...except after "C"

OK, if you can't face up to the reality that Joel Osteen is actually just another character played by Martin Short, then I don't think I can help you. But that's not the purpose of my post today. I wanted to draw attention to The Church Report’s list of The 50 Most Influential Christians in America. The list is a veritable compendium of what's wrong with Christianity. Don't get me wrong on this point - I don't think the list is flawed. I think it is eerily accurate. And if this cornucopia of quasi-evangelicals and corn-ball televangelists represents the main influence on American Christians today, the church has a lot of work to do.

The folks over at the evangelical outpost have done some analysis on the list, and I've crunched some numbers as well. Here's my summary: 90% male, 36% associated with TBN, 36% pastors of mega-churches, 36% from somewhere in the southwestern US, 24% also on Time's list of The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America, 22% from non-denominational churches, 8% Roman Catholic, and about 16% people that I actually have at least one of their books in my personal library. I'll bet you can't guess which one takes up the most shelf space?
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