How does your system of faith and ethics guide you in being a good man?

Most of us were raised surrounded by religious, spiritual and ethical messages. How has your encounter with religion/ethics influenced your experiences and views on gender? Does your faith/ethical system have messages about what it means to be a “good (or bad) man?” Did they help or harm you or both? How have you processed or refined those messages as an adult? If you have children, how do you address these concerns? Good Men Project wants to know. Curated by Saumya Arya Haas. Please email your article as a Word doc to saum@headwatersdelta.org by April 20. Word count: about 1000 words. Please be sure to include your name and email address on your document.