Transformatum

While blog surfing this evening I came across Steve Stockman’s response to Tara Cobble’s article in Relevant magazine about the performance of Love and Peace or Else during last year’s Vertigo Tour in which Bono donned a bandana with a crescent moon, Star of David and a cross. Some accused Bono of spouting Universalism. Stockman explains that understanding Bono’s intent is deeper than just clarifying that the word was “is” versus “all.”

So once we see where Bono is coming from and get a more accurate quotation and understanding we should maybe move on further and try to learn something about Christianity and how it will relate to our times. In the postmodern world (lazy term but I hope you know what I mean) we are not going to defined, or find any power, in what we are not or what we are opposed to. Tara’s article betrays an insecurity about evangelical Christianity that needs to be discarded. In the new dispensation we need to start believing that the truth is strong enough. We don’t need to damn everything else for us to get saved. Getting saved will damn what needs damned. The saved will be saved no matter. We need to begin to portray the positive, life changing, society transforming power of Christ. If we do, we don’t need to insult or antagonize our neighbours of different faiths. It is down to belief. Either truth is strong and true or it is not. If it is weak then we maybe do have to beat to a pulp anything that threatens it.

It is a long article, but well worth the read–whether you are a U2 fan or are just interested in how as Christians we should or should not relate to the world around us. My intent in posting the article is to provoke thought on the latter rather than defend Bono. Thanks to Aaron at With a Shout for the link.