The Pentecostal church I went to had this regular monthly so called "Christian" magazine. And what I absolutely hated about it, was that on the front cover, was some bloody famous celebrity, whether it was sporting, acting, music etc. Just like a regular secular magazine.
And worse, most of the time, there were only very tenous links to Christianity in the cover article. Many times, the celebrity may have just been raised in a church, or heard about Christianity, any such clutching of straws to put them on the front cover. And there were other cover articles that had no mention of God at all.
It just sickened me that celebrities were used as a drawcard.
Some articles were poorly researched. For eg, one edition had Peter Brock on the cover, a former Australian racing legend. However, Peter Brock and his wife were well known for their New Age beliefs.
Another edition had singer Delta Goodrem. Even though rock / pop music was preached against.
Hypocrisy!
2007-07-28 15:06:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
then don't read it.
2007-07-28 15:11:57 · answer #1 · answered by n9wff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outside of the Orthodox Church is heresy.
2007-07-28 22:15:41 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob Dahlen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try reading the WATCHTOWER and 'AWAKE' magazines printed by the J.W's.
They are always soundly Bible based and have articles about the world around us. Definitely NO CELEBS.
2007-07-28 23:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋