Young Partying Evangelicals(scantily clad) That Oppose Bush - Photo

Salon has an interesting piece(subscription or view an ad) up today about a new breed of evangelist. These are young folks that travel to party spots and try to spread christianity to folks that are partying on ecstacy, coke, and booze. I expected a piece about a bunch of born again Republicans trying to forcefully convert people and espousing the evils of their party lifestyle.  What I found was quite different.

Scantily clad evangelicals that actually party and drink a little after their day is completed is pretty unusual in my book.

More below the fold.

You would expect the typical evangelical Christian to be horrified by Ibiza. But the 24-7 Prayer missionaries aren't your typical evangelicals. They tend to be pierced and tattooed, antiwar and pro-fair trade, and the minute they get off prayer duty, they put on halter tops and body glitter and wristbands and go clubbing until noon the next day. They might even have a drink or two. They don't do drugs -- which alone sets them apart from most ravers. Most eschew premarital sex, although they try not be judgmental about others' sexual behavior. Like all missionaries, they want to be down with the people whom they're preaching to, but in the case of 24-7, they're not faking it.

They are also anti-Bush.

Heather and Jonah Bailey, a young married couple who provide moral support and guidance to the prayer teams. Even they don't fall cleanly under the umbrella of U.S. evangelism. They hail from Bakersfield, Calif., but they live in Seville, Spain; and they're vehemently anti-George W. Bush.

Interesting stuff.  Now, I am generally opposed to religion in general, but I'll take this brand over the standard evangelical one any day of the week.