At this moment a "Christian" version of American Idol is on TV. In my worship class at George Fox we have been lamenting the fact that so much of contemporary worship music is driven by pop culture, and here is yet another example of Christianity being shaped by culture.
Doesn't it seem that a Christian American Idol is an oxymoron? Is following Jesus supposed to be about attaining fame? About competing with others for a music contract?
Are the Buddhists creating a Buddhist American Idol? Is there a Muslim American Idol?
I understand that the unique thing about Christianity is that it is worked out in every culture. But are there some things about culture which it should not imitate?
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