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Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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e Getty’s ecumenical, one-world-church goal is to “bringeveryone together musically” (www.keithgetty.com). eywant to “bridge the gap between the traditional andcontemporary” (http://www.gettymusic.com/about.aspx).In a July 2013 interview Keith Getty mentioned vile rockerSting and homosexual rocker Elton John in a positive light,with not a hint <strong>of</strong> warning. e interview was with DanWooding <strong>of</strong> Assist Ministries and was broadcast onFrontpage Radio from Nashville -- http://www.assistministries.com/FrontPageRadio/FPR06.09.13KeithGettyMono.mp3.e Gettys list the Beatles as a major musical influence, andI have never heard them warn God’s people to stay away fromthe Beatles.us, any bridge that Bible-believing churches build to theGettys is a bridge beyond to the world <strong>of</strong> secular rock,because the Gettys speak in positive terms <strong>of</strong> that worldinstead <strong>of</strong> reproving the unfruitful works <strong>of</strong> darkness inaccordance with Ephesians 5:11.e Gettys are also a bridge to a wide variety <strong>of</strong> theologicalheresy.In the same 2013 interview Keith Getty heaped praise onBono <strong>of</strong> the Irish rock band U2, calling him a “brillianttheological thinker” and saying that Bono “cares for a lot <strong>of</strong>the things that Christ asks us to care about.” He also said, “Ilove his passion for life and his passion for learning.” Gettyhad absolutely nothing to say about Bono by word <strong>of</strong>warning. Bono rarely even attends church, and when he doesit is oen a viciously heretical “church” like Glide MemorialUnited Methodist in San Francisco (Bill Flanagan, U2 and theEnd <strong>of</strong> the World, p. 99). Bono’s biographer said that he hasbeen a frequent worshiper at Glide. Cecil Williams, formerpastor <strong>of</strong> the church, doesn’t believe in heaven; he beganperforming homosexual “marriages” in 1965; and church“celebrations” have included dancing with complete nudity.is is Bono’s type <strong>of</strong> Christianity. Bono says that he believes135

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