Body Count Evangelism

Warren Smith, publisher of The Charlotte World writes:

"...the Body of Christ in America is not growing ­ either numerically or spiritually. It is, relatively speaking, shrinking -- burdened by crass commercialism, a lack of integrity, and the quest for power and glory of celebrity preachers. An all but inescapable second conclusion is this: the rest of us, if we do not speak out against the lies of those who practice body-count evangelism, are standing by just as Paul stood by when he guarded the cloaks of those who stoned Stephen. We, likewise, are guarding this cloak of falsehood ­ subjecting the Body of Christ to a modern stoning of its own."

Mr. Smith has also identified the evolution of the Christian-Industrial Complex.

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Ed. note: It is obvious that the publishing, film & music industries are cashing in along with Western religious personalities. Who is the target market of these groups? The local church.
The effect is staggering, as churches follow pastors blindly, like sheep, taking the bait of the consumer-driven market models of the rich & famous.