This article was on the front page of our local Sunday paper The Tennessean.  The first lines read:

"In the larger scheme of the “worship wars,” it may be but a minor skirmish.  But among many churchgoers, clapping — as in applause, putting one’s hands together in an audible display of appreciation — elicits opinions as passionate as those on the idea of replacing traditional hymns with Christian rock or wearing flip-flops and shorts to church.