"In the United States culture has transformed Christ, as well as all other religions found within these shores. In every aspect of the religious life, American faith has met American culture—and American culture has triumphed."

Read the story. (There's a question at the bottom)
That last line struck me..."American faith has met American culture—and American culture has triumphed."

The world brings us feminism and we have feminized churches.

The world brings us technology and churches no longer have hymnals.

The world brings us video games and our shortened attention span demands 65 minute church services.
Another quote:

"We find ourselves in a culture that defines our relationships and actions primarily through a matrix of consumption. As the philosopher Baudrillard explains, “Consumption is a system of meaning.” We assign value to ourselves and others based on the goods we purchase. One’s identity is now constructed by the clothes you wear, the vehicle you drive, and the music on your iPod. In short, you are what you consume."

I found these on line a few weeks ago:

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Here is a world map adjusted for population density:

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Here is a map that is adjusted to show where our toys come from:

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And here...is where all those toys go:

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The question is: how has our culture of consumption affected our vision of how "church" should be done?

(Maps are from worldmapper)