I wonder if the Minneapolis Christian community is focusing its energies more on local television and charitable works than on community classes. There is a plethora of small Christian shows on cable access in this city.
(I usually don't watch most of it, but there was a play performed a few years ago called "Silent Chains" that I thought was fantastic. It was done by an African-American church and it addressed personal responsibility, and a couple of the teenagers had great talent. I caught it in the middle and only saw it once, sadly.) As for community classes, I don't believe that only demand drives curriculum. If you offer it, they will come. (Hint!) One of the reasons I moved to Northeast was the Catholic and Orthodox Christian presence here. I was raised a Lutheran, and have relatives who are Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses--man, things get pretty hyper-intellectual, dry, and abstract. Today one of our Catholic churches held a parade around the block where they carried the Madonna and Child statues around on their shoulders--the only time I'd seen something like that was in the movie "La Strada!" I snapped a bunch of pictures for our community newsletter. There's also a disturbing trend in our nation toward a strictly emotional experience of Christianity, as opposed to scholarly knowledge. I know more Bible trivia and can quote Scripture better than some of the most devout Christians I know, and if you know anything about my present philosophy that is really sad! I think a "Bible as Literature" class would make a good community class, by the way. That's offered at a lot of universities. I have no problem with it. Kristine Harley Sheridan _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
