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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Selling God to the Converted

Here's a list of church names which we've spotted around Alaska. You're welcome to vote for your favourite, or make any suggestions to add to the list. The criterion is:
Must use words relating to winning, or success, or an indominitable spirit
Must suggest the possibility of some kind of reward
Helpful if name provides an analogy for winning the war
If all else fails, a nice bit of aliteration will suffice

In a country at war, it makes sense that the church aligns itself with the military actions of its government. Who wants to be on the losing side? It's easy to feel absolved of guilt when leaders of all our institutions proclaim our own righteousness and the media fails to show the true human impact of our aggression.

Here's the list so far. I'll update it as we spot further beauties:

Church on the Rock, Living in Victory

New Harvest Fellowship

Victory Faith Church

Journey Church

Last Frontier Church

Lord of Life Lutheran

On the topic of wayward institutions, I've just read a "BookCrossing" book about the history of the U.S. government which I 'caught' at a cafe. "BookCrossing" is a web-based book-lovers organization in which people register books and release them into the wild, to be read and reviewed by others. It makes the books free to whomever catches them. It also means the book changes hands frequently and potentially travels around the world. If you have a book you'd love others to read, register now with BookCrossing.com

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