I think the religeous aspects are undoubtable, but the song is more universal than that as well. The band played this at a concert in Johannesburg, South Africa shortly after the government regime change. Bono preached to the crowd to continue trying to look past cultural differences in the search for peace and acceptance. He precluded by saying that many of us "[weren't there yet", but but should keep striving. Every now and again I listen to this song from the concert to remind myself to keep an open mind on subjects that may not be as black and white, no pun intended, as they appear.
I think the religeous aspects are undoubtable, but the song is more universal than that as well. The band played this at a concert in Johannesburg, South Africa shortly after the government regime change. Bono preached to the crowd to continue trying to look past cultural differences in the search for peace and acceptance. He precluded by saying that many of us "[weren't there yet", but but should keep striving. Every now and again I listen to this song from the concert to remind myself to keep an open mind on subjects that may not be as black and white, no pun intended, as they appear.