jmcgready’s misc universe

from The Gospel-Driven Church’s post I Pledge Allegiance to a King and a Kingdom

While I share the opinion that American evangelicalism is
committing adultery against the Groom by cheating with political power,
I very often find that many of the Christians decrying the affair, in reality,
would prefer the Church dally with a more left-leaning mistress.

The world won’t be won to Jesus through universal health care
any more than it will through mandated prayer in schools.

start rant
Individuals can be politically active, and should be.

GOD, however, is neither a superdelegate nor a political party chaplain.

HE has HIS own agenda:

• it’s not soundbitten and sanitized.
• it’s not poll-produced or survey-driven.
• and most of all, it’s not your agenda.

end rant.

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I’ve been doing web searches to find out
what people who don’t do church on Sunday do -
and that includes post that explicitly state why they don’t do church.

Having mostly bagged church for 2-3 years before
starting again this Easter, I can identify with this guy.

Anyway, here’s the story…

From the Des Moines Register:
Carlson: Church rules drive away longtime parishioner

The man was told he would be kicked out of Trinity Lutheran in Conroy
because he hadn’t been in for communion.

He says it’s because he hadn’t given money.
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I guess that question can best be answered by
asking another set of questions:

If (booze | chicken parm | a cheesesteak | a cheeseburger)
is so great, then why are there so many
(bars | italian restaurants | cheesesteak places | diners)?

You can make the same argument for all these instances:
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“Christianity exists to perfect Ann Coulter.
Too bad she never got that memo.”

(Via Whore Church.)

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Related Link: Where to find Japanese Christian music, songs and artists

If you check out enough stations on iTunes,
you’ll find an interesting station.

In that spirit (literally), I give you JRadio.net -
Contemporary Japanese Christian Music:

JRadio.Net is an internet ‘radio’ stream of Japanese Christian music, messages and bible readings. Available day or night, anywhere, on any internet connection.

Hearing "hallelujah" rendered in Japanese at the end of a praise song can truly mess with your mind. Especially if it’s followed by a cowboy-sounding harmonica playing old school gospel tune.

Check it out.

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