Is modern Christianity biased toward a personality type?
- Is modern Christianity (its sermons and worship music) biased toward a certain personality type?
A host asks whether what churches teach, focus on, and sing is biased toward a certain personality type — prompted by emotive worship lyrics (the 'sloppy wet kiss' line in a Crowder song) that don't draw him in, and by an AI analysis of the most-listened-to sermons as emotionally driven. He wonders whether a stereotypical 60-year-old construction worker would feel he doesn't belong. The room notes lament is missing from the top-100 worship tunes (songs that end on 'How long, O Lord' with no resolution), each host names Bible books they struggle to connect with (Psalms, Hebrews, Romans — while one host connects with all 66), and they land on the observation that worship is modeled on David, who is far more emotive than Jesus, and that there is no worship song for 'great job, just staying with the Lord.' One host tells of fasting and praying for a big request and answering 'well, of course' when the answer came.
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