Does the Christian sub-culture advance the cause of Christ?
by Sean McMains American 20th century Christianity is an aberration in the historical flow of the faith. At no other time in history has there been such a broad range of things connected with the biblical faith in one way or another. From fishes on cars and business cards to WWJD bracelets and shoelaces to entire television networks run for purportedly evangelical purposes, the culture of Christianity is inescapable. As a Christian, I long for Christ’s message to go to the ends of the earth and for everyone to have chance to know his Creator. However, I have my doubts that the substance of these messages is the same as that which Jesus brought to us two millennia ago. One of the curses and blessings of maturity is seeing shades of gray where once there was only black and white. Though it used to be that anything in a “Christian” bookstore seemed inherently worthwhile to me, I find myself having doubts about much of what I now see there. More than that, however, the very idea of Christi
