http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/11/05/wanna-go-to-church-tired-of-shopping-go-to-the-chruch-of-stop-shopping/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:56:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/11/05/wanna-go-to-church-tired-of-shopping-go-to-the-chruch-of-stop-shopping/#comment-26239 Erich Vieth Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:24:25 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1747#comment-26239 I'm still looking for a church where the preacher tells the congregation: You don't NEED a new big screen TV. Instead, you should use that money to help people who are starving. I’m still looking for a church where the preacher tells the congregation: You don’t NEED a new big screen TV. Instead, you should use that money to help people who are starving.

]]> http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/11/05/wanna-go-to-church-tired-of-shopping-go-to-the-chruch-of-stop-shopping/#comment-14933 Jess Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:52:33 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1747#comment-14933 Consumerism is way overrated! I have been trying to get my family to just enjoy / celebrate "family" at Christmas for years or just give something homeade, but the overspending on gifts still remains the focus. It would be nice if it were truly a celebration of what Jesus did! He didn't seem too materialistic to me! No gift given could ever compare to such a great sacrifice of love. To me, it's all about LOVE anyway, yet somehow our culture gets lost in the things that aren't really important and don't provide true happiness or satisfaction. Just a time to keep Wal-Mart in business (for some people) I guess. Pretty disgusting! Consumerism is way overrated! I have been trying to get my family to just enjoy / celebrate “family” at Christmas for years or just give something homeade, but the overspending on gifts still remains the focus.
It would be nice if it were truly a celebration of what Jesus did! He didn’t seem too materialistic to me! No gift given could ever compare to such a great sacrifice of love. To me, it’s all about LOVE anyway, yet somehow our culture gets lost in the things that aren’t really important and don’t provide true happiness or satisfaction. Just a time to keep Wal-Mart in business (for some people) I guess. Pretty disgusting!

]]> http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/11/05/wanna-go-to-church-tired-of-shopping-go-to-the-chruch-of-stop-shopping/#comment-14907 Ben Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:41:24 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1747#comment-14907 What about the chruch of enlightened spelling? What about the chruch of enlightened spelling?

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