Hillsong London releases new CD, and I rant about the megachurch (again)

Hillsong London releases their latest album, Hail To The King, next week. It's their first album in three years and the third album from the churcn.

Amidst all of the nifty PR bits about Hillsong London that were included in the release (like the fact that the church meets at the Dominion Theater, where the rock opera "We Will Rock You" has run continuously for six years; Gee, aren't they super cool? I'll bet that venue lets them put on a top notch show), was a statement that really jumped out at me: "Church motto/mission 'Because We Can,' is geared towards ending poverty ... because we can."

As many of you remember, we had some lengthy discussions a few months ago, when the Michael Guglielmucci story broke, about megachurches, celebrity-ism, and the whole commercialization of Christianity. (I'll include a bunch of links at the end so you can go back and read the posts.) read more
Source: http://blog.beliefnet.com/gospelsoundcheck/2008/10/hillsong-london-releases-new-c.html