the book is almost certainly the Koran, as Gabe (the angel Gabriel) was trying to sell it to him and according to Islam Gabriel was the one who spoke the verses of the Koran to Muhammad
the book is almost certainly the Koran, as Gabe (the angel Gabriel) was trying to sell it to him and according to Islam Gabriel was the one who spoke the verses of the Koran to Muhammad
He doesn't hate the Bible--he hates how organised religion and the church perceive Christ's words etc. He believes that Christ...
He doesn't hate the Bible--he hates how organised religion and the church perceive Christ's words etc. He believes that Christ had a huge imagination, and that everyone else, the church included, suffers from "a lack of imagination", and that this is a crime. I'm just paraphrasing from a bunch of his interviews here.
So the book is obviously the Bible. Good on Nick, I hate the Bible too. :)
the book is almost certainly the Koran, as Gabe (the angel Gabriel) was trying to sell it to him and according to Islam Gabriel was the one who spoke the verses of the Koran to Muhammad
the book is almost certainly the Koran, as Gabe (the angel Gabriel) was trying to sell it to him and according to Islam Gabriel was the one who spoke the verses of the Koran to Muhammad
Could be both in my view. In all three books it is possible to find anti-women views quite easily.
Could be both in my view. In all three books it is possible to find anti-women views quite easily.
This song is not about the Bible. Nick Cave loves the Bible and has stated in interviews that he reads it to his kids. The old testament inspired most of his more violent songs, and the new testament inspired the rest. He even wrote an introduction to the Gospel According to Mark recently, which you can read on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Pocket-Canons-ebook/dp/B004E9TOBE/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356127933&sr=8-1
This song is not about the Bible. Nick Cave loves the Bible and has stated in interviews that he reads it to his kids. The old testament inspired most of his more violent songs, and the new testament inspired the rest. He even wrote an introduction to the Gospel According to Mark recently, which you can read on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Pocket-Canons-ebook/dp/B004E9TOBE/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356127933&sr=8-1
He doesn't hate the Bible--he hates how organised religion and the church perceive Christ's words etc. He believes that Christ...
He doesn't hate the Bible--he hates how organised religion and the church perceive Christ's words etc. He believes that Christ had a huge imagination, and that everyone else, the church included, suffers from "a lack of imagination", and that this is a crime. I'm just paraphrasing from a bunch of his interviews here.