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Techno church brings ravers flocking
A Swedish church is attracting a younger congregation - by staging services featuring techno music.
The services at Stockholm's All Saints Church were the idea of vicar Olle Idestrom.
He sees them as a way of boosting dwindling congregations by attracting younger church-goers.
Based on a traditional mass, they replace hymns with especially written modern dance tunes.
And they are proving highly popular with young Christians who are, quite literally, dancing in the aisles.
what do you think?
Mark Wallis
I expect the last track should be Faithless's "for god, is a dj"
ROGER HOLDROYD
obviously not heard of 'Reverence' - Reverend get it? numbers may be dwindling in church but lets not make a mockery of it!!
Deborah Anderton
I applaud the Minister. It is ridiculous that we are still following 1AD traditions in the 21st century.I left 'Church' because of the grey rinse brigade who monopolise all decisions. It is the youth of today that will carry the torch of Christianity today tomorrow and into the future.
Sue Richardson
About time,the church,should modernise its format! for those who like and need traditiiional values,they dont need to stop,The whole Idea of Christianity is that everyone IS different,young and old!
David Wragg
Nothing new about this - absoloute rubbish. Thankfully the church is in Sweden so it will be easy to give it a wide berth!
TheKarmacanic
I thought Techno was a bit old hat these days, but maybe it's only just hit Sweden. Isn't that just like the Christain church to adopt something once it's gone out of fashion. The next thing you know the Vicar will be Breakdancing and spinning on his back! Now, you may even get me going to church to see that!
fish41
5:50pm on 20/1/2012
Otherwise known as the charismatic movement which has been around for the last 25 years +. Thought the last thing the RC church would want to be doing is attracting more youngsters in given there track record
Shutup Man
11:49pm on 20/1/2012
otherwise known as gospel churches, which have been around for much longer