Hispanics tackle 'machismo' culture in churches

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Interesting article ....

By Steven Vegh, Religion News Service
VIRGINIA BEACH — As the new pastor at Vino Nuevo Church, the Rev. Gladys Mejias-Ashmore has been teaching a lot about family, parenting — and the dangers of machismo.

In Latin culture, the macho man looms large as boss of wife and family. But more than a few Hispanic evangelical pastors are teaching that machismo violates Christian norms for husbands and fathers.

It's a message Mejias-Ashmore said she never heard in church in her native Honduras. "I used to think the Christian let the man do whatever he wants — even extramarital relationships.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-09-24-hispanic-machismo-church_N.htm