THE INTELLIGENT ARTICULATION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH...:

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."

Mumford, the son of the U.K. founders of the evangelical Vineyard movement is hardly the first church kid to question or reject the faith tradition he was raised in. In fact, the words he uses to describe himself in Rolling Stone will resonate with the fast growing group within Millennial culture--the "nones." As the Pew Research Center reported last year, 32 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds listed "none" as their religious affiliation.

Mumford's remarks certainly aren't a rarity, but they may disappoint the multitude of Christian fans who have seen in Mumford & Sons an intelligent and artistic articulation of their faith.

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