[ATrain]

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.

[phoenix]

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/