Who's Really the Most Influential? And Who's Really Evangelical?
One of my readers sent me this link, which is further commentary on Time's 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America. He claims the most influential evangelicals in America are your own pastors, church members and friends. What do you think?
Also, one of my readers asked, "Why does the exclusion of Joel Osteen [from this list] please you?"
My response: "For some reason I can't totally explain, Joel Osteen just gives me the creeps. He's also one of those 'prosperity doctrine' preachers, a doctrine I believe presents a skewed version of Christianity and does a great disservice to faithful believers everywhere. I believe that Christianity as a movement needs to move away from a concentration on what makes us happy and should become more concerned about what makes God happy. Of course, I am preaching mainly to myself with that statement.
"If you are a fan of Mr. Osteen's, I hope I haven't offended you. Considering he's one of the top preachers in America today, I am sure he has a lot of fans out there . . ."
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