Posted on 03/08/2007 8:15:31 AM PST by SmithL
Pop culture faces a controversial assault in San Francisco this weekend when Ron Luce aims to bring 22,000 evangelical Christian teenagers closer to Jesus through a rock concert, City Hall rally and other events.
It's "a catalytic moment for everybody to come together, unite in vision, get equipped and reach their community all year long," said Luce, the founder of Teen Mania, which he calls an alternative to the "amorality" of television and most popular music.
Luce said his BattleCry at AT&T Park will teach kids how to stand up and create their own Christian culture. In addition to three BattleCry events around the country each year, Teen Mania puts on 35 smaller "Acquire the Fire" events.
Some evangelical Christians are skeptical, questioning whether the events do more harm than good -- and whether the inspiration they offer really lasts. Several Bay Area evangelical Christian pastors said they found Luce's BattleCry event to be more superficial than spiritual, more spectacle than sustenance for faith.
The militaristic rhetoric of BattleCry, the ticket price and the polarization that resulted from last year's gathering have turned some Christians off to the event, which costs $55 per person in advance or $99 at the door.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
I wonder if the parents have a problem with their young'ns paying such fees to see Madonna on her Crucifix???
Deep, deep in the belly of the beast.
Last year's BattleCry triggered a verbal brawl between several San Francisco politicians and some BattleCry participants, including some teenagers. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution condemning Teen Mania, and Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said BattleCry participants are "loud, they're obnoxious, they're disgusting, and they should get out of San Francisco."
(same source)
Typical Chron hit piece against Christians...from their religion writer, no less.
I thought David Ian Miller was their religion writer.
Apparently the only qualification one needs to be a religion writer for the Chron is a disdain for evangelical Christians.
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