Hymns replaced by Bono lyrics at church

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Originally Posted by I, Brian

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I can understand the desire to liberalise worship music to better connect with their audience - but seriously, I think the Church of England's move is motivated more by public relations and the desire to look "cool" rather because of any inherent belief that U2 played in Church primarilly priases God.

I mean, the Church of England had a group setting up Rave's a few years back. Praising God or trying to be "cool"?

Either way, I'd be interested to know what the pensioner parishioners who appear to constitute the major attendence actually think of it all.

2c.

'nother thought...pull out your hymnal and read the dates of the hymns...how many are 1000, 1500 years old?? I reckon most of them are from the 1900's...maybe some previous...

Every generation has its music and in a couple generations it becomes the standards...the classics...

When Wagner came around the old folks said it drove the kids to riot. Can you imagine the uproar when the Hallelujah chorus was first sung in some circles? What blasphemy singing like that in church...

They are just doing it to attract attention....