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The U.S. religious marketplace
This just hit CNN.com, so I haven’t had the chance to fully digest it, but I wanted to get the conversation started early since I tend to procrastinate and I don’t want this one to slip by.
Survey: Americans switching faiths, dropping out
Sure, we can somewhat define “religion” as a marketplace as denominational influences come into play, but what is the “product” we’re marketing? Is it the denomination or Christ?
It’s a sad reality when the various faiths take precedence over the basis of their belief system. I was very careful to be generic in that last statement to allow the discussion to include those groups that don’t reference Christ at all. I’m interested in how Islam, the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, etc. view the marketplace.
As for Christianity, we’ve known for a long time that Christ as a “product” is taking a backseat due to our craziness, but what about the various sects within Christianity? We’re really all “advertising” the same thing, no? Okay, maybe not, but we should be. Biblical truth and Christ.
Expelled The Movie
Ben Stein, one of my favorite people on this planet, has put together a new documentary set for release this February. It challenges the imperialism of academia and how free speech does not exist in the realms of science and education. I’m sure I’ll have a great deal more to say about this movie, but for now, go see for yourself. It is Expelled: No Intelligence allowed.
Update: An individual is commenting on this article with a clear agenda to speak out against Expelled. If you search for the username, you can find out a great deal more. Since this is evidently not a comment spam attack, I’m leaving these comments in tact to allow all sides to have their say.
Evangelism as a Lifestyle: Living a Spirit-Led Life
This is a bible study that I wrote for our Adult Bible Fellowship (Sunday School) classes at FBCE. It is intended as an intro into our four week study/campaign focusing on Bill Hybel’s Just Walk Across the Room. It’s my first foray into the task of authoring curriculum. I’m rather proud of the result as our Minister of Discipleship made a few content additions and style changes, but basically left my original in tact. I’d love to hear your thoughts.