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Men's group Promise Keepers is getting back on track.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Men need to keep their promises.
And Promise Keepers, after some hard times financially, is still championing this excellent concept 12 years after the high-profile men's organization was founded.
I remember covering a rambunctious Promise Keepers rally in 1995 at Texas Stadium; 60,000 men attended. They cheered for Jesus. They prayed and pledged to be better husbands and better fathers and to fulfill their Christian duties to society. Similar gatherings filled stadiums across the nation.
But after a mercurial rise _ including a 1997 Stand in the Gap rally in Washington, D.C., that drew a crowd estimated at between 500,000 and 1 million men _ ...
- Feminists to stand in Promise Keepers' 'Gap'.(Originated from Knight-Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Jones, Jim September 10, 1997 700+ words
...They believe the Promise Keepers, founded by...Jo Manske of Fort Worth, Texas, whose...attended several Promise Keepers rallies...spokesman for Promise Keepers, strongly denies...editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram...
- Promise Keepers Announces 'The Awakening'; 2005 Conferences Held in 20 Cities;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 20, 2004 700+ words
...DENVER, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Promise Keepers, the international ministry to men...Based on the theme "The Awakening," Promise Keepers' state-of-the-art all-male...Since the turn of the century, Promise Keepers (PK) has reached close to 200...
- Promise Keepers Vow to Restore Christian Faith in Men
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered February 23, 1996 700+ words
...Founded only five years ago, the Promise Keepers organization has grown rapidly...movements in the country is called Promise Keepers, a Christian ministry aimed solely at men. Last year, Promise Keepers drew more than 700,000 men...
- The Promise Keepers: Essays on Masculinity and Christianity. (Book Reviews).
- Magazine article from: Argumentation and Advocacy Young, Jennifer L. March 22, 2002 700+ words
The Promise Keepers: Essays on Masculinity and Christianity...practically disappeared from the news, Promise Keepers, the evangelical Christian men...Dane Claussen's anthology The Promise Keepers: Essays on Masculinity and Christianity...
- Heavenly promises. (Promise Keepers men's group)
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Shapiro, Joseph P. October 2, 1995 700+ words
...Minneapolis football-stadium rally of the Promise Keepers. It was Cheryl's mother who first...put a woman back in her place." Promise Keepers often gets pigeonholed that way...as godly husbands and fathers. But Promise Keepers is more complex and far too significant...
- Who Supports the Promise Keepers?
- Magazine article from: Sociology of Religion Johnson, Stephen D. March 22, 2000 700+ words
...factors relate to support for the Promise Keepers. For the samples as a whole...charismatic nature of the Promise Keepers meetings, the generally politically conservative nature of the Promise Keepers rhetoric, and their pro-life...
- Promise Keepers hear minority message. (white male evangelical organization may...
- Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter Tapia, Andres October 25, 1996 700+ words
...ve been monitoring the mushrooming Promise Keepers' commitment to racial reconciliation...movement on the evangelical scene, the Promise Keepers reflect a shift in thinking about...sorry record on racial justice. The Promise Keepers are a tribal gathering that seeks...
- Breaking down the wall?(political intentions of Promise Keepers, a religious...
- Magazine article from: Church & State Allen, L. Dean, II January 1, 1997 700+ words
...Observer Says The 'Godly Men' Of Promise Keepers May Be Ready To Remove The Barrier...Religion And Government In many ways, Promise Keepers has arrived. Attendance at stadium...piece in The New York Times, and Promise Keepers founder Bill McCartney has been named...
Source: HighBeam Research, Men's group Promise Keepers is getting back on track.(Knight Ridder...