2007-01-17 02:38:23 · 6 answers · asked by Tiffany C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have heard of churches that are influenced by the busy-ness of our culture and are now offering church services at different times to accomodate people who work on Sundays or even want to do other things like attend football games during traditional church times. I'm not sure how I feel about that, though. It seems ok for people who work on Sundays because they may not be able to help that, but for those who just choose to do something else on Sundays like sleep in, that's a different story.
2007-01-17 02:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by cldb730 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a great question- one I don't think I have an answer to because I am too immersed in our culture.
I will add this: churches in other parts of the world are influenced by politics more than here. To go to church could be viewed as political whereas that is not the case here.
I think churches in the States have struck up a nice "live and let live" situation with our government. The church does their thing while the government does their thing and no one gets pissed unless laws against extortion or laundering or poligamy are broken.
I think you'd have to really get to know churches in different areas of the States and in a few other countries (or hear someone else describe their church) to get this answer.
It's a totally great question, though!
2007-01-17 03:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by mickeymouse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question!
I think it's by observing how people react to certain things positively and then trying to mimic the same means to achieve such a response in the churches. For example, observing how people react to a rock concert & then seeking to incorporate a rock-type environment into the church's worship in order to have a similar type of turn out. The mindset is, "the end justifies the means" sort of thing.
That's how I see it.
2007-01-17 02:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by srprimeaux 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't the church influence culture?
2007-01-17 02:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by Gods child 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think many churches are effected because they are trying to draw in numbers... which means believing what society says as a whole is okay. It is hard to stick with strict beliefs in a world that tolerates sin in every form.
2007-01-17 02:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are part of the fabric of American materialist culture. That's why you have wealthy evangelists who see no inconsistency between their religious beliefs and pursuing material possesions.
2007-01-17 02:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋