To: fgoodwin
I always understood U2 to have been more religious in their early days before they got successful. When I first heard about them over 20 years ago, their Christianity was prominently mentioned (not by them). And, yes, "40" seems to be taken from Psalm 40:1-4. I believe they used to close their shows with it, back in the day.
}:-)4
2 posted on
04/03/2006 9:35:03 AM PDT by
Moose4
("I will shoulder my musket and brandish my sword/In defense of this land and the word of the Lord")
To: Moose4
They are closing their shows with "40" again. Christian references are constantly at play in their music. As a conservative, some of their left-wing politics grates on the ears, but as a Christian I love them and their music.
To: Moose4
Yep. U2 was very "Christian" back in the early 80's. They played their music on contemporary Christian radio stations. But something happened ... then they came out with "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" sometime in the early 90's. I don't know if they sold out or what, but I wouldn't call them a "Christian" rock band now.
12 posted on
04/03/2006 9:49:06 AM PDT by
manwiththehands
(I will remember in November.)
To: Moose4
I always understood U2 to have been more religious in their early days before they got successful.And yet the last song on their latest album is "Yahweh".
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