When U2 musician Bono reads the Psalms, a book of the Bible filled with ancient hymns, he sees the full range of human emotions: anger, irritation, sadness, bliss. While the Psalms have been a source of spiritual inspiration for him throughout his life, Bono has much harsher words for contemporary Christian music.
Modern Christian worship music has often been critiqued for its mediocrity — the repetition of the same four chords, the same set of reliably inspirational words, and theological jargon that leaves outsiders bewildered. Bono, who has become more outspoken about his Christian faith in recent years, is advocating for a return to the raw and honest emotion of the Psalms. FULL REPORT
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yeah Bono has some good points for sure—and I mostly like him, and like his music—and yes more honesty in Christian music could be there, but he was also a huge proponent of pushing legalized Gay marriage in Ireland—–which goes directly against the scriptures, which he claims to love. If you love Jesus, then you love his word—and if you love his word, then you say what he says…..can’t get around it.
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