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Sandwiched between an autopsy update regarding the Sham Wow guru's demise and the latest on Michael Jackson's sad passing, AOL's thirty second bit of religious fluff might have gone unnoticed by many readers this evening. Unfortunately it seems, even in the face of ugly dog contests and entertainment industry icons dying in bunches, the church just cannot go a day without getting its pristine petticoats ruffled by the mindless detractors - if not Say Tan himself.
The gum on the bottom of the virtual Jesus seat today was no more original than sin itself - that bland phenomenon we Americans either love or hate (mindful of course that God and consumers despise a middle ground, lukewarm pool) the mega church. Just like that shiny 24 hour Walmart only a jackalope's lope away from the Santa Ana Star , mega is mecca for some - and the epitome of all that is ugly and evil and money grubbing for others.
Don't forget when scanning You Tube for kitschy oopsies and career limiting foibles from those gel coiffed telepastors and their tastefully coutured arm candy wives - whether you get your chub of ground round from CostCo or TNT Supermarket (locally owned and operated in downtown Bernalillo) meat is meat and it spoils the same if its left in the desert heat with the car windows rolled up. The package, no matter how flashy and ecofriendly - is only covering for what's inside. Mega churches are quite similar. It doesn't matter if there's no cross, or stained glass or altar. It doesn't matter if the lights change color and the smoke machine is set to 80's MTV rock video density. The real meat is found in what is being taught. Is the Bible being opened? Is Christ being demonstrated? Are real issues being discussed? Or is it anything goes, Church Lite for an hour and a half?
At the end of the day, when you're empty and you need to be fed, you'll go where you need to go to find food. Christians need to do the same. Go where you find the word of God, whether it be Saddle Back Church, or the little chapel down the road. Never settle for Church Lite.
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