Fri, 14 Dec 2007

Mixing Jesus With Java

Fascinating trend - almost as though these folks are moving voluntarily to a model that's been more or less forced on heathens by circumstances. Change the religious elements and trappings, and you could be at any number of kindred celebrations.

I do note, however, that the group has one paid staffer, something that I don't believe any heathen group in the country can duplicate.

The transition from a casual, coffee-shop gathering to a Christian worship service is almost imperceptible. In a cozy space at Jammin' Java, a cafe in a Vienna, Va., shopping center, 18 young adults sit and chat, refill their mugs, or prepare the area for the coming service. A projector screen is set up; candles are arranged; a basket of rolls, a chalice, and small glasses of grape juice are set out. At 10 o'clock, systems engineer Deanna Doan steps up to the mike, and the group finds itself celebrating the second Sunday of Advent.

(link) [U.S. News & World Report]

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