homogeneity

This article (http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/archive/2008/10/30/how-running-a-campaign-is-no-different-than-building-a-megachurch.aspx) struck me as particularly profound in reference to the ongoing conversations Consuming Jesus (www.consumingjesus.org) and its related issues have spawned. 

"Self-government, however, is the opposite of self-love. Democracy is about meeting and coming to terms with people who look, talk, believe, and think differently from us. Government might work better if that democratic exercise began for voters during the campaign rather than the day after inauguration." 

You're welcome. In Christ, the Consumer Church model. 

I'm sorry. In Christ, Beyth.