I fear that the current information age is turning into the misinformation age. Most, if not all, of the accusations and attacks on the Promise Keepers movement I’ve read and heard of are unfounded and reactionary. Tanya Zanish-Belcher’s response to Zeis’ column in the Daily is, unfortunately, no exception.

She remarks that Promise Keepers “excludes women because as they read the Bible, they see the male as the supreme head of the family.” That’s like saying NOW is all women because it seeks greater privileges and advantages for women.

It’s a half truth! PK doesn’t exclude women; it’s simply for men. Its purpose and intent is to get men to own up to their responsibilities and be men of integrity and love. Women can be involved, such as in the D.C. Stand in the Gap event (and some did), but it’s not designed for them. According to PK literature, the “primary goal of the conference is to deepen the commitment of men to respect and honor women.” There is nothing for women to fear with that. Rather, it’s something in which most women rejoice!

Tanya’s attempt to cast suspicion on the PK’s intent with claims of “a hidden cultural and political agenda” and “will turn into a political arm” is founded on thin air (or should I say hot air).

The leaders of the PK movement have repeated and emotionally denied such goals. The focus is for men to get right with God, not get involved with the government. Promise one is: “A PK is committed to honor Jesus Christ through worship, prayer, and obedience to God’s Word through the power of the Holy Spirit.”

No comment Tanya made was further from the truth than this one: “There is evidence that the Promise Keepers are racist.” One of their major initiatives is nothing but racial reconciliation.

They helped rebuild several burned- down churches; they feature speakers of every racial background; and they have etched as a promise to be “committed to reach beyond racial and denominational barriers to demonstrate the power of biblical unity.”

Tanya does not know what she is talking about. How do I know? Because I am a Promise Keeper; I went to D.C. for the Stand in the Gap assembly. I’ve been deeply influenced by their activities to love my wife, children and all my fellow citizens with all of my heart. Yes, that includes Tanya, too.

Tim Borseth

ISU alumnus