Sherri
Langton wrote an article, “Breaking out of the Christian Ghetto,” in an effort
to relieve that guilt of being stuck in an environment that was solely
Christian. She makes comparisons of the “ghetto” and the subculture
known as Christianity. For those unfamiliar with the term, the Christian
Ghetto is a slang term used by many Christians to describe much of
popular, mainstream Christianity. As the word ghetto would
imply, Christians have isolated themselves from the world, and have
created a distinct Christian culture, with its own language (Christianese), its
own music, its own clothing, literature, films, TV, etc. The
Christian Ghetto results from a mentality that sees any exposure to the
non-Christian world as defiling. But perhaps most of the Christians stuck in
the Christian Ghetto are there unintentionally - they simply spend too much
time with Christians, and take in only Christian music, television and media.
Although
it may feel comfortable to stay within our Christian "shelter", this
mentality has devastating effects on the Church and evangelism particularly in
the arena of love.
