BU2B

You Christian fundamentalists make me laugh. The Bible states categorically not to judge others, but at every twist and turn there's some sort of fundamentalist attacking someone else for believing something different than they do. Please, stop.<br /> <br /> Neil Peart has never said a single time what his personal beliefs are. People are trying to assume what his beliefs are through the music he writes. Neil is a very private man, and he's entitled to his privacy. His personal beliefs doesn't matter. Canada and the United States both have religious freedom. If he's personally an atheist who cares? Geddy Lee is Jewish for Christ's sake! Are you going to ridicule him for not accepting Christ as his savior?<br /> <br /> Clockwork Angels is a rock opera that takes place in an imaginary world that catalogues the journey of a young man who goes on an adventure instead of doing what he was told to do. The world he lives in is controlled by an omnipotent Watchmaker who maintains order through a strict caste-like system. He meets an Anarchist who has an opposing view of valuing personal freedom above all and that humans aren't meant to be treated like that. The story in short catalogues the boy's struggle with these opposing viewpoints, and it concludes with his choice.<br /> <br /> There's nothing in the entire album about Neil Peart's personal beliefs. It's an album that tells a story, nothing less -- nothing more. There is an accompanying novel called Clockwork Angels by Kevin Anderson. It's a short novel, but it's quite good. This isn't the first time Rush has done a concept album. Cygnus X-1 catalogues a man's journey through space into a black hole and eventually meeting the Greek Gods. Where was your outrage with that? In 2112 he wrote a story of Earth in 2112 controlled by the Priests of Syrinx who control the entire world's population through their religion and beliefs. Where was your outrage with that?<br /> <br /> Maybe you should stop being a Rush fan because the music seems to be above your intelligence level.

Sorry friend, but didn't you get Neil was an atheist by the time he wrote Roll the Bones? That song is crystal clear...

As a fellow Christian, I think you've totally missed the point. The point of this song isn't to "make fun" of anyone; that's not what Rush does. Rush has never done that, and that's what makes them such a good band; their lyrics are always ambiguous. Not saying there's never a general direction in which they lead you, but they always leave you questioning their meanings. This song is NOT saying "hey, don't believe in God because it's stupid." It's saying more like "Hey, it's cool if you believe and cool if you don't, but don't just believe because you've been brainwashed into thinking you should. You should believe what you want, but never follow anything blindly." As a Christian person, I've questioned my faith repeatedly, but I've always found truth in it that keeps me a believer. The lyrics in BU2B (which is actually one of my favorite Rush songs) tell me it's okay to question. Listening to this song (and Rush in general) does not make me renounce my faith in the slightest. It just tells me to question it because believing something blindly makes you less of an individual. Free thinking FTW!

@jimcornete Dude.... How can you lose your most valuable people and think that the person who took them from you should be worshipped.... Your awful