Over 25,000 Bay Area Youth Engage Pop Culture War
More than 25,000 youth made their first battle cry in San Francisco this past weekend to go against the popular gradient of today's pervasive MTV culture.
More than 25,000 youth made their first battle cry in San Francisco this past weekend to go against the popular gradient of today's pervasive MTV culture.
BattleCry leader Ron Luce called it a "spiritual battle" and more largely, a "cultural war" that the young generation is facing.
"We're in the middle of a spiritual battle but also in the middle of a cultural war," he said, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. "Your generation is being pounded with sexual messages ... It's literally destroying your generation."
The mega-event drew young believers and Christian rock fans who ultimately made the battle cry countering the trend of sex that has become all too casual among peers and frequent on the television and movie screens. Youth in their early and late teens revealed a new generation of rock 'n roll. Rather than forming the rock 'n roll hand sign, their hands were raised openly toward the sky in worship.
Informed of the alarming statistics of youth engaging in sex and contracting an STD, thousands from the stadium committed themselves to take the message and culture of Christ to fellow peers. In response to Luce's mission call, some 2,500 teens decided to dedicate their summers to spread Christianity through mission works.
The stadium event followed a Reverse Rebellion rally that kicked off the major BattleCry movement. Teens rallied in front of San Francisco's city hall in the rain Friday to shout against secularism and reclaim the traditional values of America.
Linking teens and youth workers across the country, a new web platform was launched - www.battlecry.com - to help today's generation have their own battle cry action plan. Students and churches are encouraged to join the BattleCry Coalition to track progress and receive updates from Luce. Teen Mania aims to involve 100,000 churches in the BattleCry.
The BattleCry Stadium events will be hitting Detroit Apr. 7-8 and Philadelphia May 12-13.
