A British night club named “Religion” opened last week — and the local bishop is not amused.<\/p>\n
The bar\u00a0offers alcoholic\u00a0drinks with names like Angel Wings.\u00a0The\u00a0club\u00a0has special\u00a0promotions such as “Salvation — the answer to your prayers.”<\/p>\n
But no sermons are delivered — at least not from a pulpit. No congregation sits in pews or discusses how to pray more effectively or how to change the world for Jesus.<\/p>\n
The wine isn’t sacramental.<\/p>\n
It’s just a bar with a gimmick designed to attract attention.<\/p>\n
The Church of England’s Bishop of Wakefield is annoyed.<\/p>\n
“For people who are religious,” the Rev. Stephen Platten told the BBC, “those words are seen as key issues to their life.”<\/p>\n
Leisure 99, which owns the nightclub, shrugs off any criticism, saying “The name of the club nights aren’t linked to any specific faith. The definition of the word religion is a pursuit or interest followed with great devotion, which is what partygoers in the city are doing.”<\/p>\n
The club advertises Monday Mass with discounted drinks.<\/p>\n
Resurrection night promises to “bring your Friday back to life.” Saturday is billed as “Salvation – the answer to your prayers.”<\/p>\n
Platten, told the Yorkshire Post<\/em> newspaper the club\u2019s themes are\u00a0\u201cinappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf any other aspect of people\u2019s lives was taken and trivialized in this way I think people would be upset.”<\/p>\n \u201cOn the other hand, it could be argued that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if people want to experience the real thing, they are always most welcome at the cathedral.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A British night club named “Religion” opened last week — and the local bishop is not amused. The bar\u00a0offers alcoholic\u00a0drinks with names like Angel Wings.\u00a0The\u00a0club\u00a0has special\u00a0promotions such as “Salvation — the answer to your prayers.” But no sermons are delivered — at least not from a pulpit. No congregation sits in pews or discusses how…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":270,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2204],"class_list":["post-5149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian","tag-christian"],"yoast_head":"\n