Outchurched

Rik Swartzwelder is a nervous wreck—and he’s the first to admit it. “Scared to death,” he says.

The young filmmaker didn’t like the way The Passion of The Christ was pitched from pulpits a couple of years ago, and he feels like the church has gotten way too cozy with the idea of marketing Hollywood movies. […]

The United Church of Christ (of whom I’m personally ignorant and neither condone, condemn, nor endorse) has created an interesting TV ad which likely won’t get any airtime on any major network. They’re successfully getting “airtime” through online/viral marketing (obviously, that’s what’s happening right here) though, so who needs the major networks? :)

Church […]

Granger Community Church is having a five-week series on sex-related topics, which seems fairly “progressive” on the surface. The fifth topic, “Porn: What’s the Big Deal?,” is to be presented by XXXChurch. A cursory glance at the xxxchurch site shows it for what it is… an anti-porn site (and the entire congregation said… […]

State bill proposes Christianity be Missouri’s official “majority” religion

The resolution would recognize “a Christian god,” and it would not protect minority religions, but “protect the majority’s right to express their religious beliefs.”The resolution also recognizes that, “a greater power exists,” and only Christianity receives what the resolution calls, “justified recognition.”

“Come Armaggedon, Come”