Critics disagree, pointing to the increasing “feminization” of the Church. In 1999, Leon Podles published The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity. Our reviewer (October 1999) thought he got much of his history wrong, but even casual observers know what scholars have documented, namely, that religion is disproportionately a “woman thing.” As Podles puts it with a charming bluntness, “Women go to church, men go to football games.” Christianity's alienation of males is the theme of a more recent book by David Murrow, Why Men Hate Going to Church. Murrow, a specialist in media and advertising, says: “It's not too hard to discern the target audience of the modern church. It's middle-aged to elderly women.” They have what churches need, time and money. In addition, says Murrow, “If our definition of a ‘good Christian' is someone who is nurturing, tender, gentle, receptive, and guilt-driven, it's going to be a lot easier to find women who will sign up.” Which leads Allen to ask the question, “If the tone in most parishes is being set by female ministers, what will that do to the comfort level of men, given that women are already over-represented?”