Anything for followers! I hope this article is a joke.
It's a great idea..now to just dump the church part, and stick with gathering to drink beer...better known as a bar!
There's also an International Church of Cannabis in Colorado.
It's probably not. Church leaders are coming up with all sorts of marketing ideas that stretch the definition of spiritual or even religious observance. The farther they delve into secular activities however, the harder it will be for them to defend their tax exempt status. They aren't thinking that far down the road though.
Here's hoping!
Ha! They're probably targeting the Millennial's.
Who cares? Reminds me of the Fosterite Church of the New Revelation in Robert A. Heinlein's novel "Stranger in a Strange Land." People who attended got entertainment, dancing, orgies, gambling, free drinks, etc.
Right now, all people get in church is VERY BORED.
@David1955 You are correct. My status at the Seminary changed. I've also begun taking electives that involve the evolution of human consciousness, a field begun by a Clair Graves who was a colleague of Abraham Maslow. I still believe, as does Unity, that "God" is not a sentient being but is a process and we are products (creations) of that process. The reason I am here is because we view atheism is an alternative state of a more evolved consciousness. In other words once someone evolves past Modern Christianity they either become atheists or Spiritual Non- Religious. The best part for me is the intelligent biblical discussions. No one talks about the bible (or has analyzed it more) than an intelligent atheist.
@David1955 I'm a Christian in that I believe Jesus was a Hebrew Mystic Rabbi. Maybe he was a literary creation which depicted a Hebrew who evolves to become a more enlightened Jew. The miracles are all symbolic in either case and were meant to convey a personalization of the OTs lessons which for the most part were aimed at the Jewish Nation.
@David1955 Yes I know. There is a big debate about that subject among all New Thought Churches. In fact most no longer use the word church. They favor "Life Enrichment Center" or "Unity Spiritual Center" etc. Most Unity Centers have removed the cross from the front of the sanctuary in favor of a blank wall. At my church we are about to take the word church out of our name. We only leave the cross up because we don't want to upset one 85 year old lady. The new favored term instead of Christian is Integral. This name describes a higher level of consciousness which respects but not necessarily agrees with lower levels of understandings like traditional Christians, Moslems etc. Atheists are not necessarily considered to be at a lower level of understanding. They have just reached alternative conclusions. If they respect other views they are Integral as well.
@David1955 It refers to Integral Consciousness. I don't think I've reached that level. I am finally getting over my irrational anger at Traditional Christian doctrine though.. I consider my anger irrational because I've never even had a connection to a Traditional Christian church. I just think their teachings are not the original teachings, and illogical as well. I actually think of myself as a heretic in the tradition of Origen of Alexandria, Meister Eckhart and Bishop John Shelby Spong. As Leo Tolstoy wrote in "The Kingdom of God is within you." There have always been Christians who believe as we do, but we have never been in the majority.