[CS-FSLUG] Re: The Moral Foundation of Free Software

[timbrown at ichristian.com]

Hi Don:

I agree with you. In fact, it's part of why I have recently left our church 
for another one. I heard it put pretty well yesterday on Moody Radio: "The 
people are perceived to be more  important than the message...and  when that 
is the case, theology (truth) suffers". 

We are here to  proclaim a message, not woo "customers". If they come for 
our music (as opposed to the message) then they come for the wrong reason. 

I actually had one  person in ministry at our former church admit that we 
"need gimmicks and entertainment to attract the lost".At that point,  you've 
gotta compromise the truth to keep them. 

In so many churches, God isn't necessary for "growth". All they need is 
marketing strategies. 

Tim 

Ed Hurst writes: 

> Don Parris wrote: 
> 
>> It struck me that Stallman understood - even from his atheistic standpoint
>> - that helping our neighbors is of primary importance.
> 
> I wrote about a parallel issue on my blog over a few days, calling it
> the King's Business series. The Church has lots of problems, and this is
> one of them. That so many traditional churches are trying to become a
> business rather than a church is a real sore point with me. As a part of
> my proposal to consider "unchurch" (for lack of a better term) I am most
> certainly going to focus in FOSS as a major aspect of my ministry. 
> 
> -- 
> Ed Hurst
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