Creative Joy

by Matt Sutton

There were a lot of things (in addition to spilling seed) that infuriated my fundamentalist friends during the interwar era. These included: Christians (and not) who desecrated the Sabbath by attending movies; ministers who lured visitors to church with unholy amusements; and churches that commercialized religion. What would they think of this: Rick Warren (of I am Bonos friend and we will save the world together fame) has just abandoned my U2-loving generation for the younger set. This year the Jonas Brothers will be playing Saddleback Churchs Easter service at Angel Stadium. What could be more (un)holy than that?

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It’s red ink time in America. The Congressional Budget Office says the federal debt held by the public at the end of 2009 was $7.5 trillion, and projects it will reach $15 trillion by 2020. By then, the CBO says the government’s annual spending on net interest will be at $723 billion, or 3.2 percent of Gross Domestic Product.

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Rebecca Musser, a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, testified about the sect’s views on marriage in the trial of Merril Leroy Jessop.

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