In 1991 Chris Cornell and his band Soundgarden released the track 'Jesus Christ Pose'. While not openly criticising religion itself, the song instead slams people who use religion either for personal gain or claim they are persecuted for their beliefs. The video upped the ante somewhat, including footage of burning crosses, a crucified skeleton and (most shockingly for the Christian right) a woman nailed to the cross.
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- What about The Stranglers and their 1981 album Themeninblack which had the prefix of The Gospel According to... This album dealt with the concept that God is an extra terrestrial being and that therefore all religons are built on falsehood. The cover featured Da Vinci's The Last Supper as a gatefold sleeve and on it Judas Iscariot had been replaced by a Maninblack.
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- Praise be to Dawkins! Only say the word and Hitchens will be there!
- It seems like RUSH has promoted rational thought and a bent against supernaturalism. They've never said they don't believe, outright; but, they seem very intelligent and rational.
- RUSH has said that they don't believe, both in interviews, and most recently and strongly on their album "Snakes and Arrows". Check out the song "Faithless", which, as it promises, is about not believing.
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