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Wired Jesus is my homeboy

Well, I finally sat down and got a podcast out. Its my reflections on how Christians have this tendency to separate people out as the right sort and wrong sort, saints and sinners, saved and fallen, and then keep to themselves. Its this strange twist that forgets that Jesus hung around the social outcasts, not the proper people. The result is that Christians turn on themselves whenever a group spend time with today’s outcasts. I highlight The Strip Church in Las Vegas and the Lutheran Metal Mass in Finland.

Here you have The Strip Church being criticized by the brothel owners and are now welcomed. But of course, they were first commended by Christians for aiming to save “the sinners” but now are condemned for hanging around them. Same with the Metal Mass. People wanted to bring the “young people” back to church but when they brought their music with them, it became unwelcome and ungodly when it worked. And metal fans were mad because metal is about rebellion and can’t be watered down and used by God. Surprise. Because God cares, God doesn’t care what critics have to say about who God should and should not love or party with – nor should the Church.

Enjoy the links and clips below.


Download the podcast here.

Links:

The Strip Church

Orlando Sentinel Story

The Metal Mass

Metal Mass and Finnish Teens

Washington Times Story

2 Responses to “Wired Jesus Podcast #55 – The Wrong Sort of People”

  1. Rick Malivuk says:

    Tom: on #55 you invite comment on offering “sets” of Wired Jesus. I would encourage that effort…I’d be a customer. Maybe you’d like to return to Tampa and start a “strip church” at the Tilted Kilt???

  2. Tom Lyberg says:

    I’m up for that. Maybe I could get my own kilt?

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