BattleCry Movement

I read Rolling Stone and I saw an article that really worried me. It was about this new youth religious movement called BattleCry. The rally was a weird mix of an MTV concert and religious extremism. (Talk about disturbing.) According to the article the founder of the movement, Ron Luce, whipped them into a fury by ranting against everything that was abominable in his eyes: gays, jews, feminists, and "cultural Christians." Oh, and they hate root beer. And cereal. No more Special K and Captain Crunch for America!!!
And this guy bluntly says that he's not speaking metaphorically when he says that he wants a "warring church." He exhorts his followers that they must be ready to fight instead of being "passive little lukewarm, namby-pamby, kum-bah-yah, thumb-sucking babies that call themselves Christians." Yup, and he also thinks it's weakness to merely accept and trust Christ. "'I want a stalking church!'" he shouts.
One of the most disturbing things that I read was when Ron Luce recited a story from the Bible where a man gave his concubine to be gang raped, then sent the pieces to the twelve judges of Israel. He then started to cut up a mannequin onstage while the crowd chanted, "Cut up the concubine!"
It's funny, but as I read the article and watched some clips about BattleCry online, I wondered why these teens didn't realize that for all their ranting and raving against pop culture, they utilize it quite a bit themselves. Except for the praying and lack of alcohol, their rallies usually look like rock concerts, complete with a stage and pyrotechnics. Plus, these people have a kind of university now where they train teens to fight the fight from the inside of the culture. And these rallies attract thousands, even with their outright militaristic tones. They blame the culture for almost everything, completely ignoring how violent the Bible is, and other aspects of the culture they treasure. One can only hope this doesn't turn into something more ugly. And I guess blaming MTV, sex, pot, and secularists for all our troubles and violence is a lot easier than taking a hard look at ourselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZyDHdeLoI0