Fists for Jesus
Some Evangelical churches are using "Fight Club"-style Ultimate Fighting
leagues to covert more men. Would Christ approve?
U.S. News & Opinion
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Christian fight clubs: Is this what Jesus would do?

A small but growing number of evangelical churches are using cage fighting
programs to convert young men, who tend to be underrepresented in
congregation. Pastors say they hope to "inject" some irresistible "machismo"
into their ministries by incorporating the bloody, but increasingly popular,
sport of mixed martial arts. "What led me to find Christ was that Jesus was
a fighter," said Brandon Beals, 37, lead pastor at Canyon Creek Church
outside of Seattle. Is brawling consistent with the spirit of Christianity?
(Watch  devout Christian Diego Sanchez compete in a cage-fighting match)

http://www.theweek.com/article/index/105834/Fists_for_Jesus
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