In 2014, most Christians are Pharisees. A little more lenient than the old guys back in the day, but still clinging to strict interpretations of the Bible.
One of the churches I grew up in was like this. The church administration was certain that God liked specific things and anything else was ungodly and unwelcome. Of course, there is some truth to that: I'm not entirely fanatical, I know there are certain things that are purely irreverent that God wants no part in, but I'm talking about things that God couldn't give two shits about. (Like the fact that I just said the word shit. Please stop gasping.)
For instance: if a woman arrived at church in pants, there was a time when she would be turned away. Escorted out, doors locked.
There was a constant debate over what type of music God approved of. The general consensus was: acoustic guitars, pianos, organs, flutes and clarinets were holy. Everything else was up for interpretation. Apparently, God hates drums, bassoons, violins, fiddles, harpsichords, tambourines ...
One of the churches I grew up in was like this. The church administration was certain that God liked specific things and anything else was ungodly and unwelcome. Of course, there is some truth to that: I'm not entirely fanatical, I know there are certain things that are purely irreverent that God wants no part in, but I'm talking about things that God couldn't give two shits about. (Like the fact that I just said the word shit. Please stop gasping.)
For instance: if a woman arrived at church in pants, there was a time when she would be turned away. Escorted out, doors locked.
There was a constant debate over what type of music God approved of. The general consensus was: acoustic guitars, pianos, organs, flutes and clarinets were holy. Everything else was up for interpretation. Apparently, God hates drums, bassoons, violins, fiddles, harpsichords, tambourines ...