Saturday, April 07, 2007

Boys only church

If this doesn't take all, a church in Florida has decided to start its "men-only" church. It's been labeled 'Church for Men'. If this isn't pleasing the crowd or really tickling their ears, I don't know what is.

"Florida 'Church for Men' Features Rock Band, One-Hour In-and-Out Guarantee

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —
No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.

This ain't your grandma's church.

Organizers of the Church For Men say that guys are "bored stiff" in many churches today.

The Church For Men meets one Saturday evening a month, drawing about 70 guys dressed in everything but straight-laced shirts and neckties. The service features a rock band, a shot clock to time the preacher's message and a one-hour in-and-out guarantee.

The church is part of a national movement to reverse what many Christian pastors and ministers are calling a troubling trend.

Studies show that men are less likely than women to show up on Sunday mornings, and the reaction has been an emerging testosterone theology of sorts. Churches nationwide are now reaching out to men."

A shot clock? A one hour in and out guarantee? It seems like it's a place that makes you like good person just because you attended church?! If this is a national movement, I think that Christianity will suffer from this kind of "Burger King" church. You know, have it your way. Overall, they seem to have done a great job in making sure that this "church" doesn't resemble a church at all. No steeple. No hymnals. No pews. No stained glass windows. Unbelievable. It's really a shame that a church has to changed and adapted to what the world wants rather then bringing the world to Jesus Christ.


Source: Fox News

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