Churches Playing U2 in Communion Services

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Over 150 churches in 15 U.S. States have started playing songs by U2 with corresponding slides alongwith the other music played. The new trend called "U2Charist" named after the band and the Eucharist has become a popular trend in Episcopalian Churches. The first service in the United States was held on July 31, 2005 in York Harbor Maine at Reverend Blair's church. "She explained: "Bach and Handel were the popular music of their day, and they had trouble getting played in church. The Methodist hymn writers once wrote contemporary music. Are we worshiping Bono? Absolutely not. No more so than we worship Martin Luther when we sing 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.' 'The content of the U2Charist apparently varies from church to church, but a key part is an offering for Bono's campaign to eradicate extreme poverty and global AIDS. (courtesy of news.yahoo.com)" This is definitely a very different way to conduct a communion service.