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I think you've pretty much nailed it there.
The Siege of Sarajevo ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_sarajevo ) was pretty horrible, and certainly raised the problem of evil and suffering with regard to religion.
Not sure if Jon and the band would reject religion outright though, if you look at songs like Believe, they do have strong spiritual and religious connotations.
I think you've pretty much nailed it there.
The Siege of Sarajevo ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_sarajevo ) was pretty horrible, and certainly raised the problem of evil and suffering with regard to religion.
Not sure if Jon and the band would reject religion outright though, if you look at songs like Believe, they do have strong spiritual and religious connotations.