From: M.AMOAH@lse.ac.uk
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 97 16:28:55 GMT
Message-Id: <9709098764.AA876442212@smtplink.lse.ac.uk>
To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu
Subject: Re: Promises, Promises, Promises
>It must not be overlooked that while men make their promises in the 
>context of a mass rally, most attend with other men from their home 
>congregation.   These men form strong social bonds with one another, and 
>when leadership positions open up, they look from within their small 
>group to fill these vacancies.  
         >This results in already very conservative congregations adopting
>an even more conservative agenda.  Those who are outside the Promise 
>Keepers clique have little chance of influencing policy within the 
>church.  It also results in fewer women being in leadership positions.  
 
          
>Karen L.McKinney
>Ph.D. candidate
>University of Minnesota
>klmckinney@juno.com


By "church" here, do you mean any one local church, or the church universal in 
the USA ie; (the "Body of Christ" in the USA). I just want to know how extensive
the influence of the PKs is. I do not live in the USA.

Michael Amoah
<M.AMOAH@LSE.AC.UK>