"We go to church so you don't have to."
"Every week for a year, we’re going to visit a different church...Since we’re both the kind of impious delinquents who get our thrills pissing people off, this blog won’t be for the religiously faint of heart...We write our reviews with one criterion in mind. Regarding humankind’s amazing variety of music, Duke Ellington famously said, “if it sounds good, it is good.” That’s the benchmark we will use to evaluate every religious service we attend...Oh, and one last thing. We believe that God, if he or she exists, probably has a secure ego. We doubt that his (or her) feelings could possibly be hurt by anything we could write."In other words, these two individuals are going to visit one church (or church-like spiritually observant locality) each Sunday for a year. Then, they are going to write about it. They began in January.
They are clear that they aren't judging the churches based on theology. They are attending the services, often not particularly knowledgeable about the religious beliefs of the church, and are judging each service primarily on how it comes across to them.
Aside from the encouraging fact that these two are fairly unafraid to be sacrilegious or blasphemous, the really cool and exciting thing is...
They are HERE, in PORTLAND.
Aside from the encouraging fact that these two are fairly unafraid to be sacrilegious or blasphemous, the really cool and exciting thing is...
They are HERE, in PORTLAND.
However, I don't think their thoughts and experiences are entirely irrelevant to people outside of our metro area. It could be an interesting study in what church and religious services are like to the outsider.
So far their posts about each church are entertaining, informative, and offer fascinating perspective. However, as they say, you may want to don a pair of steel-toed boots if you are particularly devout.
I, for one, look forward to reading more.
