Chuck no Likie Kelly

Back in February the prolific theologian Chuck Colson wrote a critical article on modern Worship music entitled 'Musical Mush'. Admitting that he is partial to hymns, Chuck takes specific issue with the Worship song 'Draw Me Close to You' by Kelly Carpenter, pointing out what he calls a total lack of Theological value. He then goes on to make the argument that Worship written for the church today has become more entertainment then Worship. He's worried that this emotional Worship music is replacing all intellect in the church, while he quickly notes that one of his radio shows was dropped by a radio station in order to make room for more Worship music.

Read his original article (here).
Hear the radio reading of the article (here).

Evidently there was a lot of backlash from the radio stations that distribute some of his audio teachings. It seems they didn't appreciate the fact that he was degrading their most popular music format, Worship music. In a small step to appease these distributors Chuck 'clarifies' the situation with an apology letter.

Read his apology letter (here)

Now I respect Chuck Colson and his opinion, but I totally disagree with his conclusions on modern Worship music and his attitude toward Worship styles outside his traditional experience. Obviously this is a debate that has been going on for some years and is a primary reason that this entire Blog is devoted to the defense and promotion of all styles of true Worship music. While Chuck apologizes to the Christian Broadcasters for offending them, in a not to discreet move to prevent his programing from being pulled any further, he never apologizes for his indictment of modern Worship music and his accusations against the sincere Christians who perform and write it. In the end Chuck is entitled to have his opinion and even preferences in the style of Worship music he practices, but he must also acknowledge that his preferences and opinions are based on his personal taste, aesthetic inclination, and not on established theological or biblical truth.

More about Chuck (here)

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