Friday's Real Fusion Video discussed a new website: Godtube. A Youtube for Christians?
Well Russell Hafer sent his opinion of Godtube, and Godtube posted it. Some rather thought provoking comments.
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=f768e1ebee3edde01ea7
Not too long ago, I heard Ryan Dobson discuss the whole idea of "Jesus Junk" in a pretty negative light.
(Show #39 & 40: http://www.korministries.com/podcast.html)
And let's not forget Rob Bell's Velvet Elvis (which Russell Hafer references). Rob Bell has some pretty brilliant sounding ideas against labeling anything "Christian."
But don't things like Bible Man and WWJD bracelets touch some people's heart? Ed Young says, "Sometimes Corny works." Are we wrong to call some music "Christian," even if we think it's bad music? Does God even care if it's "bad art"? Is it a "travesty" (as Ryan Dobson calls it) for "Christian bands" to sound like secular counterparts?
And what about the t-shirts. When I was in middle school, I got really excited about "wearing my faith." Was I wrong? Was it just getting in the way of my witness? Is my "My Boss is a Jewish Carpenter" bumper sticker just turning people away from Jesus? Is the sign in front of the local church that reads, "Jesus Died for Myspace in Heaven," just a road block for non-believers? What is the truth about all this "Jesus Junk?"
