Masculinity: Unwanted critique

Paul Couglin's article, Masculinity: Unwanted touches on masculinity's image as poor in the world. Couglin explains that the culture sees masculinity as corrupt and provides an incorrect picture of masculinity to boys: pathetic. Our culture then questions why we have such poor father and husband figures and no true men leading the country. The answer to that simple question is that as boys they are stripped of their powerful and dangerous potential as being wild men for God. Society teaches and molds men into a domesticated lifestyle in that the workplace is the controller and drains the wild and passionate lives locked behind the doors that God wants to open. He concludes by telling us to fight for justice and raise the boys into powerful young men on fire for God.

I do not believe the blog was related to mine because the article did not analyze masculinity in the depth it should be analyzed. In fact, I believe that Couglin should not have used the world "Masculinity" in the article at all. If the word was in the title, it should have been the focus which it was not. For example, in the article Couglin elaborates on the Greek word, "thumos." His first sentence about the world begins with, "God created men and women." Understanding man and woman is crucial in acknowledging what God calls us to be, but if this article is supposed to be about the masculine faith, I feel it is unneccessary to discuss women. Christianity in general was the main foundation for the reader, and masculinity was only brought up throughout the article, here and there. This leads to my analyzing of the strengths and weaknesses of the reading. In stating what society looks for in a "man," Couglin may then emphasize why there is so much hurt and pain resulting from men's actions. Again though, weak points are results from his supporting sentences wandering from the main idea. Overall, I enjoyed the article, but did not find it important for my personal reading in understanding the idea of christian masculinity.
http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/paul-coughlin/masculinity-unwanted-11600960.html