Oh. I was talking about secular movies in church. I was also referring to church activies that are nothing more than going to the local movie theater to see the latest trashy movie -- one with language and nudity, sex scenes etc... I do not find that worshipful and you will never convince me God is pleased with that form of "worship." Will a church draw teens with that sort of thing? Sure. But that is not "the work of the ministry." Taking donations from people in the name of God to support Hollywood is deeply offensive to me.
We've got the entire written word of the creator of the universe in our hands to learn from. So why do churches think they need to play movie clips to make a point? There is no logical reason except that they are pointing their services toward the secular lost. Yet if you read the new testament, the purpose of the gathering of the believers was to edify the believers.
With that I agree. I would be appalled if our church did that. The closest I've seen to secular movies being used in church is the "red pill - blue pill" scene from The Matrix. It was such a powerful messege that it prompted me to memorize the scene and perform it in a Juvenile detention center when my prison ministry band performed there. It had a strong impact on the kids. It made being a Christian look like the "intelligent" choice. This matters in a world which throws out Christianity out of hand as the "mindless" choice.
I believe that is the limit to the scope of this particular type of message. Once the "intellectual" wall is penetrated, the spiritual message is free to find it's target.