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24
He offered that the Black preacher was charged with the responsibility
for providing hope and empowerment to most Black citizens in the United
States.
Despite the long-standing influence of the Black church, many
African-American males do not attend. Kunjufu (1994) suggested 21 reasons
for this:
1. The hypocrisy between w hat the church says and w hat is done in
the community;
2. the ego conflict/vulnerability in submitting to a preacher/
institution;
3. problems with issues of faith, submission, trust, forgiveness, and
anger;
4. the political and social “passivity” seen in church people;
5. tithing;
6. the church is seen as “irrelevant” to current issues;
7. the Black church still seen as “Eurocentric;”
8. services take too long;
9. the black church was a placed where people became “too emotional;”
10. church conflicts with sports;
11. dress code/attire always formal;
12. men with no money or employment not fully embraced;
13. little education not accepted/appreciated;
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| Title | Gender role conflict, cultural identity, and self-esteem among African-American men. - Page 38 |
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| Full text | 24 He offered that the Black preacher was charged with the responsibility for providing hope and empowerment to most Black citizens in the United States. Despite the long-standing influence of the Black church, many African-American males do not attend. Kunjufu (1994) suggested 21 reasons for this: 1. The hypocrisy between w hat the church says and w hat is done in the community; 2. the ego conflict/vulnerability in submitting to a preacher/ institution; 3. problems with issues of faith, submission, trust, forgiveness, and anger; 4. the political and social “passivity” seen in church people; 5. tithing; 6. the church is seen as “irrelevant” to current issues; 7. the Black church still seen as “Eurocentric;” 8. services take too long; 9. the black church was a placed where people became “too emotional;” 10. church conflicts with sports; 11. dress code/attire always formal; 12. men with no money or employment not fully embraced; 13. little education not accepted/appreciated; Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. |
