Is Christian Rock Cool?

Two musical religious satires Ca$h in Christ and Jihad the Musical, billed as putting the 'fun' back into 'fundamentalism', have hit the Edinburgh Fringe.

They've both caused the requisite amount of outrage . Ca$h in Christ sends up the growing trend for 'mega-churches' in the UK. Here 'Pastor Bob' sings 'Christian Rock is cool'.

The show with "sing-a-long sermons, heartfelt prayers, our bookclub… and bangin’ Christian rock songs that will have you moving and grooving to God’s word!" had to go through three sets of lawyers before it was deemed safe to put on. The writers and actors did their research though, spending three months attending services at London Churches including Holy Trinity Brompton and Hillsong Church which meets in the Dominion Theatre.

Jihad the Musical -hat tip Comment Central - is a Murad says "Un-Islamic in so many ways" with songs such as 'I want to be like Osama' (already viewed over 70,000 times on YouTube the petition against it on the Government's website has 25 signatures.)