I was asked to write an essay arguing that Christians are free to participate in the horror genre for Zombie Theology. Two other authors wrote differing views, Christians can participate in horror genres with limitations and Christians should NOT participate in horror genres. I would hardly consider myself a Zombiphile but I started watching horror films when I was very young. I think what a lot of Christians do not understand about the horror genre is that often times there is a lesson to be learned or a philosophy being told. Yes, there are some horror stories out there that are purely gratuitous violence or are completely unredeemable, but that can be found outside of the horror genre and are usually not very popular. The popular horror stories speak to their audience in one way or another. In my article, I discuss how even god uses horror and how horror can be found in the pages of scripture. Can Christians participate in horror? Yes, I believe we can.

So, head on over to Zombie Theology to read my essay and the other differing views mentioned above.

In the book of Luke, Luke records Jesus saying, “Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.” (Luke 6:47-49)

In a recent OpEd in the WSJ by Dr. Albert Mohler about homosexual marriage, Mohler starts by saying, “The Christian church has faced no shortage of challenges in its 2,000-year history. But now it’s facing a challenge that is shaking its foundations: homosexuality.”

So, I wonder, what is Mohler’s foundation? It doesn’t appear to be Jesus.

I know Mohler is a follower of Jesus… I am merely using him as an example of two things. 1) We ought to be careful of the words we use when we try to spark emotional reactions from people and 2) We ought to be able to discern hype when we read it. In fact, I seriously doubt Mohler actually believes that homosexuality is shaking the foundations of Christianity.