Is Bono from U2 a Christian?
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Bono is more Christian than almost any of us here. And oh yes, he is a Christian,  no matter what anyone tells you here, in belief and deed.\n\nIn an interview he said, "I’m holding out for Grace. I’m holding out that Jesus took my sins onto the Cross, because I know who I am, and I hope I don’t have to depend on my own religiosity."\n\nIf that isn't an orthodox statement of Christian soteriology.... well I've never heard one.\n\nTrue, he may not go about going "Lord, Lord." But we already know what Jesus will say to the "Lord, Lord" types. (Matthew 7:22 if you don't.)
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I found this list of people who profess to be Christians:\n\n    *  KIM ALEXIS: Supermodel\n    * JOHN TESH: Musician and former Entertainent \n      Tonight Anchor\n    * CONNIE3 SELECA: Actress\n    * POCAHOTNUS: Indian\n    * JOAN OF ARC: Saint\n    * DEION SANDERS: Football Player\n    * AC GREEN: Basketball Player\n    * PAUL WYLE: Olympic Figure Skater\n    * JANET LYNN: Olympic Figure Skater\n    * REGGIE WHITE: Football Player\n    * ROMA DOWNEY: Actress\n    * DELLA REESE: Actress\n    * AUSTEN O'BRIAN: Actor on TV's Promised Land\n    * MOTHER THERESA\n    * THE BACKSTREET BOYS: Mainstream singing group\n    * BOYZ II MEN: Mainstream singing group\n    * WHITNEY HOUSTON: Singer\n    * MICKEY ROONEY: Actor\n    * ROY ROGERS: Late TV star\n    * BRUCE MARCHIANO: Actor, played Jesus in "The \n     Gosple According to Matthew)\n    * EVANDER HOLYFIELD: Boxer\n    * KATHIE LEE GIFFORD: Talk show host\n    * DAVID ROBINSON: Basketball Player\n    * JIMMY CARTER: Former United States President\n    * JON SCHNIDER: Actor (Dukes of Hazzard)\n    * ELVIS PRESLEY - US entertainer - our elvis\n      presley website\n    * MC HAMMER - USA singer\n    * GARY BUSEY - American actor\n    * JUSTINE BATEMAN\n\n    * ALICE COOPER - american pop star\n    * ROSALYN SUMNERS: Figure Skater\n    * AUSTIN PECK: Soap Opera actor\n    * MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.\n    * TIA AND TAMER MOWRY: Actresses on Sister\n      Sister\n    * EDITH STEIN: Saint and Holocaust Victim\n    * VANITY: Former singer for Prince\n    * KIRK CAMERON: Actor\n    * SHAE-LYNN BOURNE AND VICTOR KRAATZ: Olympic\n      winning Figure skers\n    * ANNE B.DAVIS: �Alice� in the Brady Bunch\n    * MARY LOU RETTON: Olympic Gymnast\n    * LACEY CHABERT: Actress from Party of Five\n    * DEEZER D: Actoro n E.R & Christian rapper\n    * BEN VEREEN: Actor\n    * PAT BOON: Singer\n    * R.KELLEY: singer\n    * PATTI LABELL: Singer\n    * ANNA CHLUMSKY: Actress\n    * CHRISTOPHER DARDEN: Lawyer\n    * DEBORAH NORVILL: Inside Edition anchor\n    * FRED ROGERS: Mr. Rogers Neighborhood\n\nfamous Christians in Arts & Entertainment\n\n    * Willie Aames - former actor, "Eight is  \n       Enough".\n    * Billy Barty - actor, "Willow"\n    * Justine Bateman - actress -"Family \n     Ties"-("Malorie")\n    * Gary Burghoff - actor ("Radar O'Reilly" on \n      M.A.S.H.)\n    * Garey Busey - actor.\n    * Kirk Cameron -actor, "Growing Pains"\n    * Anne B. Davis "Alice" on the Brady Bunch\n    * Donna Douglas - actress ("Ellie May  \n      Clampett"on "BeverlyHillbillies")\n    * Kim Fields - actor, "Facts of Life"("Tootie")\n    * Andy Griffith - actor, "Andy Griffith Show"\n    * Charlton Heston - actor"The Ten Commandments"\n    * Gavin McLeod - actor Captain Stubing on  \n      "TheLove Boat"\n    * Chuck Norris - actor"Walker Texas Ranger".\n    * Mickey Rooney - actor\n    * Mr T. - Actor-("I pity the Fool who ain't know  \n      Christ")\n    * Ben Vereen - Actor\n    * Lisa Whelchel - actress, "The Facts of \n       Life"("Blair)\n    * Desmond Wilson - actor ("Lamont Sanfor
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Yes, Hawk Nelson is a Christian group. A lot of their songs from their first album, "Letters to The President" have God or Jesus in them. Not so much on their second album ("Smile, It's The End of The World), but I've heard them talk... they're definitely Christian. They don't like it when people don't think they are because of the way they dress or because they're guys with piercings.
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He's talking nonsense. First off NASA would never fire anyone for not being a christian, even back then. Second off, I grew up a county away from where Neil Armstrong is from (wapakoneta, Ohio) so he was touted as a local hero, we learned more about him than most do. He had a career after the moon landing and retired normally. The only thing odd about him is that he is very reclusive today and hardly ever comes out to speak with the press.
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You should ask the same person who helped the Edge out with his drug charges. Get it!! Pro BONO, the Edge!  I love U2 refrences
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No. Just because someone was raised with the moral teachings of Christianity doesn't mean they are Christian. Being a Christian means being born again, a choice one has to make to be.
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Some do, yes, but probably not in a traditional way. I am a UU, and I have christians who believe in the divinity of Jesus in my congregation as well as those who do not (like me). I believe in a primitive Christianity in the sense that I believe that Jesus was a very good, holy person, a great prophet & philosopher. I think anyone would be well to emulate Jesus in their personal life. I don't believe he was God, though, and do not believe that there is only one way to God. \n\nAs I understand it, the "traditional" christians in the UU do think Jesus was God incarnate, but also believe, as I do, that there is not only one path to God. There are many religions, and all of them have merit. I do not think that God would be so close minded as to create all the world, then allow only one narrow path to find him. I also do not believe that God would prohibit, say, the Dalai Lama from his presence, just because he did not follow one doctrine or another, as he is a good, holy person.\n\nSo, yes, there are still christian UU's, but probably not too many, and not very traditional, in the strict sense.
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Ireland is largely a Christian country, mostly Roman Catholic. What are you looking for that this statement doesn't answer?
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Bono from U2. I'd get the best of all worlds. I'd be a rockstar, travel the world, still have a wife and kids, meet all kinds of people from the President to the Pope, and I'd be trying to end poverty in Africa and helping fight AIDS. Not a bad life.
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Bono has been to a lot of places, and has done a lot of research and talked to a lot of people.  I wouldn't assume he is alwyas right, but I would say he's pretty smart.
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I dont believe he is a Christian, I dont believe anyone following Christ would ever run for office. Not to mention he lies, and is a member of the Freemasons and Skull and Bones which he never denies. Just because someone SAYS they're a Christian in no way means they are.
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I hate U2...self rightous bunch of muppets...\n\nMr. Everyone-else-should-feel-guilty-because-of-the-poverty-in-the-world-Bonio:\n\nU2 facts...U2facts.....U2facts.....U2facts....\n\nCocktails in the Octogan bar (he owns it in Dublin) $20 \nRooms in his hotel $500-$2000\nTickets to see U2 - $100-$1000\nHot Dog at gig: $10+\nBottle of water: $10\n\nListening to an aging rocker re-sing the two decent songs he wrote over 20 years ago for the 27,000 time....PRICELESS\n\nNo wonder there is so much poverty, everyone who has anything to do with U2 from a fan point of view is blooming broke....\n\nMay I just interject a further 'grrrrrrrrrrr' at this point and be done with it
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Every now and again some version of Christianity accuses someone of being the Anti-Christ.  Usually it is someone who stands in their way or causes them grief.  Everyone likes to blame the horrors of the world on someone.  Based on their track record I doubt they'll ever get it right and the real anti-christ has probably had a long fruitfull life and is now retired somehwere where they serve cocktails on the beach.
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sting is older than bono and he's around the music scene a bit longer i believe. it's apple and orange you can't compare the two.
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NO.\n\nDyer makes no Biblical references (I'm speaking of the Holy Bible) nor does he talk about God the Father, Jesus Christ, or the Holy Spirit.\n\nWhen referencing "God" he is talking about the "God concept of self" (new age jargon).\n\nHe does not proclaim to be a follower of Jesus Christ, nor does he profess Christ to be Lord and Savior.  Therefore, he is NOT a Christian.\n\nI hope this helps. :)
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I would not doubt it. He was pastor of a Charismatic church. They get big bucks. Think of Benny Hinn, Paul and Jan Crouch, Kenneth Copeland, Keneth Hagan, and so on.
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Christian is the tree. Catholic is the branch of the tree.