I found the responses to reader comments the most interesting thing about the site. I am a devoted Chistian who actually watches Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron on TV occasionally. However, I found the U2 expose to be slanderous and I let them know how I felt. For anyone who cares to read it, I sent the following email to them. I could have done a better job, but I was kind of rushed.
Hi, I am a supporter of Ray and Kirk's ministry and watch their TV show from time to time. I would be labeled a fundamentalist by mainstream standards, though I just call myself a Christian. I am 27 and my Christian faith is the most important thing in my life, as it has helped me through the loss of several family members, including my fiancee. It also gives me purpose in my daily life, and the mission trip I went on last year is one of my life's greatest experiences.
I agree with some of the content on your website, and to criticize parts of it does not mean I do not appreciate it as a whole. However, I do not think your portrayal of U2 in their expose is accurate, especially when the overall intent of their music is discussed. To say that U2 is "drawing as many people as possible into the coming kingdom of the Anti-Christ" is a very serious statement, and one that I cannot agree with. Will the Anti-Christ help lead people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ? No, but U2 has. They are nothing more than you or I, not rock gods, and not super Christians. But I have been blessed by their sincere faith in Christ in the middle of the rock and roll scene. Many of today's contemporary Christian artists cite U2 as a major influence, and the album-for-charity "In the Name of Love" includes Christian artists such as Nichole Nordeman, Jars of Clay, and Chris Tomlin covering U2 songs. Have all of those artists been duped? Has Michael W. Smith renounced his faith in Christ? After all, he recently wrote a song with Bono. U2 have an informal pastor who tours with them, and asked a minister from Illinois to come to Dublin during the recording of their latest album and ask for God's blessing upon it. Bono recited a prayer to God (Psalm 116), not to the devil, every night during the Elevation tour. I can understand how Christians are offended by their language and actions sometimes, but their ministry is not discipleship. Often it consists of opening the eyes and ears of agnostics and atheists to spiritual matters. Other times it is a personal witness, like when Bono made the recent statement to a French journalist (a non-believer) where he explained the concept of the Atonement and expressed his faith in Christ in a real and authentic exchange. Or like the time he sent Liam Gallagher a copy of Philip Yancey's "What's so Amazing about Grace" after talking with him for a couple of hours about faith. Steve Stockman's "The Spiritual Journey of U2" paints a very different picture of U2 than your expose does. Personally, I have been drawn closer to Christ through U2's music than away from Him.
I will continue to read through the Fight the Good Fight Ministries website, but more importantly, I will continue to learn from Ray and Kirk in matters of personal witness. However, I would suggest that you rethink your U2 expose on the grounds that it is not a fair and honest portrayal of the group, their music, and their influence. They are fellow believers and I am sure they would be hurt deeply by the claims of your expose. At most rock concerts, preachers and evangelists are outside the venue trying to reach lost souls that are attending the show, but at U2 concerts, many preachers and evangelists are going inside right along with the non-believers. Have they compromised their faith? As 20,000 people sing the words to "Where the Streets Have No Name", "Miracle Drug", "One", "All Because of You", "40", and "Yahweh", I would say that they have not.
Love In Christ,
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