http://irishkc.com/priest-listens-to-old-u2-record.htm Kansas City Irish Festivals, Music, Pubs, & Events by an Artist in Ireland Sat, 26 May 2012 12:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://irishkc.com/priest-listens-to-old-u2-record.htm#comment-238 eolai Sun, 09 Jul 2006 18:47:35 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/priest-listens-to-old-u2-record.htm#comment-238 The article takes the headline's lead and goes on to show us that U2 were initially explicity Christian in their lyrics. That's not news. If the article was simply about Father Rutten educating young adults of today who are unfamiliar with the past, that makes sense, but to convince the readership that the past happened is silly. A "politically-minded band" is not the same as "spiritually based Christian band". The article takes the headline’s lead and goes on to show us that U2 were initially explicity Christian in their lyrics. That’s not news. If the article was simply about Father Rutten educating young adults of today who are unfamiliar with the past, that makes sense, but to convince the readership that the past happened is silly. A “politically-minded band” is not the same as “spiritually based Christian band”.

]]> http://irishkc.com/priest-listens-to-old-u2-record.htm#comment-237 Beth Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:58:41 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/priest-listens-to-old-u2-record.htm#comment-237 Ah, now be fair, after all the article does say that Fr. Rutten knew U2 as a politically minded band before he discovered _October_ **way back when he was "a college student in the 80s,"** and now he remains a fan 20+ years later. I agree the headline is silly, though. Ah, now be fair, after all the article does say that Fr. Rutten knew U2 as a politically minded band before he discovered _October_ **way back when he was “a college student in the 80s,”** and now he remains a fan 20+ years later. I agree the headline is silly, though.

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