The Most Influential "Christians" in America

Yesterday while hangin' in #prosapologian, someone posted a link to the Church Report's The 50 Most Influential Christians in America. This was quite the disturbing list, I must say.

As I would expect, there were no Reformed people on the list (yes, I saw him, and stand by my statement). A few Calvinistic types, if you look at soteriology only (and Calvin wouldn't for a second). But, hey, let's be realistic, it's the 21st century and we're in America--can't ask for much more than that. (well, you can, but shouldn't expect a positive answer).

What's sad (and probably shouldn't be that unexpected), is the sheer number of non-Christians on the list. Don't write off that comment as me being a snobby Presbyterian, I'm talking Nicaean Orthodoxy here. Lowest Common Denominator Christianity. You can't escape the Top 5 without finding sheer heresy. Damnable heresy. "Where'd I put my Zippo?" heresy.

And it gets worse...then there are the politicians....*

If this is influential Christianity, I want none of it. Frankly, influential Christianity is that silly little thing that used to be called experiential Calvinism. Experimental Religion. That kind of thing. Not someone who has a TV show, or a radio show, or a multi-million dollar "ministry." Someone who lives the Christian life. Who knows his heart, mortifies the flesh, seeks after holiness. That's the kind of Christian who will influence those around him and generations to follow. Not this rag-tag bunch of celebrities, politicians, blow-hards, hair-do's, other assorted goats, and the occasional decent type who must've ended up on the list by accident.

Hey, tired, what's that position called again? Amelm...Allou...Alumin...Amuesli... eh, whatever, sounding pretty good right now.


*that was a joke, son, a joke.