Isn't that the truth!!!!  It's a sad fact of suffering, level of injustice and degree of affliction brought on by the politics of religion - or political religious propaganda - which is nothing to do with real spiritual evolvement or connnection with "God" in my belief - but about people trying to manipulate and control.  Most inhumane wars and transgressions against human natures are ususally marketed in the name of one religion or another -and pathetic and transparently - it's always the vanquisher vanquishing in the name of God - commiting the murder or "collateral damage" if you want to use a more modern vernacular.  So I do agee - and I cannot really comment on others personal experience of religion - my personal experience is how it is applied - the practice of it.    I mean look at the beautiful "One" Bono - and how he practices his spirituality - that is the antithesis of old "Axis of Evil" isn't it?

If  the UK govt can support and fund satanic worship in the navy with tax payers money so as to be "politically correct" (I'm not sure what they do for him - throw him a few chickens to cut the heads of I guess) then I think we can all be a bit tolerant of others religious expression and let them get on and do it.  Just don't feed us the hypocricy please!   If its in harmony balance with nature to me it's true Godliness, and I do remember in that book Bob said something (I think) similar when in one of his question answers - so perhaps when he talks about being an athiest he is really stepping out of the limited parameters of political control.  So Jules I agree with you. 

Sorry I was just having  a worthless bleat, that's all - I'm under a lot of pressure and let off steam - helps me think, but in the future I'll be more thoughtful about the comments I make about Mr Geldof and his merry men, because he is just such a lovely super star.  And I came here to find out about him hang out with his mates and chat music. 

I just find it also frustrating when others refuse to let go of those controls whether religious or athiest which is basically the pendulum swing of the same - because they limite the progress and true love evolvement of man - in my mind I think.  Anyway - where we all seem to connect and communicate  universally without violence, hatred and abuse to others is Music - so that's where I put my spiritual centre. 

Have a lovely New Year Jules,  I hope you get to spend time with Mr Geldof (or bed him)  "in your dreams, or not in your dreams - whichever happens best for you" - he's lucky to have yet another beautiful woman shower her love upon him (Tiny told me to say that).  :)