Continuing the trend started with "GodTube" (which took the YouTube trend and made it more wholesome by allowing only videos which "encourage and advance the Gospel worldwide"), now the folks at MyChurch have created a social networking site (a la MySpace or Facebook) for churches.
Why can't believers just be salt and light within the original, much more popular, networks--why must we create our own little Christiany enclaves? And why aren't we--the followers of the Creative Genius and the ones who are supposed to truly understand community--coming up with these things in the first place?
I'm tired of imitating the culture. Let's either create it or revolutionize it, but enough with watering it down and making it safe.
posted by Jen @ 4:31 PM
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Right on Jen. While growing up, I looked down on "the church" because they had their own separate bookstores and music sections. I figured (often correctly) that the Christian music did not measure up to the same quality outside of Christian music. If the music was good it would stand on its own.
I guess there are some good reasons for such stores, but I'm still uncomfortable with the way it works.
To me, it seems to illustrate the segmentation of our lives where Christian is one segment rather than the package that everything is wrapped up in.
Imitating culture? How about this...
Romans 12:2 - NLT
"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is."
I hate sanitized christian culture. Thanks for speaking up for the rest of us.
In the immortal words of C.S. Lewis- "Is He Safe? Heaven's no! But He's Good."
What I don't understand is... what's the thinking that leaves YouTube to create a separate Christian version, in order to "advance the Gospel"? Advance the Gospel to whom? The Christians who will visit this sanitized site? This skewed thinking doesn't recognize that rather than "advance the Gospel," they've actually withdrawn it from the people who need it most.
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