Steve Scott, a pastor in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, relies on current events and political happenings to launch his sermons to the usual Sunday crowd. He uses modern day occurrences to influence bible study, which some may believe is a dangerous habit.Having started as a religion reporter whose coverage was cut, Scott went back to school to attain his master's in religious studies, and now serves as the pastor for North Presbyterian church in Eau Claire.
In my opinion, this is a fairly accurate way to preach to your congregation. Many religious practices these days can be fairly outdated. Although I don't attend church, I feel that merely reading scripture from the Bible can get rather old and close the mind into a bubble. Current events open the possibility for religion to be applied to the world today, as opposed to just events of several thousand years ago. (i.e. Crusades, Jesus, etc) If we must have religion, it is important to consider it with open-minded-ness.
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