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This article surprised me. Apparently, lots of "Christian" events serve alcohol now, and many believers feel stigmatized if they don't partake. From the article:
"As a sober curious person who has turned down more than a few drinks at Christian events, it’s occurred to me that alcohol is the only drug you have to explain not using. Embarrassed, I’ve whispered to bartenders more than once at open bars, “Just a ginger ale please.” Not imbibing at Christian events sometimes raises eyebrows and other times stokes jokes about whether or not you are a “fundie”—a fundamentalist who judgmentally looks down on drinking. (When did non-imbibing become something you have to explain around Christians?)"
Does this square with your experience?
A ‘Sober Curious’ Quarantine Broke My Perfectionism
www.christianitytoday.com
While researching young adult ministry, I discovered the younger generation had something to teach me about my approach to alcohol.Christian camps are a break-even proposition even in the best of times. Now, having lost an entire camping season, some are throwing in the towel. The Baptists are selling their iconic Ridgecrest Camp to stave off bankruptcy.
Irony: when the pandemic is conquered, the demand for Christian camps will surge. After months or years of isolation people will be hungry to fellowship once again. Will there be enough camps left?
Welcome to Christian Camps’ Weirdest, Hardest Summer
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More than a hundred sites have called off their peak season, while others reduced and reimagined their staple programs.Texas Medical Association recently published a chart showing the relative risk of infection from various activities. Attending a concert, going to church and going to a bar were among the riskiest, due to four factors: being in an enclosed space for a long duration in a crowd with lots of forceful exhalation.
So what say ye, readers? Is this 1) accurate medical information, or 2) a cynical attempt to discourage believers from gathering?
Doctors: Religious Services Are Among Highest Risk Activities
churchleaders.com
Two newly released charts, one of which was developed by the Texas Medical Association, concur that attending religious services is among the activities that cary the highest level of risk for contracting COVID-19."I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this phrase on social media recently: “If your pastor doesn’t preach about X from the pulpit this Sunday, it’s time to find a new church.”
What should we do when our pastors fail to address the issues we find important? Should our pastors be addressing current events from the pulpit, or should they stick to a basic gospel message?
Pastor or Parrot?: Lessons from the Coronavirus Pt. 11
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While we all must navigate the issues of race, sexuality and gender, criminal justice, political divisions, and other markers of our fallen human nature that dominate this cultural moment, pastors face expectations that many of us don’t. I can’t t...Ross Douthat is the New York Times' token Christian.
Modern progressivism, or "political correctness" is simply mainline Protestantism without God. And without mercy and forgiveness, I might add. Lacking a benevolent God who will make all things right, we're left to solve every problem on our own. And so we take to the streets, rail against police, burn down small businesses and tear down statues, consumed by a holy zeal to atone for our sins.
Opinion | The Religious Roots of a New Progressive Era
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