Why Marcus Mumford’s take on the “Christian” label doesn’t hold up.
It seems to be a growing trend—people who claim to love Jesus but don’t want to call themselves Christians. The latest to stake a claim for not staking a claim is Marcus Mumford, the front man of the wildly popular Mumford & Sons, whose Christian-themed lyrics have been a source of fascination to believers and nonbelievers alike.
In Rolling Stone’s upcoming cover story, Mumford demurred when asked if he considered himself a Christian, as a teaser on the magazine’s website revealed. “I don’t really like that word. It comes with so much baggage,” he said, in terms that many fans will relate to. “So, no, I wouldn’t call myself a Christian.”
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LILLIAN DANIEL has served as the senior minister of the First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn in Chicago since 2004. A regular contributor to the Huffington Post, she is an editor at large for Christian Century magazine, a contributing editor at Leadership Journal, and the host of the Chicago-based television show 30 Good Minutes. Her most recent book, When “Spiritual But Not Religious” Is Not Enough was published by Jericho Books in January.
