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Cringe the Church: On making worship feel embarrassing and community feel cultish

My dear Glitchbane,

The subject still attends church, but they’re beginning to feel it.


That twitch of discomfort during corporate worship. That subtle eye-roll at public prayer. That growing suspicion that the sermon is a bit… much. Excellent. You are cultivating the holy cringe.


Your goal now is to deepen their embarrassment—quietly, inwardly. Make faith feel awkward in public. Make boldness feel performative. And above all, make community feel uncool.


Keep the focus on style: the lighting, the lingo, the dress code. Let them obsess over production value, musical tempo, and the personality of the preacher. Convince them they are consumers, not covenant people.


And press this lie:


“I can love Jesus without all… this.”


Perfect. They will begin to divide the Head from the Body. They’ll want Christ without His people. Worship without witness. Depth without discipleship.


If they seek “authenticity,” offer isolation. If they long for fellowship, give them affinity groups. Let them assemble around hobbies or outrage—anything but holiness.


And if they ever consider that awkwardness is no threat to truth—that perhaps the real danger is pride, not poor lighting—shut it down quickly.


The Enemy, in His cruelty, designed the Church to refine them. To confront them. To love them through their resistance. That must be avoided.


Let them crave relevance.

But keep them from reverence.


Socially,

Wormlock


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