Worship Pastor Makes Praise Songs More Accessible By Removing All References To ‘God’ And ‘Jesus’
PLACENTIA, CA — In a move lauded by progressive Christians, a local worship pastor revealed that he had made praise songs more accessible by removing all references to God and Jesus.
Fearing that theologically-focused worship music was filled with too much “Christianese” to be understood by people unfamiliar with the faith, Brennan Harper took it upon himself to get rid of any mention of God, Jesus, sin, and the Gospel in the new songs.
“I figured worship music can be easier to understand without all of that ‘God’ stuff,” Harper said. “When people come to a church, maybe for the first time in their lives, the last thing they need ot hear is a bunch of Bible lingo. They might be put off by people singing about Jesus and what He did by dying on the cross for the sins of the world and all that jazz. So, I scrubbed all of our songs of any mention of God or Jesus or anything like that. It really helps people focus more on the music and be able to connect, which is what it’s all about.”
Despite being applauded by some congregants, Harper’s new God-free worship songs were met with criticism from other members of the church. “I don’t know if he understands what ‘worship’ means,” said one attendee. “Honestly, his songs don’t quite make much sense. He tried singing a version of ‘In Christ Alone’, and it was just five minutes of him singing the word ‘In’ over and over, to the same tune. Oh, and you should hear his version of the Doxology.”
At publishing time, Harper revealed plans to do away with the opening prayer to keep anyone from feeling like they were at a church service.
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