"The Crystal Cathedral in California has a building with 10,000 windows, a 52 bell carillon, 90 ft tall doors that electronically open behind the pulpit, a 17 ft 18 karat gold cross, and an outdoor movie screen for 'drive in worshipers'. Don't take my word for it, visit crystalcathedral.org."

"Despite the fact that God's Word insists that 'God does not dwell in temples built by hands,' we insist that God should. In 2 Samuel 7, King David finds himself in a supersized mansion, living in a 'palace of cedar,' and starts to think that maybe God needs a fancier place to dwell. But God rebukes David: 'Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt to this day."

God does not live in temples built by hands ---> Acts 17:24

"Do you see all these great buildings? Not one stone here will be left on another" (Mark 13:1-2)

(Irresistable Revolution, page 325)

(Good thing Jesus isn't around for these "churches," he'd be causing quite the uproar flipping tables and shattering glass..)

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Revelation 13:18: "This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666."

"The Omen", a remake of the 1976 horror classic, is the kind of film that routinely makes it big at the box office, appealing to the coveted demographic of young and predominantly male thrill-seekers.

Twentieth Century Fox has banked "The Omen" on a promotional campaign based on "666", the number associated with Satan, based on Revelation.

Even the film's worldwide debut is set for June 6, 2006, or 06/06/06.

As if Hollywood wasn't creepy enough...

Disney is one of the largest multi-media companies in the world, as well as an international icon for a childhood wonderland where dreams come true. However, despite its inclusion in the FTSE4Good index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the company has yet to realize the dream of producing Disney brand products without using sweatshop labor. Disney has an international labor standards sourcing policy, and yet its suppliers repeatedly fail inspections by independent monitoring bodies. Workers that produce Disney toys, books, and clothes are typically forced to work long hours under harsh conditions, with compensation that is below poverty level. The company also uses its political influence to maintain consolidated control of media outlets. Disney needs to use its financial and media power to catalyze a more sustainable and equitable economy.

Disney has been criticized for using Sweatshop Labor:

• In March 2004, the National Labor Committee holds a "Stop Disney Sweatshops" protest in Philadelphia outside the Disney shareholders’ meeting. Disney pulled its operations out of the Shah Makhdum factory in Bangladesh after young female employees protested against allegedly poor working conditions In response to employee protests, the factory owner, formerly contracted by Disney, improved working conditions by installing fans, prohibiting physical and verbal abuse by managers and ensuring on-time pay. The Shah Makdum employees have requested that Disney return to the factory now that conditions have improved. The National Labor Committee speculates of Disney’s refusal: "Disney does not want to set a precedent that it will respond to international solidarity campaigns."
• From 1996 to 2002 young women the Shah Makduma factory in Bangladesh--which was contracted by Disney-- worked over 15 hours a day, 7 days a week. According to the National Labor Committee, the women were denied maternity benefits, beaten and paid just 15 cents for every $17.99 Disney shirt they sewed. When the women stood up for their rights in 2002, Disney responded by pulling all of its work from the factory and leaving the women without income of any sort. The National Labor Committee, the War on Want and student organizations have campaigned to get Disney to stay in Bangladesh while working with its contractor to clean up the factory and guarantee human and worker rights for the women working in the Bangladesh factory. (see related Alert items)
• In 2001 the Maquila Solidarity Network named Disney "Sweatshop Retailer of the Year." Disney was voted winner after over 3,000 consumers voted online choosing from among four retailers most associated with sweatshop abuses over the previous year. According to a spokesperson for the group Disney's selection was due to a report by the Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee that documented sweatshop abuses in a dozen Disney suppliers' plants in China
• Disney brand caps are made at the BJ&B sweatshop in the Dominican Republic where, according to UNITE, women are paid less than men. In violation of Dominican law, workers are hit, touched inappropriately, and belittled; and conditions are unsanitary. Eight cents of each $20 cap goes to workers, who earn approximately $40 after 56 hours of work, in violation of Dominican law.

(Taken from http://www.coopamerica.org/programs)

Also check out companies like Gap, Old Navy, Abercrombie and Fitch, Eddie Bauer, Kohl's, and TJ Maxx that needlessly mistreat their workers or the enviroment and don't deserve buisness.

i've had a lot of people ask me what i want to do after college. what am i going to major in, what am i going to do for a living. people from church tell me that if i work hard a get a high-profile job, God can use me. not to long ago, a friend felt that if i receive approval from the world in my position, i can impact millions. if i don't, i might only impact "hundreds."  its as if the magnitude of my career will define the magnitude of my impact. i don't like that, i disagree with that. i don't care about becoming "something important" in the eyes of society. 

I see a conflict in the way the world views prosperity and the way Christ views it. The world tells us to raise ourselves up, glorify ourselves...Christ says the first shall be last and the last shall be first. I wonder if he was talking in a metaphor like evangelicals say or if he was serious.

i don't want to be defined by what my future career, but by what kind of person i am, who am living for.