Praise the Lord and Hit Me Again

(Nashville, Tennessee) According to this story, there is a developing phenomenon of holding religious services in bars and restaurants. Loosely called "the emergent church movement," it consists of congregations of believers who don't feel comfortable in traditional churches. Robert Matheson, owner of the Lady Godiva Pub in Lebanon, TN, stated that, in England, where he's from, these types of gatherings are common, so he doesn't feel it's out of character for such a thing to take place at a pub. From a personal perspective, I think this idea is appealing. I have recollections from my younger years of numerous spiritual experiences when I traveled from bar to bar searching for the divine.

The movement has planned a convention next month in Nashville which is expected to draw more then 800 attendees. Amen and don't forget to tip the bartender.