Southern Baptist Convention leader Russell believes that an important way to raise sons in the age of the #MeToo culture is to redefine masculinity to the standard of Jesus Christ.
During a Facebook live Q&A that aired on Tuesday, a viewer asked the president of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission how he believed parents should raise their sons amid the increased awareness of sexual misconduct by prominent celebrities and politicians.
Moore responded that parents need to work toward “redefining what masculinity means,” going “away from cultural stereotypes” and toward “the example of masculinity” given by Jesus Christ, which Moore explained was a combination of “tough and gentle.”
“It’s a toughness that is not defined by self, self-protection, or exultation of self, but a toughness that is for the sake of gentleness, of pouring Himself out,” said Moore.
Moore saw it as being important to teach sons “from a very early age” about moral dangers associated with power and “the appetites.”
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