The Zombie Church

After the election this fall, preachers will still give out the message of salvation. Church-members will continue to lament how evil our society is, and how Hollywood, liberals, gay-marriage advocates, and abortionists are corrupting the country's "Christian" values.

The Billy Graham Crusade will still come to town and preach Jesus Christ. Christian-music stars will keep their concert-schedules. Promise Keepers and Fellowship of Christian Athletes will continue their events across the country. Christian best-sellers will still fly off the shelf, and Christian ministries will be on TV and radio as scheduled.

Folks will still go to church, Bible-studies, and Sunday School. Some will actually study their bibles, if only to find that scripture that proves they're right about full immersion, pre-Trib rapture, or speaking in tongues. They will still pray for the sick in their congregations, for lost family-members, for the country.

Christian activities and sermons will go on just the same as always, regardless of how the election comes out. The only difference will be that millions of Christians will have recorded their personal desire (as a vote is) to be led by the spirit of anti-Christ.

Most will do so without much thought, for superficial reasons: "he's a Republican," or "a conservative," or "better than what we've got." Many will set themselves up to accept the spirit of anti-Christ as the lesser of two evils (!!) by their willingness to believe all the Obama-bashing e-mails their Christian friends send them. (After all, if it wasn't true, Christian friends wouldn't send it, right ?)

No doubt preferring the spirit of anti-Christ will make a difference in people's relationship with the Spirit of God. But no matter: it probably won't be a noticeable difference for most: and Christian activities and sermons will go on just the same as always.


“An appalling and horrible thing
Has happened in the land:
The prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule on their own authority;
And My people love it so!
But what will you do at the end of it?"