The love has been given Jesus. John 3:16 " For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."
For love is joy, the love has been given, Jesus don't let it pass you, love is patient, it is waiting for you, God is waiting.
theres definitely emotion in this song. you can even hear his passion, you'll truely believe that this man knows the worlds fucked up and he wants people to definietly wake up and to change for a better world.
and as for emo goes. i think its time we end the phrase emo because reality isnt everything at least a little emotional? It doesnt neccessarly means its over the top emotional like some artists are. But everything is emotion idiots. In any song someones either angry, sad, happy, loving. In the end its all about how the artist feels and feelings are emotions. They use their music and lyrics to tell you what they see
anyone calling bad religion emo needs do get their throats slit. Anyone saying emo people shouldnt listen to bad religion should die too. no group of people should be excluded from listening to a type of music especially bands like bad religion. It would be good if more and more people listened to them so more and more would wake up cause they have wonderful lyrics.
God created polio, science cured it. God created small-pox, science cured it. God created leprosy, science cured it. God created 2 million illnesses,virusses, parasites, science found cures for many. God created infertility, science created in-vitro, and an estimated 15 million lives. God`s lifespan was 45 years, science doubled it. 100.000 innocent children died a horrible death, beneath the rubble of their houses in Haiti. The allmighty didn``t lift a finger to help. Glory to god !!!
This is one of those songs that is so characteristic of Greg's songwriting style. Sober observations of the human condition. "There's no justice, just a cause and a cure, and a bounty of suffering it seems we all endure." That's why this album is reminiscent of no control for me.
ppl shoud love nature instead of some fake god for just one reason : with out any kind of religion, you can live 1 day but witho out nature you cant pass 10 minutes becose u need to breath. and nature doenst req to KILL for it and in his name and call other ppl taht dont belive in it horrible name, and she doenst need money and gold and her followers dont fuck 10 year old boys. Heil Bad Religion from Romania.
Everyone who loves Bad Religion should go check out Utopia Now on myspace and lastfm! I mean, BR won't be around forever (but hopefully for another five albums...), and even today the bad religion school of punk rock is virtually extinct. So support the few true successors of that school that exist out there! They even distribute all their music for free.
The best part of people complaining about religion when a Bad Religion songis playing is that the band member's believe in a God. It's true.
They use songs such as "God's Love" and "Atheist Peace" to explain that today's vision of religious beliefs has been drastically warped into an excuse for causing harm or fighting.
@Propagandhi900 I wish it too, but hey... think it this way... he was our prof anyway in some way... I've read his "punk manifest" around a thousand times... the most beautiful things to learn are those we want to learn
If you saw me you'd probably label me as a wrist cutting emo fag, but you know what? I grew up listening to Bad Religion and punk bands alike, since I was 11. They were that one band I never got tired of listening to. I look up to Greg Graffin, big time role model for me. Now, just because I think tight pants and a Kate (Jon&Kate plus eight) haircut is fresh, doesn't mean I can't look up to these guys.
I'm glad even those kids listen to it :) because that proves their message is heard wider and they're not only preaching for the choir. And it makes them hear some good music for a change :p.
Dumpweed69, your (lack of) intellectual abilities should be enough to prohibit you from listening to bands like BR, who wouldn't support your quest to talk trash to emo/scene kids in any way what so ever.
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i can't give a reasonable reply to someone who can't spell worth a shit. i also do not see how i was contradicting myself when all i said was emo fags have no rights. my main point is that emo people should not listen to them because then they get the reputation for being an emo band. they are a HARDCORE PUNK band.
Nope, I'm an ordinary boring male with no coloured hair, no fancy clothes or posters of naked girls on the walls, no idols I look up to, no religious belifs and no-one that tells me what to do.
your a nazi dude. they become emo when they start playing emo. if a bunch of rednecks started listening to them would they automatically turn into country?
EVERYBODY has the right to do whatever he/she pleases as long as nobody else is harmed by it. Emo's don't harm anyone just by their pure existence so they DO have a right to exist (although I don't like the fashion emo trend that's been going on very much).
You on the other hand, heavily insult the intellect of anyone watching this video, just with your presence and your name...
We r all different and believe in many different things. Why should we really care bout what other ppl believe or think ? That's why there are so many struggles-I believe in God but I like this band a lot and no one can ask me something like "how can u hear this if you believe in God?" -I think what this song says makes sense but it doesn't mean I'm going to change my mind 'bout believing in God...changing someone's mind is very hard, so stop trying to change them and focus on what U believe.
just would like to say, im christian and i love this band to death, and will never let anyone tell that thats wrong. i beleive whatever works for you, works for you. MY christianity is completely individualistic to me, those beleives work for me and help me emotionally with everyday and personal shit, so i see as being right...FOR ME that is. if atheism is right for, then so be it, more power to you. and i agree, that capitolizing on religion is completely wrong.
well, i am a christian, and i luv this band to death
i disagree with you on what you say about what you belive is good for you, because obiviously, only one can be correct, their either is a God, or isn't... not much wiggle room there, sure you can believe what ever you want, but only one can be true
"MY christianity is completely individualistic to me"
If you're going to believe and accept whatever you pick and choose with your reason from a religion why not skip the dogma and just go with the reason?
There's no reason to believe a god exists aside from wishful thinking and even then it's just in hopes of giving us the illusion of solving a problem when it really doesn't.
the way i see it, is that it wouldnt matter if u had indisputable evidence that my religion is wrong, im gonna beleive what i beleive. the values taught my the religion (most of them anyways) are what i live by and i dont let anything compromise it. for all i know everything i see could an illusion (think MAtrix) who knows? you dont. nobody truly knows anything, they just have a sense of selfrighteousness in their beleif that something is true. i myself dont even beleive half of the holy bible.
@horrible667 it's a shame that not all believers think like you do.
Unfortunatly, way to often, people explain injustice and inhumanity with religion. e.g Hinduism. As long as people fight injustice and dont accept things like capitalism beacuse of religion, i respect all kinds of beliefs.
@horrible667 No one can choose what they believe anymore than you can choose the colour of your hair or how tall you are. It sounds like you like the idea of religion and choose to live that way.
@subliminaltikva same here, the only truth I know is the one I see and it is a mixture of love, hate, life, death and everything, so no, I do not believe in justice just actions and reactions.
No man can serve two masters Matthew 6:24 but I'll tell you this if you like to do some thing that you know is wrong, then ask God to help you overcome it or for him to take the word out of your heart and he will? I know this from experience no man is born perfect it is God that makes? us perfect. I wish you the best on your way to being a good Christan also listen to Malachi 4:5 a.k.a William Branham he makes the word more clear to you God sent him for a reason to see him visit my channel
@horrible667 I'm also a methodist which falls under the church of England, i like everything with a guitar, i have never let, an opion bother me, so you don't need to let one bother you dude x, my top five bands, ok just so u know where i,m comming from 1 bad religion,2 paradise lost,3,rotting christ,4my dying bride,5backyard babies, with all that RICH WARD throws into to stuck mojo/fozzy etc, I live my life how i want it to be lived, with a little GOD, thats LEMMY, and that guy up above PEACExx
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Its amazing how atheists can be so passionately against something that to them doesn't exist! Jesus gave me a new soul after i attmepted suicide when i took him up on an offer in the bible, i did ask for a few weeks before something happened... since i had hundreds of visions, etc. beyond WORDs.. me ..in my room! Tell me what doesn't exist? We may not, but He sure does. " How much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Nightly and wait, WAIT more.and see!
We aren't against the things that we say don't exist. I am not against God. I am against people proclaiming the intangible as a truth that can be proclaimed. It's the people I attempt to deal with, not their imaginary friends.
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I just refuse to think that there isn't someting bigger out there actually thats what pisses me off the most when people say were here just because "Just Because"! so iggnorant.
who knows why we are here? who cares? we are here and the problem with religion is that it says it has the answer, I'd stick with being ignorant, than being willfully indoctrinated to a dogma. "Just because" isn't an answer, it's an "I don't know" that's the answer.
"God isn't necessary" - (paraphrased from ) Stephen Hawkin
The bible would be a better read if Jesus was born during the gladiators era. Forget the water into wine miracles, he would be doing yoga fires, sonicbooms, and dragon uppercuts all over the place.
If your from Britain or any neighbouring Euro countries - France etc. - and are Bad Religion fans or punk fans even, come and sign my petition by merely leaving a comment with your name, home city and pleas to BR to come to Britain. When I have enough i will send them to Greg Graffin.
I can't do it without YOU! however so get commenting! Cheers and yes I know I'm spamming...but it's for a good cause hehe.
Well, at least I've qualified the statement! I am with you on 2) Iamkl132. I am with you on 1) to some extent, maybe a large extent, except that I'm not sure I believe in the existence of 'progress'. Evidence (my own subjective) suggests to me that anything approaching 'progress' would be towards regaining a lost 'state' and as I write, the only path I have found towards 'achieving' this an attempt at the path of Selfless Love, which is what JC lived and preached, even to his own death. Rebel!
The only situation I can imagine it being difficult to understand a single word of this song is A) If English is not your first language or B) You're very hard of hearing..
Ha ha! Sorry Superterrestrial, you're wrong on both counts. Your A) guess is logical but English is my first language and I'm not aware that I'm hard of hearing. I do sing soprano though and I suppose I may have deafened myself trying to sing 'Casta Diva' or some impossible Wagner! Ann
As you said you're a Christian it's pretty obviously neither 'A' or 'B' but that you don't want to because Graffins ingenious completely destroys all you delusions :P
Have I written 'I am a Christian'? I must have been drunk! It's not a very useful statement for two reasons: the question 'Are you a Christian?' is loaded with personal baggage and so would be such a bald answer! May I describe myself as a student of Love as defined by Jesus of Nazareth aka The Messiah? There is a very long list of spiritual paths I have and still do, study. I am not familiar with Graffinism, however but it would be great if it could destroy all my delusions!
Yes, if you look back abit you'll see that you said
'So I choose trying to do the job while fending off the flower ladies' scissors as well as beatings from people who tell me I am a hypocrite ...just...because I call myself Christian.(Whatever I mean by that)'
Hmmm I have nothing against Christians other than the fact that 1) Religions hold back a culture and 2) and I strongly dislike the type of Christian who goes around describing others absence of belief as a lack of knowledge.
As a Christian, I think it's great that Bad Religion is challenging concepts of God. I cringe at the way Christ often is represented these days, especially by Christians. Christianity is a fucking journey, for Christ's sake. Or am I fucking wrong?
I agree. Yes you're unlikely to find many Christians in churches.Most use the place like a social club and if you don't follow the rules you are viciously attacked. Thing is, if you do believe that some things matter and suspect the only hope for mankind is the Love message brought by JC...? So I choose trying to do the job while fending off the flower ladies' scissors as well as beatings from people who tell me I am a hypocrite ...just...because I call myself Christian.(Whatever I mean by that)
a lot of Christians are hypocrites for sure, but you can't say that all of us are, after all, you haven't met us all.
Christianity is about following what Jesus taught and trying to be better than we are. key words "try" and "we" if a Christian thinks s/he is better than you then yeah, they're not following what Jesus taught.
Nope... sorry, I pretty much can... the rate of hypocrites to non is staggering. Its more than enough to say that christians are hypocrites. You mightn't see yourself as one... but to not be, you would literally have to be Ned Flanders.
At least you're open minded. Refreshing & the best way to be. Plus the whole bad religion name isn't just specifically aimed at branding all religion as evil, more a protest at any form of organisation that seems to lose it's mind & way. They have far more songs no about religion than about religion.
y do people always have to make comments about religion in every single bad religion video? i mean seriously, wats the point of saying that a song or a band isnt good because they talk about the goverment or religion. and most of there songs, if u pay attention and listen to the lyrics, make very good, strong points. bad religion is one of my favorite bands and a real punk band.
Greg Graffin is an atheist and naturalist, he prefers to be called NATURALIST because it talks more about who he is, be atheist is just don't believe in the existance of god. Bentley has spiritual beliefs, but he don't accept Dogma and all that crap. The rest I don't know,but they're not all atheist, an none of them is cristian
I'm a Christian, and their music I know, is not anti-God. Greg Graffin is the only atheist (and maybe Brian Baker) in the band. Wackerman believes in God, Jay has spiritual beliefs, Brett is Agnostic, and I'm not sure about Hetson. Anyway, doesn't matter. We should all accept everyone, regardless of belief. Accpet them as who they are, and not their religion. Besides, lets all agree that BAD RELIGION ROCKS!!!!!
I do not think graffin is atheist, because he always refers to God as something disagreable, which is accepting God's existence in a negative way, but nevertheless an acceptance. Maybe i'm wrong, but i have not read any of his lyrics boldly denying existence.
"The process of belief is an elixir when you're weak
I must confess, at times I indulge it on the sneak
But generally my outlook's not so bleak
I'm materialist. Call me a humanist
I guess I'm full of doubt but I'll gladly have it out with you"
Greg Graffin defines himself as a naturalist or, as in the lyrics above, a materialist, meaning that he believes the methodological investigation of the natural world through science provides answers that are superior to those provided by religion.
Being an atheist does not require "a bold denial" of God's existence. Atheism is merely the lack of belief in a god or gods.
Definitionally speaking, Graffin is an atheist, despite the fact that he does not use the label to identify himself, which is not surprising, given that we know through his lyrics that he "scoffs at labels, defies censuses and despises group mentality."
No, the song "Do what you want" isn't about religion, it's about people who don't do anything with their ideals and wait for other people to do the work for them
I didn't say that Do What You Want is about religion. I was just providing the first bad religion lyric that was atheist that I could think of..of which there are many.
umm ya alot of there songs promote being an atheist over being a believer. like this one. saying that theres all this suffering in the world and people say that God loves us. thats the point of the song. and im just saying i like their music but dont like the message
I think you're misinterpreting their message. They're not anti-God or anti-religion at all. They just want people to look at things with a sense of reason instead of blind faith and ignorance.
I've been wondering that about them for some time, if they were actually anti-God or just against the way people are just intent on religion for the answers and reasons to everything. I'm a Christian and proud to say so, and I love their music, but I don't believe in going to Church or worshipping with others because people are often ignorant like you said and hide behind their religion and afraid to ask questions. So yeah, long comment huh?
I know a Jehovah's Witness who likes their music, I consider him my friend but agree it's incredibly hypocritical. Now back when I was in high school I listened to music because it was good, regardless of what it was about, I didn't even know anything about politics. But Bad Religion ... I think the message enhances it spiritually, I'm atheist and love what their message is. I think it's outrageous to like the music but not the message, they ARE their message, they ARE BAD "RELIGION".
Excuse me if this sounds a little hostile or like an asshole would say it but... How do you not agree with Atheism? Theirs no beliefs in it. Just a disbelief in god which should be fine if its okay if you believe in god, right?
Most people that I know who aren't straight up God-fans but reject atheism do so because they cannot affirmatively say that they believe that there is no god, due to lack of information either way. These people generally either stay agnostic, replace the dead god with a new one, or learn about biology and become atheists.
You can disagree with Atheism. It's legit. I do, however, agree with you that it's akin to having doubts about the non-existence of Santa. I apply Occam's Razor and believe in a universe devoid of supernatural entities.
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The love has been given Jesus. John 3:16 " For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."
For love is joy, the love has been given, Jesus don't let it pass you, love is patient, it is waiting for you, God is waiting.
TheLoveHasBeenGiven 7 months ago
I fuckin love this band. Religious or not!!!!!
mario3311991 8 months ago
ive listened to all their songs in less than 10 mins
DonDrummer 9 months ago
@DonDrummer I dont understand the joke
YorkshireClash 5 months ago
theres definitely emotion in this song. you can even hear his passion, you'll truely believe that this man knows the worlds fucked up and he wants people to definietly wake up and to change for a better world.
Japxican 11 months ago
and as for emo goes. i think its time we end the phrase emo because reality isnt everything at least a little emotional? It doesnt neccessarly means its over the top emotional like some artists are. But everything is emotion idiots. In any song someones either angry, sad, happy, loving. In the end its all about how the artist feels and feelings are emotions. They use their music and lyrics to tell you what they see
Japxican 11 months ago
anyone calling bad religion emo needs do get their throats slit. Anyone saying emo people shouldnt listen to bad religion should die too. no group of people should be excluded from listening to a type of music especially bands like bad religion. It would be good if more and more people listened to them so more and more would wake up cause they have wonderful lyrics.
Japxican 11 months ago 2
lmao great show and great drugs Jay bentley ls on a good one
chillyrooster 1 year ago
1:37 id like to kick those little fags faces in,standing there looking bored. really? and they have backstage passes wow :(
bikebastard306 1 year ago
he looks almost exactly like agent smith O.O
torridsaber 1 year ago 3
@MethewXX Well put. Very well put.
seagod7 1 year ago
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God created polio, science cured it. God created small-pox, science cured it. God created leprosy, science cured it. God created 2 million illnesses,virusses, parasites, science found cures for many. God created infertility, science created in-vitro, and an estimated 15 million lives. God`s lifespan was 45 years, science doubled it. 100.000 innocent children died a horrible death, beneath the rubble of their houses in Haiti. The allmighty didn``t lift a finger to help. Glory to god !!!
lizazoon 1 year ago
All religion is primitive.
globalchaos1984 1 year ago 2
I hope Greg is this lively when giving lectures. Do you think Greg Graffin sings his lectures to his students?
NerdInHisShoe 1 year ago
Intelligent punk rock is always needed!!! Keep rocking!!curtis
sillylazybear 1 year ago
amazing lyrics, Bad Religion the best!!!
spanglerbr 1 year ago
I'm jewish, you're christian or W/E, We both love Bad Religion.. need anything more?
DorTheCore 1 year ago
lamb of god wooooot :O lmao oh god
KillaNinja0 1 year ago
This is one of those songs that is so characteristic of Greg's songwriting style. Sober observations of the human condition. "There's no justice, just a cause and a cure, and a bounty of suffering it seems we all endure." That's why this album is reminiscent of no control for me.
Chubigans 1 year ago 4
bad religion is ecologia
jonathan Br
LRNunes1 1 year ago
ppl shoud love nature instead of some fake god for just one reason : with out any kind of religion, you can live 1 day but witho out nature you cant pass 10 minutes becose u need to breath. and nature doenst req to KILL for it and in his name and call other ppl taht dont belive in it horrible name, and she doenst need money and gold and her followers dont fuck 10 year old boys. Heil Bad Religion from Romania.
aranjare 1 year ago
Bad religon, EMO? never mention those two words in the same sentence again...you deserve cancer
DesertAirman10 1 year ago 2
@DesertAirman10 i think thats 3 words
johnnythesailorman 1 year ago
LMAO! Did someone really call bad religion emo??? hahaha omg that's funny. What a moron.
MinnerBren 1 year ago 4
Everyone who loves Bad Religion should go check out Utopia Now on myspace and lastfm! I mean, BR won't be around forever (but hopefully for another five albums...), and even today the bad religion school of punk rock is virtually extinct. So support the few true successors of that school that exist out there! They even distribute all their music for free.
noparadigm 1 year ago
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The best part of people complaining about religion when a Bad Religion songis playing is that the band member's believe in a God. It's true.
They use songs such as "God's Love" and "Atheist Peace" to explain that today's vision of religious beliefs has been drastically warped into an excuse for causing harm or fighting.
Fun fact of the day. :D
alpharay77 2 years ago
is only PUNK ROCK!!!
punk77caos 2 years ago 14
FUCK!!!!
punk77caos 2 years ago 12
I wish Greg was my prof...I am jealous of those who are taught by him.
Propagandhi900 2 years ago 68
SAME HERE MAN.
angeliquethegerm 2 years ago
@Propagandhi900 No need to be jealous of those who Greg teaches at UCLA - he teaches us all, everytime we buy (or obtain...) a BR album. :-)
Iamkl132 1 year ago
@Propagandhi900 dont be i hear he is a total hardass as a teacher :P
BladedArrowTBGamer 1 year ago
@Propagandhi900 I wish it too, but hey... think it this way... he was our prof anyway in some way... I've read his "punk manifest" around a thousand times... the most beautiful things to learn are those we want to learn
MauroCanteros 9 months ago
:O no way, Bad Religion playing in KANSAS!?!?
ShiverTheClown 2 years ago 5
empire strike first is the best album from bad religion, but the best track is american jesus and cant stop it & epiphany
potycox 2 years ago
@potycox I respectfully disagree I think that Stranger Than Fiction is the best Bad Religion album, but hey that's my opinion .
ShadowSam13 1 year ago
great track.
myassishaunted 2 years ago
If you saw me you'd probably label me as a wrist cutting emo fag, but you know what? I grew up listening to Bad Religion and punk bands alike, since I was 11. They were that one band I never got tired of listening to. I look up to Greg Graffin, big time role model for me. Now, just because I think tight pants and a Kate (Jon&Kate plus eight) haircut is fresh, doesn't mean I can't look up to these guys.
ash0ppingcart 2 years ago
Bad Religion just happens too be one of the last remaining ture Hardcore Punk bands that are still alive and kicking ass
MetallicOverlord 2 years ago
it sucks that so many scene and emo kids like Bad Religion. they are a PUNK band...not a faggoty emo/scene band. so emo/scene kids fuck off.
dumpweed69 2 years ago 8
I'm glad even those kids listen to it :) because that proves their message is heard wider and they're not only preaching for the choir. And it makes them hear some good music for a change :p.
Fifthapeproject 2 years ago 3
It doesn't matter who likes Bad Religion. Everyone has his own right to the music he likes.
camisadolee93 2 years ago 4
everybody but emo poser fags...
dumpweed69 2 years ago
How about everybody except elitist fucktards who think listening to Bad Religion is some sort of privledge.
You're pathetic.
NerdInHisShoe 2 years ago
man fuck you.
listening to them IS a priviledge.
no emo wrist cutting son of a bitch should even know about them...
dumpweed69 2 years ago
@dumpweed69 EVERYONE should know about BR and their brilliant music...
Terremides 1 year ago
Dumpweed69, your (lack of) intellectual abilities should be enough to prohibit you from listening to bands like BR, who wouldn't support your quest to talk trash to emo/scene kids in any way what so ever.
themightychickens 2 years ago
i believe i have more intellectual skills than you. i listen to what i want to. i have a right to. emo fags don't have any rights. fuck them.
dumpweed69 2 years ago
I'm sorry, I just can't give a reasonable reply to someone that's contratidcting himself in the same comment.
themightychickens 2 years ago
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i can't give a reasonable reply to someone who can't spell worth a shit. i also do not see how i was contradicting myself when all i said was emo fags have no rights. my main point is that emo people should not listen to them because then they get the reputation for being an emo band. they are a HARDCORE PUNK band.
dumpweed69 2 years ago
You said you were more intelligent that me, than after that you said Emo's have no rights.
If you can't see the contradiction there, you're either blind or too arrogant to know the difference.
themightychickens 2 years ago 4
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are you emo? if so, go cut yourself...
dumpweed69 2 years ago
Nope, I'm an ordinary boring male with no coloured hair, no fancy clothes or posters of naked girls on the walls, no idols I look up to, no religious belifs and no-one that tells me what to do.
themightychickens 2 years ago 7
your a nazi dude. they become emo when they start playing emo. if a bunch of rednecks started listening to them would they automatically turn into country?
johnnythesailorman 2 years ago
EVERYBODY has the right to do whatever he/she pleases as long as nobody else is harmed by it. Emo's don't harm anyone just by their pure existence so they DO have a right to exist (although I don't like the fashion emo trend that's been going on very much).
You on the other hand, heavily insult the intellect of anyone watching this video, just with your presence and your name...
Clencibert 2 years ago 12
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i don't "heavily insult the intellect of anyone watching this video". only emo faggot motherfuckers.
dumpweed69 2 years ago
Couldn't say it better myself.
themightychickens 2 years ago
1.20-1.23
I just love that drum fill so much
tabethguster 2 years ago 4
and what I'm frigthen of is that they call it god's love.
eddycore84 2 years ago 2
seriously shut up about your religous gayness!!!! and please enjoy the music
habitproductions 2 years ago 10
weak crowd
JacobDeadman 2 years ago 3
amen!
ChapterC 2 years ago
We r all different and believe in many different things. Why should we really care bout what other ppl believe or think ? That's why there are so many struggles-I believe in God but I like this band a lot and no one can ask me something like "how can u hear this if you believe in God?" -I think what this song says makes sense but it doesn't mean I'm going to change my mind 'bout believing in God...changing someone's mind is very hard, so stop trying to change them and focus on what U believe.
SIGMArab 2 years ago 3
[tell me] where is the love? (wow strong similarity)
aljick 2 years ago
Esse som é muito loko...
333110 2 years ago
just would like to say, im christian and i love this band to death, and will never let anyone tell that thats wrong. i beleive whatever works for you, works for you. MY christianity is completely individualistic to me, those beleives work for me and help me emotionally with everyday and personal shit, so i see as being right...FOR ME that is. if atheism is right for, then so be it, more power to you. and i agree, that capitolizing on religion is completely wrong.
horrible667 2 years ago 43
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well, i am a christian, and i luv this band to death
i disagree with you on what you say about what you belive is good for you, because obiviously, only one can be correct, their either is a God, or isn't... not much wiggle room there, sure you can believe what ever you want, but only one can be true
punkguitar95 2 years ago
But since there is not proof of a deity or its 'affinity' for humans anything can work for an individual.
DeadxHead000 2 years ago 3
"MY christianity is completely individualistic to me"
If you're going to believe and accept whatever you pick and choose with your reason from a religion why not skip the dogma and just go with the reason?
There's no reason to believe a god exists aside from wishful thinking and even then it's just in hopes of giving us the illusion of solving a problem when it really doesn't.
garith21 2 years ago
Good for you horrible667, I agree with your school of thought
punkguitar95 and garith21 don't seem to get it.......it's sad really
religionismanmade 2 years ago 5
the way i see it, is that it wouldnt matter if u had indisputable evidence that my religion is wrong, im gonna beleive what i beleive. the values taught my the religion (most of them anyways) are what i live by and i dont let anything compromise it. for all i know everything i see could an illusion (think MAtrix) who knows? you dont. nobody truly knows anything, they just have a sense of selfrighteousness in their beleif that something is true. i myself dont even beleive half of the holy bible.
horrible667 2 years ago
Just like the church capitalizes off of its believers?
GNTICENGEER4 1 year ago 2
@horrible667 just for shits and gigs have you ever wore a BR shirt to church? If you haven't would you?
punker9105 1 year ago
@punker9105
I dont have one unfortunatly :( :( but I totally would, I hate organized religions.
CobainGears2FTW 1 year ago
@punker9105 i wore a BR belt once 2 church back when my family still forced me
GoNavyJG 1 year ago
@horrible667 it's a shame that not all believers think like you do.
Unfortunatly, way to often, people explain injustice and inhumanity with religion. e.g Hinduism. As long as people fight injustice and dont accept things like capitalism beacuse of religion, i respect all kinds of beliefs.
Terremides 1 year ago
@horrible667 No one can choose what they believe anymore than you can choose the colour of your hair or how tall you are. It sounds like you like the idea of religion and choose to live that way.
PaNiXTuBeZ 1 year ago
@horrible667 Die you christian scum.
Thisisj3ff 1 year ago
@Thisisj3ff Die you oppressive scum.
terbo2000 1 year ago
@horrible667 i totally agree with the above the statement
subliminaltikva 1 year ago
@subliminaltikva same here, the only truth I know is the one I see and it is a mixture of love, hate, life, death and everything, so no, I do not believe in justice just actions and reactions.
makemarker 1 year ago
@makemarker umm i think those are roadies doing what theyre paid to do haha :P
bellybuttoncheesewiz 1 year ago
@horrible667 Something is either true or it is not. It has nothing to do with what works best.
ThePublicPolemic 1 year ago
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@horrible667 What makes you think what you believe is better that God's word?
prittydeb 9 months ago
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No man can serve two masters Matthew 6:24 but I'll tell you this if you like to do some thing that you know is wrong, then ask God to help you overcome it or for him to take the word out of your heart and he will? I know this from experience no man is born perfect it is God that makes? us perfect. I wish you the best on your way to being a good Christan also listen to Malachi 4:5 a.k.a William Branham he makes the word more clear to you God sent him for a reason to see him visit my channel
prittydeb 9 months ago
@horrible667 I'm also a methodist which falls under the church of England, i like everything with a guitar, i have never let, an opion bother me, so you don't need to let one bother you dude x, my top five bands, ok just so u know where i,m comming from 1 bad religion,2 paradise lost,3,rotting christ,4my dying bride,5backyard babies, with all that RICH WARD throws into to stuck mojo/fozzy etc, I live my life how i want it to be lived, with a little GOD, thats LEMMY, and that guy up above PEACExx
jonharper1979 4 months ago
@jonharper1979 - Just say it, you prefer to live the lie.
facepalmization 1 month ago
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Its amazing how atheists can be so passionately against something that to them doesn't exist! Jesus gave me a new soul after i attmepted suicide when i took him up on an offer in the bible, i did ask for a few weeks before something happened... since i had hundreds of visions, etc. beyond WORDs.. me ..in my room! Tell me what doesn't exist? We may not, but He sure does. " How much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Nightly and wait, WAIT more.and see!
djvalis 2 years ago
We aren't against the things that we say don't exist. I am not against God. I am against people proclaiming the intangible as a truth that can be proclaimed. It's the people I attempt to deal with, not their imaginary friends.
PissedOffAtheist 2 years ago 5
Just because I choose not to follow a religion doesn't mean I'm against religion in any way.
I'm against those people who capitalize and control others with the concept of religion.
ThePrez92 2 years ago 4
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I just refuse to think that there isn't someting bigger out there actually thats what pisses me off the most when people say were here just because "Just Because"! so iggnorant.
FunnyGamer3 2 years ago
who knows why we are here? who cares? we are here and the problem with religion is that it says it has the answer, I'd stick with being ignorant, than being willfully indoctrinated to a dogma. "Just because" isn't an answer, it's an "I don't know" that's the answer.
"God isn't necessary" - (paraphrased from ) Stephen Hawkin
buffpants22 2 years ago 8
I agree with you, dude. If everyone thought like that, at least there wouldn't be war in religion's name.
Hupsibasse 2 years ago 4
The bible would be a better read if Jesus was born during the gladiators era. Forget the water into wine miracles, he would be doing yoga fires, sonicbooms, and dragon uppercuts all over the place.
coolrad1 2 years ago 4
I seriously laughed so hard at what you just typed here.... omg. This just made my day.
Filbs42 2 years ago 5
It's a trutha we all submit..
DamnDyD 2 years ago
yeh fuck god
tdizzle10 2 years ago
i like all the disputes on this vid :)
LoudeBoy 2 years ago
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If your from Britain or any neighbouring Euro countries - France etc. - and are Bad Religion fans or punk fans even, come and sign my petition by merely leaving a comment with your name, home city and pleas to BR to come to Britain. When I have enough i will send them to Greg Graffin.
I can't do it without YOU! however so get commenting! Cheers and yes I know I'm spamming...but it's for a good cause hehe.
BringBRToTheUK 3 years ago
Well, at least I've qualified the statement! I am with you on 2) Iamkl132. I am with you on 1) to some extent, maybe a large extent, except that I'm not sure I believe in the existence of 'progress'. Evidence (my own subjective) suggests to me that anything approaching 'progress' would be towards regaining a lost 'state' and as I write, the only path I have found towards 'achieving' this an attempt at the path of Selfless Love, which is what JC lived and preached, even to his own death. Rebel!
Annieneuf 3 years ago
The problem with this is that it is a song with a message, but I can hardly understand a single word, so in fact, as a piece of music, it fails.
Annieneuf 3 years ago
The only situation I can imagine it being difficult to understand a single word of this song is A) If English is not your first language or B) You're very hard of hearing..
Superterrestrial 3 years ago
Judging by the fact your 'name' is Annieneuf I'd go with A).
Superterrestrial 3 years ago
Ha ha! Sorry Superterrestrial, you're wrong on both counts. Your A) guess is logical but English is my first language and I'm not aware that I'm hard of hearing. I do sing soprano though and I suppose I may have deafened myself trying to sing 'Casta Diva' or some impossible Wagner! Ann
Annieneuf 3 years ago
As you said you're a Christian it's pretty obviously neither 'A' or 'B' but that you don't want to because Graffins ingenious completely destroys all you delusions :P
Iamkl132 3 years ago 2
Have I written 'I am a Christian'? I must have been drunk! It's not a very useful statement for two reasons: the question 'Are you a Christian?' is loaded with personal baggage and so would be such a bald answer! May I describe myself as a student of Love as defined by Jesus of Nazareth aka The Messiah? There is a very long list of spiritual paths I have and still do, study. I am not familiar with Graffinism, however but it would be great if it could destroy all my delusions!
Annieneuf 3 years ago
Yes, if you look back abit you'll see that you said
'So I choose trying to do the job while fending off the flower ladies' scissors as well as beatings from people who tell me I am a hypocrite ...just...because I call myself Christian.(Whatever I mean by that)'
Hmmm I have nothing against Christians other than the fact that 1) Religions hold back a culture and 2) and I strongly dislike the type of Christian who goes around describing others absence of belief as a lack of knowledge.
Iamkl132 3 years ago
As a Christian, I think it's great that Bad Religion is challenging concepts of God. I cringe at the way Christ often is represented these days, especially by Christians. Christianity is a fucking journey, for Christ's sake. Or am I fucking wrong?
Ann
Annieneuf 3 years ago 4
i think most if not all christian are just a bunch of hypocrites
griffBanzaa 3 years ago
I agree. Yes you're unlikely to find many Christians in churches.Most use the place like a social club and if you don't follow the rules you are viciously attacked. Thing is, if you do believe that some things matter and suspect the only hope for mankind is the Love message brought by JC...? So I choose trying to do the job while fending off the flower ladies' scissors as well as beatings from people who tell me I am a hypocrite ...just...because I call myself Christian.(Whatever I mean by that)
Annieneuf 3 years ago 2
a lot of Christians are hypocrites for sure, but you can't say that all of us are, after all, you haven't met us all.
Christianity is about following what Jesus taught and trying to be better than we are. key words "try" and "we" if a Christian thinks s/he is better than you then yeah, they're not following what Jesus taught.
PrizeFighter 3 years ago 3
nice comment man
adamberk07 3 years ago
Nope... sorry, I pretty much can... the rate of hypocrites to non is staggering. Its more than enough to say that christians are hypocrites. You mightn't see yourself as one... but to not be, you would literally have to be Ned Flanders.
wtfcomedytour 2 years ago 5
well, okay, technically you can say it, but then you're just wrong.
you're prejudging people based on bad experiences, either from you or whoever taught you to judge people.
it's the same as someone saying "i've met/known of black people who committed crimes, so it's safe to say that all black people commit crimes"
ps, Christianity isn't about being perfect, it's about realizing that we can't be.
PrizeFighter 2 years ago
At least you're open minded. Refreshing & the best way to be. Plus the whole bad religion name isn't just specifically aimed at branding all religion as evil, more a protest at any form of organisation that seems to lose it's mind & way. They have far more songs no about religion than about religion.
badofcheese 3 years ago
Brooks has got his rudiments DOWN.
Superterrestrial 3 years ago
The lyrics speak of how farcical it is to consider horrific things that happen in the world as 'God's plan'.
theprinceofpain 3 years ago 6
Are their songs always shorter live?
0Prio 3 years ago
Yes. Its because they play them faster.
MRMUG24 3 years ago
y do people always have to make comments about religion in every single bad religion video? i mean seriously, wats the point of saying that a song or a band isnt good because they talk about the goverment or religion. and most of there songs, if u pay attention and listen to the lyrics, make very good, strong points. bad religion is one of my favorite bands and a real punk band.
strongbad208 3 years ago 6
That's true man, they have have very strong points and is one of my favorites band too ;)
eddycore84 3 years ago 2
This song makes a very good point
EturnalDrummer 3 years ago
His voice gives me goosebumps. I love Bad Religion. :)
gaara299 3 years ago
And yes! Brian Baker also played with Minor threat, in fact he's part of the original formation
miluufx 3 years ago
Greg Graffin is an atheist and naturalist, he prefers to be called NATURALIST because it talks more about who he is, be atheist is just don't believe in the existance of god. Bentley has spiritual beliefs, but he don't accept Dogma and all that crap. The rest I don't know,but they're not all atheist, an none of them is cristian
miluufx 3 years ago 2
GEil !!!!!!!!!!!!!
neo0248 3 years ago
nobody knows for sure and im waiting for the answer.
helicon289 3 years ago
nobody knows that is the answer...
helicon289 3 years ago
the awnser to what?
EturnalDrummer 3 years ago
i have a problem with atheists just as much as i have a problem with religious people.
helicon289 3 years ago
Make a Decision Cat haytz fence sitturz.
Guiseppe2490 3 years ago
isnt that the guitarist of Minor threat in stage with them? you know the long haired dude with the red guitar
AntiPr0 3 years ago
greg is not an atheist
hes a naturalist
dadibbels1 3 years ago 3
being an atheist, is the same as being an aracist, it's an unnecessary term.
cuntsound 3 years ago
I'm a Christian, and their music I know, is not anti-God. Greg Graffin is the only atheist (and maybe Brian Baker) in the band. Wackerman believes in God, Jay has spiritual beliefs, Brett is Agnostic, and I'm not sure about Hetson. Anyway, doesn't matter. We should all accept everyone, regardless of belief. Accpet them as who they are, and not their religion. Besides, lets all agree that BAD RELIGION ROCKS!!!!!
oreoh8r2006 3 years ago
Right on Oreoh8r2006.
OnjiKyoukou 3 years ago
I do not think graffin is atheist, because he always refers to God as something disagreable, which is accepting God's existence in a negative way, but nevertheless an acceptance. Maybe i'm wrong, but i have not read any of his lyrics boldly denying existence.
ShatteredFaith84 3 years ago
I would say the lyrics in
Petty the Dead sound atheistic:
"In the end you may find there's no guiding subtle light,
no ancestors or friend no judge of wrong or right
Just eternal silence and cormancy and a final everlasting peace"
Hjertekaare 3 years ago
"The process of belief is an elixir when you're weak
I must confess, at times I indulge it on the sneak
But generally my outlook's not so bleak
I'm materialist. Call me a humanist
I guess I'm full of doubt but I'll gladly have it out with you"
Greg Graffin defines himself as a naturalist or, as in the lyrics above, a materialist, meaning that he believes the methodological investigation of the natural world through science provides answers that are superior to those provided by religion.
UntamedAxeRage 3 years ago
Being an atheist does not require "a bold denial" of God's existence. Atheism is merely the lack of belief in a god or gods.
Definitionally speaking, Graffin is an atheist, despite the fact that he does not use the label to identify himself, which is not surprising, given that we know through his lyrics that he "scoffs at labels, defies censuses and despises group mentality."
UntamedAxeRage 3 years ago 3
If you would like one out of numerous examples of Bad Religion writing atheistic lyics here is one of the most obvious examples
"But I'll believe in God when one and one are five."
That's from Do What You Want.
Disagreeing with a concept doesn't make the concept a reality...
Superterrestrial 3 years ago
No, the song "Do what you want" isn't about religion, it's about people who don't do anything with their ideals and wait for other people to do the work for them
DaxterFan 3 years ago
I didn't say that Do What You Want is about religion. I was just providing the first bad religion lyric that was atheist that I could think of..of which there are many.
Superterrestrial 3 years ago
very best
tienin 3 years ago
nickdaballer09 tarado mal nacido
sonofbitch1810 3 years ago
dangit. i wish these guys werent so antiGod cuz they make good music
nickdaballer09 3 years ago
there nto anti god
not at all
what gives you that idea
have you really listened to any of there songs
hotstick234 3 years ago
umm ya alot of there songs promote being an atheist over being a believer. like this one. saying that theres all this suffering in the world and people say that God loves us. thats the point of the song. and im just saying i like their music but dont like the message
nickdaballer09 3 years ago
I think you're misinterpreting their message. They're not anti-God or anti-religion at all. They just want people to look at things with a sense of reason instead of blind faith and ignorance.
NerdInHisShoe 3 years ago
oh fack this,who really gives a fuck bout god or religion?? this song owns ur dad!!!
kazkara 3 years ago
I've been wondering that about them for some time, if they were actually anti-God or just against the way people are just intent on religion for the answers and reasons to everything. I'm a Christian and proud to say so, and I love their music, but I don't believe in going to Church or worshipping with others because people are often ignorant like you said and hide behind their religion and afraid to ask questions. So yeah, long comment huh?
emilemon09 3 years ago
I know a Jehovah's Witness who likes their music, I consider him my friend but agree it's incredibly hypocritical. Now back when I was in high school I listened to music because it was good, regardless of what it was about, I didn't even know anything about politics. But Bad Religion ... I think the message enhances it spiritually, I'm atheist and love what their message is. I think it's outrageous to like the music but not the message, they ARE their message, they ARE BAD "RELIGION".
dustbust3r 3 years ago 2
Fuck yeah they are!
Wildrogue 3 years ago
word up!
molimhvalaizvoli 3 years ago
same here
molimhvalaizvoli 3 years ago
Oh fuck. That's awesome
ewanmac 3 years ago
que buena cancion y de verdad son letras muy inteligentes
jajaja
dilypotter 3 years ago
damn id give an arm and a leg to be there...
jbarry716 3 years ago
Jay should have hugged Greg! lol
BlackWrathAlchemist 3 years ago
He makes a weird noise at the beginning lol
Well, I'm an atheist and I love Bad Religion.
wombat9406 3 years ago 8
great song great album great band great post great that kid who is not havin fun but he backstage in a bad religion show and i dont
BR FOR LIFE
melehosen 3 years ago 3
LOL at 1:38. That kid's having a blast.
justinrudolf14 3 years ago
LOL I didn't notice him until you posted it. Yeah he looks like is having to much fun. LOL
DnkyPnch420 3 years ago
Haha!
Is he just painted on in the background?
Good spot!
superdupated 3 years ago
Can't help but to like it, catchy band, awesome song, I don't agree with atheism, but still a good song.
oreoh8r2006 4 years ago 3
i don't agree with atheism either, actually i'm Christian.. but this is still my favorite band
LostPilgram 3 years ago
I'd have to put in my vote for pessimistic agnosticim...
evilegor 3 years ago
Excuse me if this sounds a little hostile or like an asshole would say it but... How do you not agree with Atheism? Theirs no beliefs in it. Just a disbelief in god which should be fine if its okay if you believe in god, right?
Just wondering
Lazzlow 3 years ago
Most people that I know who aren't straight up God-fans but reject atheism do so because they cannot affirmatively say that they believe that there is no god, due to lack of information either way. These people generally either stay agnostic, replace the dead god with a new one, or learn about biology and become atheists.
Just my two cents.
agenttachyon 3 years ago
don't you mean sense?
oreoh8r2006 3 years ago
You can disagree with Atheism. It's legit. I do, however, agree with you that it's akin to having doubts about the non-existence of Santa. I apply Occam's Razor and believe in a universe devoid of supernatural entities.
eraevous 3 years ago 2
An awsome song that sounds just as good from CD to live.
Citruso 4 years ago 5
holy shit! I used to get this song stuck in my head all the time and never know what song it was, Awesome thanks for posting..
megafonzie666 4 years ago
You never even GUESSED what it was called?
ab0vetopsecret 3 years ago 3
Awesome song, awesome performance!
5 stars of course!!!!