Over 22,000 Teens Shout Jesus Praise at BattleCry
By Lillian Kwon
Christian Post Reporter
Mon, Mar. 12 2007

BattleCry - a revolution, Christian artists say, and a change for a generation becoming lost to secular culture - hit San Francisco over the weekend to give teens something more to talk about than sex, drugs, and what's on MTV.

AT&T Park rang with more than 22,000 teens from across California shouting in worship to songs played by Christian rock bands. The talk was all about Jesus Christ, the cross, and taking a stand to save this generation.

"When you're ready to surrender, take up the sign of commitment ... by passionately - with everything you've got, with all the lights on, with no music and no emotionalism, just as if you just found the answer to all of your dreams - [jumping] to your feet and [screaming] as loud as you can: I want the cross!" Teen Mania founder Ron Luce, who spearheaded the BattleCry movement last year, exclaimed to the thousands of teens on Saturday.

Without any musical accompaniment, students throughout the stadium individually jumped to their feet yelling, "I want the cross!" in broad daylight, letting their hands raise high and eyes remain closed in meditation. the rest