and attention and leadership, she would not want to be liberated from that." --Tony Evans

"The primary cause of this national crisis is the feminization of men." -- Tony Evans

"You do know, don't you, that we're raising our children at a time when it's an effeminate society. It's not the proper climate. We need young boys that are launched to be men and that has to be imitated for them by a godly man." -- PK founder Bill McCartney

"The demise of our community and culture is the fault of sissified men who have been overly influenced by women." -- Tony Evans

"Arrogantly demanding their rights, activist gays and lesbians have become a militant voice in American politics, influencing elections and affecting the policies of high government leaders. Their public demonstrations and political lobbying have fooled many in our country into believing that they deserve special status." -- PK leader Bill Bright

"It's been too long that three percent of homosexuals control our moral majority." -- Tony Evans

If you're interested in showing up to counter these reactionaries, contact POG, or email me at haymarket326@yahoo.com.

Links to more info on the Promise Keepers:

http://www.now.org/issues/right/pk.html

http://www.cdsresearch.org/promise_keepers_watch.htm

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