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    Is Bono The New Jesus?

    Churches in America worship to U2 songs...

    October 30, 2006 by Scott Colothan
    Is Bono The New Jesus?

    A number of churches in America have started incorporating the music of U2 into their services.

    The idea was formulated by an Episcopal Church priest Reverend Paige Blaire from Maine. Now a massive 150 churches have taken on the idea.

    The concept involves fusing U2 songs with matching montages and slides.

    Speaking to USA Today, Rev Blaire said that some U2 songs had inherently Christian messages to them.

    He said: “Bach and Handel were the popular music of their day, and they had trouble getting played in church. The Methodist hymn writers once wrote contemporary music.

    “Are we worshiping Bono? Absolutely not. No more so than we worship Martin Luther when we sing 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.'"

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    • Old, old story. Remember the choir on Rattle & Hum?

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    • What? So they’re not using anything from Pop? The new Jesus eh? Careful now, you might incur the wrath of the minor, but significant, Christian Right contingent lurking on the Gigwise boards...

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