Eve Of Armaggedon
According to David Neff, editor of Chicago-based Christianity Today, the international magazine for evangelicals, sexuality has been on the rise as a topic of sermons for 20 years, with interest spiking in the past few years.
A 2005 survey by his magazine indicated that 44 percent of churchgoers wanted to hear more sermons about sex.
Neff says the shift comes with a general increase in sermons that provide practical wisdom for living.
"People feel that the old sexual expectations were clear, and it was clear when you were violating them. Now it's hard for people to know what's expected of them," Neff said.
The above passage is from a story about an Arizona pastor who's preaching that "God intended for us to have great sex." That's all fine and good, but I'm left wondering what exactly Mr. Neff means when he says that it's "hard for people to know what's expected of them." Because if he's speaking of evangelicals, it's increasingly difficult to imagine any of them not having at least an inkling of what's expected of them.
Any of them.
A 2005 survey by his magazine indicated that 44 percent of churchgoers wanted to hear more sermons about sex.
Neff says the shift comes with a general increase in sermons that provide practical wisdom for living.
"People feel that the old sexual expectations were clear, and it was clear when you were violating them. Now it's hard for people to know what's expected of them," Neff said.
The above passage is from a story about an Arizona pastor who's preaching that "God intended for us to have great sex." That's all fine and good, but I'm left wondering what exactly Mr. Neff means when he says that it's "hard for people to know what's expected of them." Because if he's speaking of evangelicals, it's increasingly difficult to imagine any of them not having at least an inkling of what's expected of them.
Any of them.
posted by jp at 19:59
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