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This is posted with permission of the White Horse Inn. For more information on this episode and other episodes visit: http://www.whitehorseinn.org(C... to Youtube user Brokenman777 for the opening clip)February 3, 2008 Commentary:That's Entertainment!Hello and welcome to another broadcast of the White Horse Inn. Well there's no business like show business. And from the look of things, the church in America agrees. I don't even need to recount examples in order to substantiate that claim. If you have been around a fair number of churches these days you are bound to know what I am talking about. I used to think that American Christianity was just accommodating to the general cultural trend that Neil Postman described in his book, Amusing Ourselves to Death. But after reading a spate of culture histories, have come to realize that the church actually helped create our culture of entertainment. Once upon a time the church was the only show in town, for rich and poor, princes and peasants the spectacle of the Medieval Mass was high drama. In fact the relative difficulty of the Reformation in reaching the lowest classes was probably to some extent at least due to the attachment of the masses to mysterious rituals, processions, morality plays, and similar attractions. Convinced that the Bible should be heard, read, and understood by everybody in their own language the Reformers introduced Europe to wide-scale literacy with an emphasis on an educated ministry for a well instructed laity....Our subject is "That's Entertainment: Confusing Church and Theater from Finney to the present." Oldtruth.com has been dealing with the issues presented in this program for a few years now. You can find a lot of information involving various topics concerning the "seeker"-sensitive movement here: http://www.oldtruth.comTeamPyr... has been deals alot with the "emergent church" of digressives. You can find information here: http://teampyro.blogspot.com

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: LaneCh

Length: 10:48
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patriotest1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I went to one of these seeker friendly church's for a bible study, I was invited too. To my surprise I was the only one who showed up with a bible. The pastor preached on tithing, and a rock band, sung give me money that's all I want, after most had entered the sanctuary, with their starbucks coffee..It was sickening
garansbarans (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The first scene was from a church you used to attend?:,(
LaneCh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Congratulations on your marriage and baptism!I can relate with you about growing up with theological confusion. I grew up SBC and the video presented in the first 2 minutes of this video is actually from the business (I refuse to call it a church) that I attended right before I left all that nonsense.Thanks for the encouragement, too. Take care.
NeoConvert (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yeah I was admittedly bein' a little hyperbolic. To be honest, this (that is, what is being portrayed here) is "where I come from," but only because I come from about every theological confusion you can imagine.Anyway, I love your materials here Lane. Let me join the line of well-wishers and grateful brothers.Was baptized two weeks ago, and getting married two weeks from today.Osteen's right... it just keeps gettin' better and better.(KIDDING!)
LaneCh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I know. That's why I included them. I had a guy overseas who doesn't see this kind of thing, and he said he was horrified. It gets good about 2 minutes in on each video, though. That's when the WHI start talking. :)
NeoConvert (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I wanted to watch (after having just watched the "Crossless" and "Christless" series), but 40 seconds in it is just too painful. I'm wincing.
pbcinla (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
They also fail to realize Christian worship (reading of the scriptures & the breaking of bread) is a memorial service continuing a trust. That trust involves showing the Lord's death until he comes. Has nothing to do with being entertained.
pbcinla (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
When will Christians sing the word of God again, like the psalms?
LaneCh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"Enter in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be who go in there: Because narrow is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it."- Jesus Christ(Mat 7:13-14):) .
LaneCh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Since you resorted to pejorative arguments for your "defense" instead of answering direct questions, it's obvious that you're also aware of how much of a case you have (which is not much if at all).As far as the rest of your assertions:

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