May 23, 2013
“Marcus Mumford and the Trouble with Labels”
Cathleen Falsani, an award-winning religion journalist who often writes about faith and popular culture on her God Grrl blog for Religion News Service, talks about the criticism musician Marcus Mumford has been getting from some Christians because of his answer to a question about whether he “still considers himself a Christian.” Marcus is the lead vocalist for the popular British band Mumford and Sons, and his parents are the leaders of the UK and Ireland branch of the international evangelical Vineyard Church movement. Read his answer about his own faith and how the word Christian to him “conjures up all these religious images that I don’t really like.” He says his parents are not disturbed by his spiritual journey, and Cathleen Falsani helps readers understand why they needn’t be either, as she shares her own thoughts about religious labeling.
