Reply #25: In the late 1970's early 80's we saw the corner [View All]

church lose its membership to these large mega churches--often called the "contemporary Christian movement" or "non-denominationalism" (Of course they are a denomination--far right and fundamental.)

The large church shifted from a community focused message (what can we do for the community in terms of feeding the poor and helping local families) to a hardline "witnessing" message. Big churches need big money and a LOT of members who attend regularly. Members are still encouraged to feed the poor, but most of the sermons focus on witnessing to your neighbor and bringing them into the flock.

This contemporary Christian movement has been in the works for over two decades--many traditional churches have added contemporary services to compete with the mega churches, often bringing rightwing fundamentalist ideas into the mainstream Christian tradition.

I fear where this is headed--I've lived among these people and their belief system is frightening.