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The commercialization of christianity in America just dropped to a new low. They now have a "christian" version guitar hero. Great, just frickin' great. Because we really needed one more way to cheapen our faith and draw back even further into cultural irrelevance. Congratulations us, high fives all around. When christianity officially dies in the west we'll look back on things like this and know why. I'm sure (or at least hope) the person who came up with this was well intentioned, and just wanted christian kids to be able to play a game with "christian" music. (whatever that is.) But I really see it as yet another leap backwards, right up there with Bibleman, W.W.J.D. bracelets, and Carmen. (and a whole host of other things we could name. PAX network anyone?) We're never going to change the world around us if we keep finding more ways to sprint full speed away from it. If you're going to win a war you can't constantly retreat and withdraw you have to be brave, advance into enemy territory, and be willing to risk you life. Instead we seem to have decided to isolate ourselves from the world around us and then cluck about how sinful everyone is. We're all sinful, every last one of us and our little insulated christian bubble that we've created isn't what saves us, Jesus is. There are still millions of people out there who need Him, not our holier than thou attitude. So instead of running out to buy the newest christian "it" thing maybe we should go hang out with the guy from work instead.