The Rev. Spike Coleman wasn’t sure how to respond when a member of his St. Andrew’s Presbyterian decided to leave the West Ashley church – because Coleman preached too much about the Bible.
The man wanted something a bit more Joel Olsteen, more practical and uplifting.
“When he goes to church, he wants to leave feeling good,” Coleman said. “You can leave feeling good and somehow affirmed. But is that going to sustain you in the dark nights of the soul?”
I’ve come to the conclusion that most churches intentionally keep their congregations Biblically ignorant, especially in the mainline denominations. Otherwise, you would not see the predominance of heresy in what is being taught in many churches. Schori could not last 5 minutes if people listening to her demanded scriptural verses backing up what she was saying.