Talk:Promise Keepers
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Section removed which appears to be an acknowledged copyright infringement. jimfbleak
Wow! This is a really good advertisement for Promise Keepers. (Mental note: need to expand on and NPOV this article. Please stand by.) --MTR (严加华) 05:40, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Hotel room rentals
Where's the stuff about the Promise Keepers-event where a hotel saw a 600% increase in porn rentals during their conference? I'm trying to find out whether it's true or not, so if anybody can help me out I'd be thankful. Mastgrr 22:30, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Probably because it never happened, though you obviously wish it did. FAF
Yea, I don't see why people get so upset about crap like that. This is clearly not an add - the person who wrote it if anything has a bias against it. Who cares, read it - take it for what it is.
[edit] Witnessing History
I had the pleasure of attending several Promise Keepers events in the 1990s. My first was 1994 Indianapolis, where the dome sold out 62,500 seats, the largest at that time. It was the most amazing event of my life to that point. The singing was incredible, especially the hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy", and the speakers were right on target for issues that the average man was dealing with in his daily life. Also amazing was how all of us were fed box lunches in surounding parking lots in just 90 minutes; each lunch was half a chicken...that's over 30,000 chickens eaten in an hour and a half!
The greatest event in the 1990s had to be Stand in the Gap, the prayer meeting on the Washington Mall. I was there sitting on the north slope of the Washington Monument watching one of 11 jumbotrons. During the time there was singing and praying for our families and nation. Imagine if you will the sight of hundreds of thousands of men on their knees or laying prostrate on the lawn, many with tears of repentance in their eyes. It is a time I can never forget.
All in all, I attended six stadium events and the Washington Mall event and have been changed because of my involvement during that critical time in my life. I now have an eight year old son whom I hope to take to a Promise Keepers event in the next few years, with the goal that he will grow up to be a man who will keep his promises.
Larry Quicksall--216.176.81.47 02:05, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Good page.
Thanks to whoever created this page! -- Promisekeeper2005 23:30, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Weasel Words
"After more months of prayer, 72 men came together at Boulder Valley Christian Church in Boulder to organize" This paragraph holds no information. please rephrase. When did 72 men come together at Boulder Valley? Instead of "After more months of prayer ...", I'd wish for "On [date] ..."
Given that Promise Keepers is a men's movement, are there really people who criticise it's exclusion of women? Really? DJ Clayworth 17:11, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] There, hopefully that's less biased
I just did a major overhaul of this article, the guy who wrote the original article was obviously a Promise Keeper himself since he had nothing but glowing praise for the organization --Todeskaefer 21:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC) \
Whoever put that paragraph in about doctrines is obviously one of those arrogant types who feels that only his doctrine is correct. It is precisely this type of sectarian garbage that is the destroying the church in America today and driving away millions of men who are crying out for answers but are afraid of being judged or beat up because of disagreements on a few finer points. What does this person suggest? Interviewing everyone at the door and denying entry to anyone whose doctrine differs slightly from his? Has this person ever even been to a PK event? I've been to several of them and I can tell you that it's a beautiful thing to see thousands of men get together where love of Christ is the only thing that matters and doctrines, demoninations and socio-economic considerations get left at the door.
Also, I'm not sure where the comment about how it's wholly white and conservative came from, but the events I attended were in Florida and there were lots of minorities both on the stage and in the audience.
- This is an encyclopedia and not a discussion forum or even a place to debate the correctness of doctrine. Since this type of criticism does exist in the public sphere covering it up is irresponsible. --JNZ 11:49, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
