At one point I started laying tracks to cover this song and then thought better of it.
I thought that it might be misunderstood.
My take on it is that Anderson was referring to how we try to make God bend to our wants and needs, likes and dislikes. In other words, 'if you don't like what this part of the Bible says, create your own religious sect or denomination'. Twist what the scriptures say.... dupe and manipulate in the name of God.
Here's a classic example of the aforementioned and also supports what Anderson had to say about the Church of England. in order to achieve anullment of marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII took advantage of the Reformation to kick the Catholic church out of England and then appointed himself as head of the Church of England. The ruling monarch til this day still holds that position. What followed under his daughters Mary and Elizabeth I shows how bloody the Church of England's history is.. Of course, that's no different than how the Romans killed the Jewish Christians and then the Catholics hijacked Christianity and made it into the unholy Roman empire.
So I think that Anderson is saying that religion is man-made but that he is pro God, pro Jesus and anti-religion--especially abusive religion.
At one point I started laying tracks to cover this song and then thought better of it. I thought that it might be misunderstood.
My take on it is that Anderson was referring to how we try to make God bend to our wants and needs, likes and dislikes. In other words, 'if you don't like what this part of the Bible says, create your own religious sect or denomination'. Twist what the scriptures say.... dupe and manipulate in the name of God.
Here's a classic example of the aforementioned and also supports what Anderson had to say about the Church of England. in order to achieve anullment of marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII took advantage of the Reformation to kick the Catholic church out of England and then appointed himself as head of the Church of England. The ruling monarch til this day still holds that position. What followed under his daughters Mary and Elizabeth I shows how bloody the Church of England's history is.. Of course, that's no different than how the Romans killed the Jewish Christians and then the Catholics hijacked Christianity and made it into the unholy Roman empire.
So I think that Anderson is saying that religion is man-made but that he is pro God, pro Jesus and anti-religion--especially abusive religion.
@darksongs I agree with your take. I feel that Ian Anderson still holds man's feet to the fire so his feet warm-up and he opens his eyes!
@darksongs I agree with your take. I feel that Ian Anderson still holds man's feet to the fire so his feet warm-up and he opens his eyes!