Church Rap Video Stirring Controversy

The Ridge Stone Church in Canton, Ohio decided on a new way to get the message out about their Christmas Eve services. The video, they say was meant in good natured holiday spirit, but the YouTube community as always has their own views on it.

The pastor and members of Ridge Stone Church cut the video to alert members that Christmas Eve services will actually be on Sunday morning, not Sunday evening. The church meets in a movie theater and it will be unavailable on Christmas Eve. So Pastor Gary Lamb donned a "pimped" out Santa outfit, started rapping and put the whole thing on video. He's joined by a crew of elves you wouldn't see in any other rap video.

Lamb loaded the video onto YouTube.com and it began to spread like wildfire. But not all the response has been positive. Some internet viewers think the video is racist. Others say it just isn't in the holiday spirit.