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Thanks for sharing the text link. The first church mentioned has a fancy website https://liquidchurch.com/ https://liquidchurch.com/ and mobile app with conten
by bitsinthesky 3y ago
Thanks for sharing the text link.
The first church mentioned has a fancy website https://liquidchurch.com/ https://liquidchurch.com/ and mobile app with content for all ages.
I was worried about the warping this will have on the political landscape, with such a centralized institution shaping morality, but from a brief tour of their website they do seem non political on the surface.
Will mega churches increase accountability as more eyeballs critique the leadership, while smaller, more politically diverse churches get starved out? Or with more power will they become more corrupt?
I had read an article previously about how American churches, needing more attendees, have become more political to pull in the numbers. I remember a quote saying something along the lines of the pastor "gets them for an hour a week, and talk radio gets them for the rest of the week." and so therefore the church begins to mimik the style and topics of talk radio. Will megachurches pull in so much money they don't need to worry about competing and won't further the polarization of the people?
- CharlesW 3y ago> …from a brief tour of their website they do seem non political on the surface. Churches must maintain that public facade¹, but my experience is that private political grooming is common. ¹ https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/charities-churches-and-politics https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/charities-churches-and-politics