Ron Gleason and antiChristian feminism in the PCA...

The recent comment Pastor Gleason posted here prompted me to remember that some time ago I was planning to provide a link to a series of articles titled Christian Feminism? written by our cyber-friend and PCA teaching elder, Ron Gleason, who shepherds the flock of Grace Presbyterian Church in Yorba Linda, California. Grace Pres. is a part of David's and my denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America, and I was interested to note we also share with Ron receiving our M.Div.s from Oliver-Cromwell Theological Seminary--a place I doubt any of us would recommend today.

Check out Ron's writing. He doesn't mince or prance, but leads. Here's a sample from his latest post (Christian Feminism XIII: A Rose by Any Other Name) concerning City Presbyterian Church of Denver, the same church David and I commented on not so long ago. Here's a teaser from Pastor Gleason...

(I appeal) to both the younger and older men in the PCA to “man up” and to stop acting according to the tenets of the “chickification” of our modern culture whereby men are pleased to be wussified metro-sexuals. The Boston Globe carried an article on June 6^th entitled “Graying duo keep passenger in check.” On a Northwest Airlines flight (# 720) from Minneapolis to Boston an unruly passenger frightened most of the 150 other passengers aboard—most. Bob Hayden, a 65-year-old former police commander was unimpressed with the antics and intimidation tactics of the unruly passenger and his cohort. He arranged a signal with a flight attendant to wave the plastic handcuffs the airliner carried for emergencies when she had them. Sitting next to Hayden was another gray-haired gentleman. Hayden told the AP, “I had looked around the plane for help, and all the younger guys had averted their eyes. When I asked the guy next to me if he was up to it, all he said was, “Retired captain. USMC.’ I said, “You’ll do.” The two grandfathers subdued both rowdy passengers and stood guard over them until the plane safely landed at Logan Airport and the two unruly passengers were arrested and taken off the plane.

An interesting twist to the story is that Hayden’s wife of 42 years sat calmly reading a book throughout the entire episode. When asked why she continued quietly to read during the episode, she said that she knew what her husband was like and that he knew how to handle this type of situation. She commented, “I figured he would go up there and step on somebody’s neck, and that would be the end of it. I knew how the situation would end. I didn’t know how the book would end.” Classic! Two guys getting the job done while the rest sat timidly by watching.

Ron also addresses the matter of City Presbyterian in an earlier post, titled Christian Feminism XI: The PCA in Urban, Egalitarian Environments, but I'd recommend reading his whole series of posts titled, Christian Feminism?