BONO a modern prophet?

Freddie59

FFS, what a loAd of BS!:mad:

http://e-edition.metroherald.ie/2011/10/19/

Oranage2

I'm pro bono

AnonoBoy

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stovelid

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FortuneChip

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TheZohanS

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Many admire the work the U2 frontman has
done for the Third World, many more question
the fact he preaches from atop a mountain of
money, but there can no longer be any argument when a child’s religion book says he is a
prophet of God.
According to the schoolbook Alive 07, part of
the ifth class religion syllabus, the singer ranks
among Gandhi and Sister Veronica, the founder
of Kilkenny’s Aislinn Centre, as a modern day
prophet.
A listener to the Ray D’Arcy Show on Today
FM contacted the station telling how his tenyear-old son sought
help with his homework, needing ten facts
about ‘the Prophet
Bono’.
‘I thought he was
joking and then did a
search if there was a
prophet called Bono,
but, alas, it is actually
Bono,’ Les McClarence from Killarney said.
‘I cannot believe this
is in the religion book – Bono is there in print
alongside Mother Teresa as a modern-day
prophet.’
The book’s publisher, Veritas, admitted the
text, last published in 2003, is ‘quite old’, but
stands by Bono’s inclusion.
Marketing manager Derek Byrne said the
book’s teacher notes explain that there are three
deinitions of ‘prophet’ in religious teaching.
‘One is the Old Testament, an example would
be Moses, where God speaks to somebody; In
the New Testamant there’s God speaking to Jesus and then Jesus telling and showing people
what to do; and then the modern prophet is a
person who re-enacts what Jesus did and stands
up for the poor and the downtrodden, which is
where Bono could be igured into this.

4leto

He is claiming this because maybe prophets are exempt from paying a fair tax.

Thrill

BONO a modern prophet?

Who could have foreseen that?

Oranage2

What a bono fide saint

Wattle

Bono a prophet? What did he predict?

du Maurier

Even with my bonoculars I never saw that coming.

Wertz

Wattle wrote: »

Bono a prophet? What did he predict?

*looks out the window*

Nope, no beautiful day here...and it's not new years day nor quiet either.

Prophecy fail.

thebigbiffo

prophet-able band the f'ucker's in, that's about it.

Saila

a modern profit? yes he is

Ellis Dee

I prophesise that he's going to write a book. The title will be: "Do like I say, not like I do.":)

Bono needs to be teabagged by a rhino. Animal cruelty, perhaps, but it just might shut his hypocritical gob for a while anyway.:cool::cool:

Rented Mule

I'm not sure if Jesus hid his business dealings in the Netherlands.

RichieC

Anyone can be a prophet of god, it isn't hard. you just need absolutely no shame.

somehow I don't think even an ego as big as bonos would be happy about this though.

Noo

What ever way other threads were around it, I somehow managed to read that title as "BONO a modern powerplant?"

stevekavo

Bono is a muppet.He is so far up his own arse he thinks he is always in the right.

FetchTheGin

At least Jesus could sing.

Temptamperu

Whats the difference between god and bono?

god dosent walk around the place thinking he is bono.

John Doe1

Paul Hewson, prophet? more like hobbit, am i right?:cool:

ananas

He is nothing more than a giant turd.

al28283

1. Start a band
2. Meet the pope
3. ???????
4. Prophet

foxyboxer

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

And he singing Sunday, Bloody Sunday. The hypocrite!!!

OneArt

Prophets also make prophecies. Can Bono see the future?

Laois_Man

OneArt wrote: »

Prophets also make prophecies. Can Bono see the future?

Yeah, he says don't say that later will be better, coz we're stuck in a moment
And we can't get out of it!

Mr. Presentable

Well he is gross ................. :pac:

Chuck Stone

The devine K9

sgb

Another Bono bashing thread, must be at least a week since we had one of those

Scorpion Sting

All this Bono hate is so cringeworthy.

Jess16

jebforever wrote: »

All this Bono hate is so cringeworthy.

All the global Bono love is so cringeworthy

stone roses

if your going to save anything bono save your own tribe first , then you can save the world all ya like paulie!!

Stiffler2

OMFG <. ><. > < .>< .>
Bono must weigh about 22 Curiks now and is still No. 1
Never forget - He is the record

shay2010

He deserves respect, but if he would only stop talking now, think he has said enough and some people, especially us Irish are sick to the back teeth of him......shut up Bono

ejmaztec

and then the modern prophet is a
person who re-enacts what Jesus did

I can't wait for Easter.

Tiocfaidh Armani

A lover of the poor as he sits on half a billion euro or so while people starve to death all over the world and as he dodges tax in the country he lives that's seeing swinging cuts to the welfare payments for the unemployed.

All hail Bono, the biggest fecking hypocrite and egomaniac I've ever clapped eyes on...:rolleyes:

Who is this Bono I keep hearing of?

EDIT: Oh wait you mean O-nob!? That's his real name

hatrickpatrick

Disclaimer: I absolutely love U2 and have no problems whatsoever with any of them.

But the word "prophet" usually implies someone who has either revealed new things to the world, or else (more commonly) predicted future events.

Has Bono done either? He's certainly done a lot for religion and the third world but does that make him a prophet, per se?

In other words: My understanding of the word "prophet" is of someone who reveals new information, usually in the form of predictions about future events. Has Bono ever even claimed to have done this...?

Degsy

sgb wrote: »

Another Bono bashing thread, must be at least a week since we had one of those

A week too long.

Degsy

I used to hate graffiti but i changed my mind!

ejmaztec

Degsy wrote: »

A week too long.

There should be a no-holds-barred sticky thread devoted to it.

Degsy

ejmaztec wrote: »

There should be a no-holds-barred sticky thread devoted to it.

Not a chance..the rural crusties love him.

ejmaztec

Degsy wrote: »

I used to hate graffiti but i changed my mind!

Degsy or Banksy?

cosmicfart

Can someone please ask Bonorman who he thinks is gonna win the presidency

CreepingDeath

Bono could've just sat back and enjoyed his money, relaxing in his mansion.

Instead he goes out and tries to help others.
Maybe he's just filling in the time, but it raises awareness of various issues.

I don't see why there's a backlash against him anymore than there would be against the CEO of a company. He has accountants maximising his income,
that's what they're meant to do.

It's classic Irish begrudgery at it's worse.

foxyboxer

I don't hate Bono. It's just the complete absence of any modesty that grates.

Degsy

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Bono could've just sat back and enjoyed his money, relaxing in his mansion.

Instead he goes out and tries to help others.
Maybe he's just filling in the time, but it raises awareness of various issues.

I don't see why there's a backlash against him anymore than there would be against the CEO of a company. He has accountants maximising his income,
that's what they're meant to do.

It's classic Irish begrudgery at it's worse.

Worse than your spelling?

4leto

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Bono could've just sat back and enjoyed his money, relaxing in his mansion.

Instead he goes out and tries to help others.
Maybe he's just filling in the time, but it raises awareness of various issues.

I don't see why there's a backlash against him anymore than there would be against the CEO of a company. He has accountants maximising his income,
that's what they're meant to do.

It's classic Irish begrudgery at it's worse.

I am a big U2 fan I have all their albums and seen most of their concerts, I have been with them since their beginning.

But that does not mean I worship Bono, he is only a singer, a musician, that does not make him any wiser.

Now if he wants to tell us the people and the powerful as to what they SHOULD be doing with their money to make a better and fairer world, that is fine. But if he as an individual wants to place his mountain of money in off shore accounts to dodge paying a fair tax in his home and stricken state, that is gross hypocrisy and he can fkuc off.

But I will still buy his next album and go to his concert so I suppose I am a hypocrite as well.

CreepingDeath

He's lobbying countries to make a change, which has a much bigger impact than an individual can personally make.

He has zero authority, so people/governments can take or leave his advice.
The fact that he gains an audience with people in power means they want to listen, even if it's just a publicity stunt on both sides, it may bring benefit to others from it.

If you're starving, you don't care how the food trucks arrive and who takes the credit for it.

meglome

Freddie59 wrote: »

FFS, what a loAd of BS!:mad:

http://e-edition.metroherald.ie/2011/10/19/

I have a poster of him on my wall covered in semen and holy water. Just can't make up my mind.