[RobFromGa]

A good book for people trying to discover their spirituality:

I read it along with CS Lewis "Mere Christianity" and "Screwtape Letters" and it made me see things in a whole new way...

[kalee]

Thanks for posting.

[Lil'freeper]

3 of the 4 band members converted in the early 80's (was it the drummer who was the holdout??). Regardless, their faith has been ever present in their work, subtly and overtly. Bono is a gifted poet. Unfortunately his political antics overshadow that fact.

[aberaussie]

bttt

[jcb8199]

He was an Irish Catholic before fame smacked him in the head...

[hope]

Wow!

[Tribune7]

bump

[Juana la Loca]

LOVE RESCUE ME (by Bono and Bob Dylan)


Love rescue me
Come forth and speak to me
Raise me up and don't let me fall
No man is my enemy
My own hands imprison me
Love rescue me


Many strangers have I met
On the road to my regret
Many lost who seek to find themselves in me
They ask me to reveal
The very thoughts they would conceal
Love rescue me


And the sun in the sky
Makes a shadow of you and I
Stretching out as the sun sinks in the sea
I'm here without a name
In the palace of my shame
Said, love rescue me


In the cold mirror of a glass
I see my reflection pass
See the dark shades of what I used to be
See the purple of her eyes
The scarlet of my lies
Love rescue me


Yea, though I walk
In the valley of shadow
Yea, I will fear no evil
I have cursed thy rod and staff
They no longer comfort me
Love rescue me


Sha la la...sha la la la
Sha la la la...ha la la...
Sha la la la...sha la la la
Sha la la la...sha la la
Sha la la la...sha la la la
Sha la la...
I said love, love rescue me


I said love
Climb up the mountains, said love
I said love, oh my love
On the hill of the son
I'm on the eve of a storm
And my word you must believe in
Oh, I said love, rescue me
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...


Yeah I'm here without a name
In the palace of my shame
I said love rescue me


I've conquered my past
The future is here at last
I stand at the entrance
To a new world I can see
The ruins to the right of me
Will soon have lost sight of me
Love rescue me

[Aquinasfan]

"Look, the secular response to the Christ story always goes like this: He was a great prophet, obviously a very interesting guy, had a lot to say along the lines of other great prophets, be they Elijah, Muhammad, Buddha, or Confucius. But actually Christ doesn't allow you that. He doesn't let you off that hook. Christ says, No. I'm not saying I'm a teacher, don't call me teacher. I'm not saying I'm a prophet. I'm saying: 'I'm the Messiah.' I'm saying: 'I am God incarnate.' . . . So what you're left with is either Christ was who He said He was—the Messiah—or a complete nutcase. . . . The idea that the entire course of civilization for over half of the globe could have its fate changed and turned upside-down by a nutcase, for me that's farfetched."

Excellent apologetics work by Mr. Bono.

I've heard other interviews with him where he describes himself as generically Christian. As a Catholic, I find this a bit sad, although understandable, considering his living through "the troubles."

[Wright Wing]

I have always been a fan for years. As a Catholic, I think Bono expresses a very well thought out expression of faith that is articulated perfectly. While Bono works politically in ways that we may call liberal, I have always felt his goals were sincere. Compassionate people who give their lives working for the poor have never been in the same league as the secular liberal who seeks nothing but power for the sake of power. Good for Bono and I would thank him for standing up for his beliefs in the face of open ridicule and ignorance.

[Bear_Slayer]

A long time ago, long before they made it famous, I had the opportunity to see U2 in So. Cal. They were opened by a Christian band. The audience was mostly Christians.

I dislike Bono's politics and I wonder if he actually knows Jesus or just knows about Jesus. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and I hope to see him in Heaven.

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Lyrics by U2

I waited patiently for the Lord
He inclined and heard my cry
He brought me up out of the pit
Out of the miry clay

I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song

How long to sing this song
How long to sing this song
How long...how long...how long...
How long...to sing this song

He set my feet upon a rock
And made my footsteps firm
Many will see
Many will see and fear

I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song

How long to sing this song
How long to sing this song
How long...how long...how long...
How long...to sing this song

[jwalsh07]

Bono has a lot on the ball. And the fact that he and I are sinners says nothing about our Christianity or God's grace.

[ccmay]

But it is as if he had never heard of grace, the atonement, the deity of Christ, the gospel. And he probably hadn't. But when he hears what Christianity is actually all about, he is amazed.

I'm not so sure. When he says, "The Son of God who takes away the sins of the world," that's right out of the Agnus Dei and John 1:29.

I would bet he spent some time in church as a kid, but rejected the message.

-ccm

[GatorGirl]

Bono is the product of a mixed Irish Catholic and Irish Protestant marriage, which you can imagine, is highly unusual. His mother died when he was relatively young, and it seems as if he didn't exactly follow either religion but he is definitely Christian. He doesn't appear to be affiliated with one particular church, however.

He has been known to genuflect and make the Sign of the Cross at concerts and on other occasions, which might be more of a cultural thing being raised in Ireland.

Larry Mullins, the drummer for U2, is the only true Irish Catholic in the group. The Edge and Adam Clayton are both English.

Way more than you wanted to know from a huge U2 fan! GG

[Zack Nguyen]

"It doesn't excuse my mistakes, but I'm holding out for Grace. I'm holding out that Jesus took my sins onto the Cross, because I know who I am, and I hope I don't have to depend on my own religiosity."

Amen.

[evets]

"I am the way and the truth and and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me." John 14:6
(Thanks for posting this. I agree with Bono for once.)

[Porterville]

Is Grace a hotty?

[eureka!]

marking

[Rightly Biased]

OK I'll say yes he has the head knowledge and is a great teller of Christ's grace and redemption, or at least this article shows that.



Where does he stand on Abortion and Homosexuality?

Can a Christian be a political-liberal?

RB

[JCEccles]

Christ says, No. I'm not saying I'm a teacher, don't call me teacher. I'm not saying I'm a prophet. I'm saying: 'I'm the Messiah.' I'm saying: 'I am God incarnate.' . . . So what you're left with is either Christ was who He said He was—the Messiah—or a complete nutcase. . . . The idea that the entire course of civilization for over half of the globe could have its fate changed and turned upside-down by a nutcase, for me that's farfetched."

Apparently, Bono been reading C.S. Lewis, and probably G.K. Chesterton as well,