Katey said:
he has said look dont look to me as an example of chrisitanity it's not a badge I am comfortable with.. people will label him this or that and ya what is scary is when people look to him and put him up on this pedistal that he simply cant live up to... he is human he makes mistakes we all do well to remember that.....
one thing I do thing is I have personally although I am sure it has happened is that Bono has never said anything that he cant back up .. that is he does his homework when it comes to certain things.. now when it comes to explaining faith I think that is a little more difficult cause as in my own faith that is difficult to explain I guess I just see Bono as no different then me.. not a rock star but just a person.. as with all people his opinion is often shaped by experience and youknow by what he see's and witnesses.. and as from my own experience I can say it's hard to put any regard in a church or any religious instuite that would either ignore another human being because that to me is not representing God.. Bono I find is very passionate .. some things he says I cringe and think oh my what did he say that for .. but he is passionate and the way he speaks and the way he says it might sometimes have people feeling like he is being preachey or make him seen like he knows it all .. when I dont think thats it at all I think it is that he doesnt say anything he doesnt feel and because of that with the conviction it might come off wrong.. sometimes I agree with him sometimes I dont.. If someone says something I apt to go out and see if it true test it out and then I know for myself .. but I am a curious sort.
I agree with you about the way Bono speaks.. for me it is that intensity and charisma that draws me in .. in the wrong hands that would be dangerous..
Bono is a very good man. I have no doubt about that. I have overcome a lot of prejudices in the past in order to make more room for him in my life.
I do agree that he puts all his feeling into what he says, and he's thought about it a great deal, and it does come across as sounding like he thinks he knows it all or is preachy. It's just very final, arrogant and certain-souding. Then, I am apt to have charity towards him because I'm the same way, and people have the same reactions towards me. For instance in this very thread people started to say that I was insulting and arrogant just because of how I state what I believe.
Still, what really happens when Bono talks, or says something like that, like I said, I want to say something back. I want to talk to him. I want to communicate...so that really explains my reactions. If I didn't care what he said because he in no way influenced me, then I wouldn't care at all. Him saying something stupid like that wouldn't affect me. I'd blow it off, and say, oh well, I don't care what this person thinks, because I don't really care for the person. He is just someone whom I care for, therefore what he says influences and affects me. It doesn't change my own mind. I just want to get to the bottom of things with him and know why he says what he says.
But, I can't, so that's very frustrating...but, yet again, that's a whole other story.
Have you ever found someone who would make a perfect friend for you? I have, in Bono. I know a lot of people wish that, but I really feel it. A lot of people are in love with the idea of being his friend. I feel it.
Anyway...
Boy, am I in an yappy mood today.
Are you from Ontario, Canada, then?