'Gungor' Frontman Gets Ultra-Pagan with 'Buddha was Christ, Muhammad was Christ' Comments

Michael Gungor and his wife Lisa of the grammy-nominated band “Gungor” have always been walking the edge of Christian orthodoxy, at least for those who are like-minded. Existing within the outskirt of Christian artistry, they’re the kind of band that Rachel Held Evans would have wanted to be played at her funeral, or perhaps who might be the opening act for Rob Bell or any other professing Christian who actually hates Jesus but doesn’t want to own up to it yet.

While Orthodox Christians wrote them off a long time ago, and the band itself eschews labels of what isn’t and is not Christian belief, they are still very popular with progressives as well as those who pour over the pages of Relevant Magazine, putting shows on at churches and Christian conferences still, despite frontman Michael describing himself as an on-again, off-again “Atheist.”

Thankfully, Michael took the time on Twitter to out himself as a thorough pagan.

Sadly, this won’t matter for professing “Christians” who love him and will continue to invite him to religious gatherings and Christian conferences. His lack of orthodoxy is to them not a bug but a feature. At least he’s brought a bit more clarity to where he stands. That’s no small thing. For this crowd who loves to embrace mystery and doubt and esoteric gnostic mysticism, certainty is perhaps the rarest trait of all.