“Christianity cannot be ‘Naganized’ without making Christ, in a sense a Naga, by clothing him with Naga traditional signs and symbols, by worshipping him with Naga songs music and dance. Christianity in Nagaland is not yet rooted in Naga culture.”
Kansinglung Kamei
The lecturer at a Christian college in Dimapur, India, was speaking at a conference on the growth of Christianity in Nagaland, a state in northeastern India. He was quoted by the Morung Express.
“There is already a hip hop Mass, there is a rock Mass and a jazz Mass. But it is mainly club music that we listen to and that we like dancing to, so it felt like a natural choice.”
Olle Idestrom
The 28-year-old Swedish priest was describing for the Associated Press the “techno Mass” he started at the Lutheran Church of All Saints in Stockholm’s hip Sodermalm district.
“When somebody professes their faith, and I was that guy for a long time, people automatically think when you praise God it’s because he makes passes go straighter or helps win games. When you lose, they say, your faith doesn’t belong here. Your God’s not helping you win.”
Kurt Warner
The former NFL quarterback was discussing the role of religion in professional sports. He was quoted by the New York Times.