Friday, December 16, 2005
Is Jesus "way cool"?
Yesterday, ABC News reported on "hard-core" Christian teens. From "Fear Factor" youth ministries to skateboarding, rock festivals, and tattoes and piercings, is Jesus just another fad?

Is Jesus "way cool"? Here's a clip:
Chanon Ross is a youth minister in Naperville, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, who recently wrote an article called "Jesus Is Not Cool." He says that all the focus on fun and games waters down the real message — and hard work — of following a faith.

While many youth ministries organize trips to Christian music festivals to attract more kids, Ross does not.

"It confuses what it means to follow Jesus. Are you passionate about loving your enemies, or are you really passionate about what you felt at the rock concert?" he said.

Ross also complains that "cool" youth ministries based on going to rock concerts and mission trips is making religion a "commodity-driven thing" with youth as their consumers.

"These concerts are moneymaking events," Ross said. "There's a drive to market Jesus as cool, make Jesus a rock star … then you can get the kids interested."

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