A Sea Of Red

http://news.yahoo.com/why-craft-beer-wo ... 00142.html

Beer and church...interesting concept, though to me it seems almost like another attempt for the church to "fit-in," with the crowd, rather than an attempt to make the crowd "fit-in," with the church.

I did find this quote at the bottom really interesting:

Vern Bengtson, sociology professor at the University of Southern California, agreed that conservative firebrands have scared some potential churchgoers away.

In Salon, citing research from his book, Families and Faith: How Religion Is Passed Down Across Generations, he claimed that "the political right has become so identified with a conservative religious agenda that it has alienated moderates who consider organized 'religion' a synonym for an anti-gay, anti-abortion, pro-civic religion agenda."

The answer to organized religion's problems probably won't be found at the bottom of a pint glass — no matter how good the beer is.

And for the record, my pastor does enjoy drinking craft beer and the wife "wishes," she could learn to enjoy wine.

The NPR article they make reference to has upset some of the folks at one of the gatherings the guy observed --> http://caedmonmichael.net/archives/rebu ... tt-at-npr/