![]() NY has said that the redwood forests are his cathedral (and probably Nature his faith). As in songs like The Bridge or Soldier, where religion is mentioned, he always sees the incoherence in religious discourse, and his songs ask questions that point out the parts of religious teachings that just don't add up to him. His parents were worldly liberal humanists, but he was eventually confronted with religion, as the Journey Through the Past film shows, where he exchanges with 70s Jesus Movement types. Neil did not have a very religious upbringing. These very types of questions are what makes evangilism tough, and the reason that the great majority of the evangalising I do is by example, not by shootin off at the mouth. The questions he asks are valid ones, and the reason many doubt or don't believe at all. ![]() Using our minds and hearts to ask these questions, and still, knowing that although we don’t have the answers, trust in Him to know that He has plans that are simply beyond our understanding – that’s worship. God wants us to worship Him out of our own free will, not just follow others blindly to church with no thought given to what it is we do. ![]() A man who is deeply spiritual, with no answers, just questions.Īlthough Neil is not a Christian (to my knowledge) I don’t take it as bashing. ![]() A lot of folks say that he is bashing religion, and that this an anti-Christian song – but I think he really is asking questions, and trying to make sense of what goes on in the world from a man-in-the-world perspective. When he sings it, you can see and hear his inner torment. ![]() NOTE UP FRONT: From a Christian perspective: ![]()
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