This is not a fair fight. Few churches can command the attention of their members for much more than two or three hours a week. It is not in the church's interest to keep a wall of ignorance between these two worlds. It would help if the news media paid more attention to what happens in religious sanctuaries. However, I believe it is an absolute necessity that church leaders begin paying more attention to the content of popular culture and the role that mass media play in this mission field that we call modern America.
Souls are at stake.
D.C. Terry, Debra, Sarah Jeanne and Frye Lewis Mattingly live in Johnson City, Tennessee.