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January 16, 2006
Hmmmmmm....
The 50 Most Influential Christians in America
Well, they certainly covered their bases didn't they?
I would have had about 5 of those 50 on my list, which raises a few observations in my mind.
1. What I consider influential, and what others consider influential, obviously are not the same.
2. Influential does not necessarily mean you are influencing in good ways.
3. I am living in a different America.
4. It seems influence is most associated with money, power, tv shows, publications, press, public image, etc.
5. I would bet that the most influential people are those whose names we don't even know...at least yet.
Okay, I'm stopping here, otherwise I'm bound to get on a long, crazy tangent.
Posted by rhett at January 16, 2006 06:03 PM
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#32 is my favorite.
Posted by: Lars Rood at January 16, 2006 07:15 PM
Rhett, that was a righteous rant. Don't stop just as the Amens are rolling in. You were on a roll.
Posted by: Glenn at January 16, 2006 07:31 PM
Too bad I wasn't the son of a famous evangelist or maybe I'd made the list too. That or have started some "network".
My favorite was in one of the bios it said had shared the gospel "face-to-face" with over 10 million people.
I guess looking at a big screen from over 500 feet away is considered face to face.
Anyways...I agree with you Rhett and I'll stop ranting now.
Posted by: Andrew Seely at January 16, 2006 09:53 PM
Dr. Phil is a Christian??? Interesting list that have put together. I think I'd disagree with most of them!
Posted by: Wade at January 17, 2006 07:03 AM
I stumbled onto your site today and liked what you had to say. I just started a Web ring for Presbyterians and I thought that you might be interested in joining. If you have a minute check it out. http://pcusablog.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Miranda at January 17, 2006 02:31 PM
Came across your site through the Black Eyed Sceva message board -- I enjoy your thoughts. I would have to agree with this article, though. This is probably a pretty accurate list of the most influential Christians in America today. But I would also agree with you that "influential" doesn't necessarily mean "good influence". These certainly are the people who affect the most people in America in a "Christian way", the "household names", but I would say much of their influence is either bad or incorrect.
Posted by: Kirk at January 18, 2006 07:17 AM
What an interesting list! I'm going to link to it on my blog, too. I wandered over here when I recognized your name from a comment on the evotional blog. I lost my old blog bookmarks when my computer crashed, and haven't been over here in a while. I hope you are enjoying married life. (I'll bet that you are!)
Posted by: Micah Girl at January 23, 2006 08:08 AM
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