Why men hate church

[Aquila]

My point is that in our culture a man has been reduced to the bumbling baffoon often portrayed in evening sitcoms. A man's voice isn't really of any value unless it's in a subculture of... other males. In my experience even women in the church are unrestrained. They pay lip service to the notion of male headship and authority... but when they absolutely have to submit... all that goes out the window. And who makes the final decision??? The woman.

I've had this experience too... I was managing the bills. I had to call and make a payment arrangement. They explain to me why they cannot make a payment arrangement. I ask if there are any acceptions or anything else they can do. The person on the telephone (male or femal, doesn't matter) assures me that there isn't. So I go home and tell the little lady that they told me there was nothing they could do. She gets irate and treats me like I'm a 15 year old kid that can't do anything right. She gets on the telephone and calls the same number I called and gets a representative. Within five minutes they work out a payment arrangement regarding the bill... for her! That has happened to me time and time again. I began bickering so much about it, I told her that she could call them if she wanted a payment arrangement. We were behind on rent once. I called the landlord and asked if he could take a late or partial payment. He lectured me about how he was in business to make money and that our lease was a "contract". Then he implied that he could evict us if we didn't pay. Well... I tell her, she calls him... guess what... he'll take a late payment all of the sudden. It got to me soooooo much I began pointing out EVERY time this happened when we were out in public. I asked a clerk at Wal-Mart where an item was... they sighed and explained that they weren't sure and directed me to an isle. She asked... the employee got on the radio... two more employees showed up... and they helped her find it! She was beside herself. She'd always rolled her eyes at me when I complained that I wasn't even going to ask and said I'd rather find it myself. We were at Korger's grocery store one night. We had our two kids with us. We have a tradition... we typically go to the bakery and get free "kiddie cookies" for the kids as a treat, if they are well behaved. She asked me to go and request them. The lady behind the counter said they only had one left. So, instead of getting one cookie and watching the kids fight over it or breaking it in half and have to listen to the kids bicker about only having half a cookie... I told momma that they only had one cookie left. She walks up to the counter and asks for two cookies... happily the lady opens another box and gives her two cookies! LOL

What gives???