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Cranach: The Blog of Veith
[with video]
August 12, 2014 by Gene Veith
Sinead O’Connor is a singer perhaps best known for ripping up the pope’s picture on Saturday Night Live, but her latest song shows a realization of what church is for. It’s called “Take Me to Church.” Here is the refrain:
Oh, take me to church
I’ve done so many bad things it hurts
Yeah, take me to church
But not the ones that hurt
‘Cause that ain’t the truth
And that’s not what it’s for
Yeah, take me to church
Oh, take me to church
I’ve done so many bad things it hurts
Yeah, get me to church
But not the ones that hurt
‘Cause that ain’t the truth
And that’s not what it’s for
Hear the song–which is quite good–and see the video after the jump.
Go here for the rest of the lyrics. Note the self-repudiation of the first stanza. I’m not saying she has her theology all together, but her distinction between churches that “hurt” and that churches that offer forgiveness is surely a good one.
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