Thoughts on U2 and Christianity
Posted by: stuartdelony in Blogroll, Christianity, Uncategorized, bono, general, life, music, people, personal, religion, sin, u2, video, youtubeThis is a great video piece that cuts together concert footage, Bill Hybels Leadership Summit interview, and Bono’s prayer from the national prayer breakfast.
I’ve always been a fan of Bono and the boys. I own all their albums and I actually liked Pop (I know it’s hard to believe). What I haven’t liked is the U2 Eucharists many churches have put on where they use U2 music to worship (and attract people) - but, hey, that’s not U2’s fault.
I know many people like to poke holes in Bono’s beliefs, politics, and occasional salty language, but man he’s out there trying to change the world. And he’s’ trying to change the world wearing his Christianity showing on the outside. How many of us can say we’d done that? How many of us as Christians would rather scrutinize those doing instead of doing it ourselves. That is one of the great sins of Christianity.
[Video link compliments of the coolest preterist with glasses from Ohio that I know - Virgil]
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Though I am not a huge fan of the music in general, I do greatly appreciate the efforts that Bono has taken to meet the needs of those who are in dire situations. I do think, however, that he should be looked at as a great philanthropist (excuse me if that is grossly misspelled) and not so much an icon of Christian living. I couldn’t care less about his politics and language, but the lack of the Gospel in his charitable activism is a problem when attemting to place him as a “role model” in the church. His acts are amazing, but so are those of Bill and Melinda Gates, Angelina Jolie and many others, but that hardly makes them Christlike. I think that Christians can learn a lot from those people in secular culture who are doing our job of reaching out to the neglected, but we are also called to balance that meeting of the physical with the proclaimation of the Gospel that gives perfect healing to the soul.
I like the old U2 stuff much more than their recent work- although it isn’t bad. I don’t blame them for their music being used in services, and I think Bono seems like a truly compassionate and big hearted man.
I’ve been asked to review Bono’s book “on the move.” I’ll let you know what I think.
i think you have spoken a word of truth. sometimes the Bono-worship seems a bit much. i love U2 and their music. i don’t mind it being used every once in a while in worship, but let’s not go overboard. Bono seems to be a great guy trying to live out his faith, but he’s not perfect. kind of like the rest of us.