Ed's "I don't believe in God" comment at MSG

goo · June 2008

what even brought it up anyway? I saw that this was one of the topics that caused a ruckus on this forum just a few hours ago which has obviously been deleted. did he just randomly throw it out there, or did he find a way to work it into one of his rants? just curious. what exactly was it that he said anyway?

LeilaMoonTurtle · June 2008

he said because of the war i don't believe in god
then they played marker
then mike screwed up the opening
then ed said hope that wasn't an act of god
then mike said I wrote it and i cant remember it
then they started marker again

y would this start a ruckus?
so he doesn't believe in god, ok, keep writing good songs and singing them wonderfully and having great shows

yay!

opsopcopolis · June 2008

Mike did a lot of vocal things at MSG didn't he? Between the speaking and singing.

oktacoma · June 2008

opsopcopolis wrote:

Mike did a lot of vocal things at MSG didn't he? Between the speaking and singing.

What's this about Mike singing?

LeilaMoonTurtle · June 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLrju8yWLgs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkfqj_odSo

Biggest Wave · June 2008

I thought that he thanked god and then added "who I don't even believe in"

opsopcopolis · June 2008

oktacoma wrote:

What's this about Mike singing?

He sund the first verse of Black Diamond (see the videos that LeilaMoonTurtle posted)

Biggest Wave · June 2008

LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:

y would this start a ruckus?

Because there are a lot of people on this board that are uptight over stupid shit.

LeilaMoonTurtle · June 2008

not debating if it is stupid or not

I just think it odd that people would look to a rock band for religion

sooo
yea

slightofjeff · June 2008

LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:

he said because of the war i don't believe in god
then they played marker
then mike screwed up the opening
then ed said hope that wasn't an act of god
then mike said I wrote it and i cant remember it
then they started marker again

y would this start a ruckus?
so he doesn't believe in god, ok, keep writing good songs and singing them wonderfully and having great shows

yay!

Nah ... that's not it at all. He used a George Carlin quote to set up "Marker"

The "I don't believe in God" thing was much, much later during one of the encores.

The rest of your Marker story, however, is correct.

Jeremys Spoken · June 2008

He said "I want to thank the god that I do not believe in." Everyone laughed.. WHO CARES.

LeilaMoonTurtle · June 2008

haha r u sure?

the joke I remember, it is actually one of my faves of GC

well

either way

I don't get the ruckus

besides isn't marker pretty much a bunch of guys calling god out? so y would u be offended about his remarks if the song exists

ugh
y am engaging?
lol

slightofjeff wrote:

Nah ... that's not it at all. He used a George Carlin quote to set up "Marker"

The "I don't believe in God" thing was much, much later during one of the encores.

The rest of your Marker story, however, is correct.

PJammin' · June 2008

Biggest Wave wrote:

Because there are a lot of people on this board that are uptight over stupid shit.

when it comes to God and something you hold dear to you, it's not stupid. i'm sure if i said something disrespectful to eddie about his daughter he wouldn't appreciate it either. whether he believes in God or not i don't really care. just have respect to some of your fans who do believe. that's all.

LeilaMoonTurtle · June 2008

he started black diamond (which apprently is a hit in some places)

throughout the whole song I thought they were singing bang bang bang

but it was matt singing black diamond

oktacoma wrote:

What's this about Mike singing?

Biggest Wave · June 2008

PJammin' wrote:

when it comes to God and something you hold dear to you, it's not stupid. i'm sure if i said something disrespectful to eddie about his daughter he wouldn't appreciate it either. whether he believes in God or not i don't really care. just have respect to some of your fans who do believe. that's all.

That's where our opinion differs. To me religion is stupid. All forms of it. You on the other hand may feel differently about it. I don't care if he believes in God either, but he has the right to voice his opinion on the subject just like you and I do.

LeilaMoonTurtle · June 2008

how was he disrespectful?

all he said was he doesn't believe in god

I guess if u weren't at the show it is hard to understand

I think it is best wait get the boot and then have opinions, but that remark about someone's kid is not fair

PJammin' wrote:

when it comes to God and something you hold dear to you, it's not stupid. i'm sure if i said something disrespectful to eddie about his daughter he wouldn't appreciate it either. whether he believes in God or not i don't really care. just have respect to some of your fans who do believe. that's all.

krzzzymary · June 2008

Jeremy's Spoken wrote:

He said "I want to thank the god that I do not believe in." Everyone laughed.. WHO CARES.

I actually think that is pretty funny!

butterfly1 · June 2008

Thats how it was...he said something like thank God, who I don't believe in...it was just a quick throwaway line--not a major theological statement or anything like that.

norm · June 2008

PJammin' wrote:

when it comes to God and something you hold dear to you, it's not stupid. i'm sure if i said something disrespectful to eddie about his daughter he wouldn't appreciate it either. whether he believes in God or not i don't really care. just have respect to some of your fans who do believe. that's all.

he didn't say you shouldn't believe in god, he said he didn't :rolleyes:

Biggest Wave · June 2008

cutback wrote:

he didn't say you shouldn't believe in god, he said he didn't :rolleyes:

There are just people that don't like other people voicing their opinion unless it's the same as theirs. That's the way it's been and unfortunately that's the way it will always be. I couldn't care less what Eddie or anyone else says. Whether it be about religion, my kids, my family......I don't give a fuck. We're all allowed to have a voice and freedom to choose what WE think is right. Not what other people tell us what we SHOULD believe in or do.

LeilaMoonTurtle · June 2008

religion does not equate god

Biggest Wave wrote:

That's where our opinion differs. To me religion is stupid. All forms of it. You on the other hand may feel differently about it. I don't care if he believes in God either, but he has the right to voice his opinion on the subject just like you and I do.

Ed's "I don't believe in God" comment at MSG

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