I don’t think the negative comments here are warrented. I have attended Saddleback and everything I’ve heard indicates a strong opposition to abortion, euthanasia and other concerns of ‘conservative’ Christians.
50% of the members are former Catholics. Just because we have chosen to worship in a manner that doesn’t appeal to you, doesn’t mean that you are ‘correct’ or that we are ‘correct’.
Would you rather that the thousands of folks who find a connection to God in a megachurch just stay home and read the funny papers on Sunday?
As to the disdain for ‘mega’ churches; have you ever visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in NYC? Especially on Sunday?
“I don’t think the negative comments here are warrented. I have attended Saddleback and everything I’ve heard indicates a strong opposition to abortion, euthanasia and other concerns of ‘conservative’ Christians.”
Yes, you’re right. Post #4 couldn’t be farther off the mark if it were on Alpha Centauri.
Do you have a citation for that claim?