> > > Well I for one really like Bruce Cockburn's music > > > and never would even have known about it had not > > > turq posted some of it so I'm grateful to him for > > > that. > > > > > Bruce Cockburn is a great song writer and player but > > it's another case of cognitive dissonance that Barry > > likes his music, since everyone knows Cockburn is a > > devout Catholic. Many of Cockburn's songs refer to > > his Christian beliefs. Go figure. > > turquoise: > Willy, if you're going to be a troll, at least > be an accurate one. Bruce is Christian (Church > of England), > Oh, that's make a BIG difference. LoL!
So, we agree about the cognitive dissonance. Avowed atheists like you and Curtis take the soul out of soul music - almost all of your music heroes were and are devout believers in the soul of man. Go figure. "Raised as an agnostic, early in his career he became a devout Christian. Many of his albums from the 1970s refer to his Christian belief, which in turn informs the concerns for human rights and environmentalism expressed on his 1980s albums. His references to Christianity in his music include the Grail imagery of 20th-century Christian poet Charles Williams and the ideas of theologian Harvey Cox...." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Cockburn > but not terribly active any more. > > He was never devout, and to his credit only a > couple of his songs are overtly Christian, > although his spiritual beliefs certainly "leak > through" into his music. So, in the past, has > his interest in Taoism and Zen, so I guess > you'd have to call him an ecumenical songwriter. :-) > > Here's one of the Zen songs: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YMW_hpp6Y > > And here's what he thinks of *some* of his > fellow Christians, and the things they do, say, > and believe: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GUiGz_6Y7g >
