Response to Mazer (WJ 12)

After reading Mazer's essay on the evangelical super group called the Power Team I couldn't help but feel a little anger. Evangelical preaching has always been a popular thing in America but the advent of cable television changed it dramatically. This "Power Team" is a group of strong individuals who, in the name of Christ, travel the country and perform feats of amazing strength as a metaphor for the strength it takes to resist temptations throughout life such as drugs, alcohol and premarital sex. I think this is fine and dandy, but what bothers me the most about their approach is the way they use their feats to lure and "bait" people into their shows to try converting them. It just appears to be a money thing just as much as a religious thing, but that's just my opinion. As for the way Mazer wrote the essay, she uses a lot of technical words and techniques. It's very nicely written, but to the average person possibly a little hard to follow. I think she may benefit from reading Harvey's chapter on concision.