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He was psycho - but very funny?

Was Deathbear the same person as Rouge Rum?

It seems like I have read much of this somewhere else...as a matter of fact I am positive of it. Please do not take credit for other writer's work...that is not very much in the spirit of U2.

Glad to see you have an interest in the "contemplative life." U2 is great at bringing people into the light I usually recommend those who are new to the Bible (and those who need to re-energize their faith) to read the book Ephesians in the New Testement. It is only a few pages, easy to...

....made it fun for me to come to Interference regularly again. The main forum has become so boring with fights and bickering that I was really losing my interest. Free Your Mind also tends to fall into debates instead of a real sharing of ideas... However, this new forum is great! I love...

Good points

Thanks for the feedback Debbie - these are all good points. However, you probably know by now that I do not accept the present translations of the Bible as Absolute Word of God. There is no way I am going to limit some group of fat rich European council memebers dictate which letters I can and...

Thanks for sharing! I agree, I was also guilty of thinking Zooropa and Pop were more about losing faith than about proclaiming it through the chaos. This book really helped me to see those albums in a different light. I have thought of that period as U2's "Dark Years" - with it ended with the...

I think Judas represnts all of us when we fall short of the Glory of God...we all betray Christ when we do not act out of love. There was also an early Christian Gnostic myth that stated Judas was the twin brother of Christ (a stretch - but interesting idea) I do think we are suppose to be...

"I spiked your drink..." I never really understood that line. Everything else in the song made perfect sense until this thread made me go look for its meaning - and I found this: At the Last Supper: "When Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit; and he testified, and said...

I absolutely agree! In many aspects - Bono teaches in the same manner the early Christians did...to be continually searching for the Truth about the universe and about our role in it, without the legalistic nonsense that Fundamentalism pounds into our heads. (Fundamentalism in any religion can...

Sula - your compassion puts me to shame. That was really sweet of you type all of that out - and I didn't even think of it as an option. You are good teacher by your actions - we need more of you

How about February 1st we begin discussion of Introduction? That will motivate the people who want to get the book - to go get it. And for those of us who have - we do not need to wait much longer to start the discussion. Does that sound cool? Fair?

Flannery O'Connor is a great short story writer - great choice I remember reading the L'Engle Wrinkle in TIme Trilogy when I was a youngster (too long ago) I thought then they would have made great movies - much better than Harry Potter crap..

"Jesus and the Lost Goddess" and "The Jesus Mysteries" by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy. If you want to understand how Christianity developed, what Christianity was like for the first few hundred years, and possibly how to recapture that original Christian spirit - I HIGHLY recommend these...

Just for the record - I do think there is value in the Old Testament. But we are no longer suppose to live by those laws. An eye for an eye will eventually leave everyone blind. Also - coming from a Jewiss background this may or may not surprise you - the early Christians were not seen as a...

The "Bible" as we know it had considerable rewrites - is missing critical pieces - and was packed as sort of a "greates hits" compilation by a bunch of European men 500 to 600 years after Christianity began. There is more "danger" in believing every word of the Bible as complete Truth than...

Sula - I would recommend to you the books "The Jesus Mysteries" and "Jesus and the Lost Goddess" by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy. (If you have not read them already - all CS Lewis books are great too) They are about the original Christians and how/why they lost out to the Church. Be warned -...

Truth is the Divine Center - it is GOD...it is from whence we came and shall we return...in it is absolute Love, Beauty, Light..etc. It is where Christ resides, and from where He speaks to us. It is our own psyche and body that limit our perception of Truth, but with the example of Christ - we...

For anyone wanting a deeper insight into the lyrics and music of U2 - I STRONGLY recommend this book! It is fantastic. For those that doubt Bono is still a Christian - you will have a hard time arguing that after reading this. It even gave me a deeper understanding and appreciation for Zooropa...

The fact that we can even debate over which masterpiece is better, is even further proof of U2's greatness. I would add ATYCLB into the mix as well. It is starting to last to pass the test of time and like both AB and JT, there is much more to the album below the surface. All 3 albums have...

C'mon people - I want to know what you think. Did the authors of the Bible, director of Vanilla Sky, and the reporter that covered U2 for several years see the age 33 as something of a symbolic age for a person? Is it just a coincidence? If it a symbol, what do you feel it symbolizes?

Wow - you are right about Adam - I forgot that one... The plot thickens...

I currently live in Petaluma... Sula,

I am not really arguing facts here - but concepts. I am trying to understand the significance - real or symbolic - of the age 33. Is it our mental or physical peak? Is it hen we are finally "grown up?"