Bono: “Jesus, Jew, Muhammed - all true.”
Joel emailed me this article from the Relevant e-newsletter. He said it, “It definitely confirms some things I’ve thought about Bono for quite some time…a little freaky as well.”
It’s a short read so check it out.
My response to Joel was:
“I definitely think Bono can be a little off. He is making his own way… which is admirable, but when you are out there in front all alone, you can kind of get some messed up thinking going on. The author of that article ended by saying, ‘He is, without question, the most influential person in the world, and he has an unparalleled opportunity to speak the truth to the lost world.’ I would have to agree with that. Bono is doing more to reach the unchurched and fight AIDS in Africa and shake the political world up than anyone else out there. There is huge value in that. It still freaks me out to read articles or listen to interviews and he’s like, ‘yeah, Jesus is f**king awesome.’ How do you say that?”
What’s your take on one of Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year?
December 27th, 2005 at 9:00 am
I do believe the context of the article is a good lesson though. In some way we are all called to be stand out leaders. How do we treat that authority, pulpit, soap box, responsibility? Do we abuse it or do we respond in context with Paul in 1 Cor 9:27. I think the author’s point of checking ourselves as to who we make icons in our lives is a very valid one.