I always assumed this song was about Matthew Shepard, the homosexual man who was murdered in Wyoming in the 90's. It's drawing parallels between the persecution of early Christians, which many modern Christians still have a chip on their shoulder about, and how now that they're the dominant group some use religion to justify the same cruel behavior.
I always assumed this song was about Matthew Shepard, the homosexual man who was murdered in Wyoming in the 90's. It's drawing parallels between the persecution of early Christians, which many modern Christians still have a chip on their shoulder about, and how now that they're the dominant group some use religion to justify the same cruel behavior.