I think any other reaction would have been disingenuous. If there are coincidences this is one... I'm not sure there are coincidences. On and off trying to listen to music and news and all sorts of things and kept being distracted disrupted and back on going down a rabbit hole I was actually stop by singing this song which had a profound effect on the a long time ago. Did you hear what you said about your journey. I am still kind of overwhelmed right now because I've been on a journey feeling all alone. I have been on my own journey through many different churches and finally trying to step out and look from the outside and take a deeper look at what's real and what's not real. Not really sure what to say and I'm chattering away that I will be back and I will go back and hear more of what you have to say and what your journey is. The exactly what you said no matter what someone thinks or does that you don't agree with does not mean that you should not be kind that you cannot listen and try to understand. I spent many years basically being told to burn books and albums... I never did but it instilled in need a deep questioning. Is there something that I can't hear about or see about and understand that would be so impactful on my life and eternity there's something wrong with that kind of thought. You should be able to do anything and understand for ourselves. And no matter what be kind. I look forward to getting to know you better.
@@donnakurtz9293 I appreciate you being here friend! I've had to really dig into my soul and allow myself to question everything. We are told not to question and thats just bull shit. People in power, gods, whatever never want you to question.
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody It's not about having a "master". It's about having someone who always loves you unconditionally, regardless of origin or sexuality. The actions of radicalized Christians do not reflect the message of Jesus' universal love. If we don't want such things to happen in the world, then we should all follow Jesus' first commandment: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” God is love and love is truth. People who do such a bad thing and attack someone because of their sexuality are not true Christians, but hypocrites who have not understood the goal of love in their own religion.
My mom, who believes in God but is against the institute said when this song came out how not Christian the Christianity is and this song so brutally represents that. As someone who would have burned at the witch trials this song has strong message of how in faith (Church) we grow up in shame and learn to shame others instead of love and acceptance. There is a lot to go in with the lyrics and the video itself. Hozier himself said "If you feel offended or disgusted by the image of two people kissing, if that's what it is, but you're more disgusted by that than the actual violence...I think you should take a look at your values, maybe."
This video came up in my recommendations today. Much like you, I was once deeply immersed in the evangelical church. I was a Sunday School teacher and Youth Leader. A couple of the teens starting inviting some kids to our mid-week program, which we encouraged them to do. There were a couple kids from very broken, rough homes who started coming every week. They were not "churchy" and didn't always behave, but they listened when I talked to them and modified their behavior when I asked them to. They weren't bad kids, they were broken kids looking for someone to love them. The pastors and elders asked me to reject them because their behavior put their own kids at risk. I suggested that they should talk to their own kids about being a light in these poor kids lives and said that if their faith was so weak to be compromised by a couple rambunctious kids on a Wednesday evening, they needed to work with their kids to fix that. I was removed from leadership and I removed myself from that church. I have always wondered how those kids grew up after seeking help and being rejected by the church. I am now a happy agnostic.
Oh that reminds me of a time when I left the church I grew up in to go to a new church. The new church was where my old youth pastor went, so I was happy to rejoin him. When I got there, he basically avoided me. I didn't understand why. I found out that the big pastors of the church knew that him and I were really close, and they told him to not have anything to do with me. I was a guitar player, and another pastor wanted me to come under his wing for His ministry. So instead of my youth pastor friend doing the right thing and saying, "FucK off I'm not doing that." He listened to the church pastors and ignored me. This man was like a father to me after my dad died when I was 14. It was such a heavy rejection. But you know, when I decided to walk on a different path and not the christian one, I made sure it wasn't because of man. Yes I've been hurt by christians, but I understand they are human and flawed. I left the faith because I think the god of the bible is a terrible and awful deity. I think he is pure evil. And if hes real, he can leave me the hell alone.
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody | feel exactly the same way. I just couldn't be an agent of an institution that hurts people it is supposed to love. We can do good in this world without being saddled to a church.
I am a queer, transgender man. I used to be a very devote Christian as well, and while I'm much younger than yourself, i understand the sheer amout of work it takes to deconstruct what you've been living and learned especially from something like the church. If no one else has told you this recently, or in general, I'm so proud of you for how far you've come on this journey 💜💜💜
You are incredible! I'm grateful for you opening up and sharing. Yea, its been a wild journey of understanding myself and allowing myself to be me, based on what I want to be.
I remember this came out around the time that there was a surge of anti-LGBTQ+ inquisitions, for a lack of a better term, in Russia (especially in the Chechen Republic), where groups would hunt down people on social media, raid their homes with weapons and video cameras, and film the beatings and post-torture confessions. Not even necessarily police, or government agents, just...people wielding their hatred so horribly. The song does largely align with the video in spirit (though there are certainly other viable interpretations), but they both made their own respective marks in pop culture at the time and cast a light on something important, in a way that was hard to stomach for a lot of people. I'm glad that long after its release, it's still earning fresh eyes like yours, especially in times like these recently with the surges in anti-LGBTQ+ hatred. Hozier's music is often quite political, but also rooted in empathy and with a finger on the pulse of the struggles people endure in their lives. It often doesn't cost anything to be kind, and even when it does, it's still worth it to bring a positive, loving energy into the world. We don't have to understand everything, we don't have to have an answer for every mystery we encounter in the world. The world is a less interesting place when only sameness is celebrated.
I am with you on this, I spent most of my life at church. Am 57 years old now and walked away from the church in 2006 and never looked back. What right do we have to judge whom others love.
I did a song analysis essay for my Adavanced english class in 10th grade. Hozier is my favourite artist, and my teacher had told me "Maybe you should pick a different song, a lot of kids do Take Me To Church. It's overdone, but it is a good one." I didn't listen and chose it anyway. I already knew some of the deeper meaning, but I had never seen the music video, and in order to stand apart I drew a lot of my conclusions for the imagery present in the MV. I can't tell you how many times over the 3 week period I worked on the 2k word essay that I cried. I don't cry over music ever, I lack a lot of empathy, and it messes with how I perceive emotion. But for WEEKS I spent digging deeper into the music video and the lyrics. Each aspect bringing a new meaning and adding to the narrative that the song brings for me, although music is individual for each person. My teacher came to me after they had been marked and handed back; she sat down and said that what I had written had made her cry, and she could see the emotion behind my analysis. She said nobody had used the music video and it's imagery for their analysis before and that shocked me. The music video adds so much, and its so heartbreaking to know that it's a commentary on homophobia based killings in Russia. Knowing that this song came out 10 years ago and even then, in the recent past, that a country and global power was trying to commit what can only be chalked up to as genocide is disgusting. Your reaction is so genuine, and although wordless, your face portrays so much. I love this video.
WOW! I'm so glad you stuck to listened to your heart and did what you felt was right! I'm happy that you offered a different perspective that helped that teacher. Thats the beauty of music, and how alot of us who write music. The message comes from pain. Appreciate you being here and taking time to share! It means alot!
I've heard this song probably 100 times but never really dug into the meaning. This is my first time seeing the video as well. What a powerful message, just leaves me stunned. Tommy, you're a good Dude. Thanks for this reaction. ❤
It just reminds us that when you class people as “Other” and frame them as being unacceptable in the eyes of your personal deity, that just makes it so much easier to commit atrocities against them. We are, as a society, being conditioned to fear and hate anyone who isn’t in our particular social group. We need to be super suspicious of and distance ourselves from anyone that tries to make us think that way.
I discovered this song when covid came to the world ,it was a silent night ,out of nowhere this music video pops out ,I remember being silent and cry my eyes out for minutes ,my body was weak all of the sudden ,I was born in a country where islam is the biggest religion here so are both my parents ,I havent coming out to them yet and never plan to because somehow I will know the result ,and here I am now all by myself out of my own country just for being myself ,it hurts so bad some nights and feel so lonely, I will pray for you all. Kindness is we all need
Loneliness is a hard emotion to cope with. Just remember, even if you feel lonely, you aren't alone. Reach out to people, you might be surprised how many reach back out to you. I wish you a bright future full of happiness, with love.
Hi I'm 66 yrs. Old . I have lived in several different countries. I'm a white female ( why should that matter?), and experienced shock.. racism bigotry, misogynistic people in every country. I've lived in Fl. Al. TN. OK. KY. South there is hatred. Lived in Alaska. Yep it's there too.. Some time you need to just live your life. I hope you are living a great life.
Hozier is one of my favorite artist. He writes music that provokes thought. His lyrics are rarely straightforward, loads of analogies and symbolism. I never saw this song as a condemnation of faith but more as a conversation and as I said to provoke a thought process. You should look more into Hozier's stuff, this is far from his best work even if it is the most well known song. All things end is a good recent song with a great video too. Or Eat your young, great song, I needed a few times to really get that video though.
I'm a queer leftist atheist. My negative feelings towards religion are 100% because of what happens in this video. The other day, someone came up to film me in my house, ding dong ditch me while screaming for me to go outside so that he could essentially assault me. I cannot speak for anyone else, but for me you silence and speechlessness was healing to see. I will always hold people accountable for their actions, but I also believe that for us to get better as a whole, we need to leave room for growth. I appreciate your response and I love you for changing and growing. It's not my place to forgive you for what you've done to others, but I do appreciate this video. Videos like this will help others also walk a better path like you are now. Keep growing. That is what will define you.
Thank you for being a kind soul and a compassionate human. We need more of you!! I can't imagine how hard it is to convert out of Christianity, I do know how hard it is to tell someone in the southeast that I am an atheist. I've been threatened by Christians because of it. How ironic. Great reaction!
Oh, its funny. I don't like to bash ones faith, but when I've opened up about leaving the faith, the amount of harsh words i've experienced from some Christians is wild.
Same. I'm an atheist as well. I know..I'm going to hell. One thing I do know is there are many people that will be surprised that all the hate was for naught..❤
It is heart warming to see such an emotional and genuine reaction. I have so much respect for your ability to self-reflect and change. Your compassion for others makes the world a little bit brighter.
Thank you for reviewing this song and video. This needs to be seen. When any ideology becomes distorted and extreme, hatred and violence is the likely outcome. The hatred and violence that I have witnessed and experienced personally and towards my LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters over the years have opened my eyes to what some humans are capable of. It resulted in my disillusionment, retreat/isolation and hypervigilence. I have to judge whether a person is actually safe or not before I engage with them at any personal level, but fortunately it isn't difficult.
this was such a beautiful and raw reaction that i genuinely felt in my heart. i’ve seen so many of reactions to this stuff and none have touched me soul like this one. i grew up listening toto hozier so getting to watch people experience his music for the first time really is beautiful.
As someone who has never had religion in their lives this hit differently. I have struggled with my sexuality and identity my entire life, so I could feel every emotion in that video.
Sending love your way friend! We are all on a journey of discovering self. I hope you keep moving in that direction of self love and growing. Thank you for sharing.
I've been out of the closet since I was 15. Went to catholic school from k-12. Had to fight to defend myself, and was good at it. People learned not to screw with me. But I have lived similar trials as shown in this video. It makes me cry, every time. Your reaction was touching and genuine, I loved it. Subscribed.
I've heard the song a bazillion times and never saw the video until now. Gives it totally different meaning from my original take on it. Wow! I'm speechless 😢 I have friends from so many different backgrounds, religions, races, nationalities, sexual orientation, etc..... Everyone needs to at the very least TRY to accept differences among us all and just TRY to get along. 💔
I know that I’m a bit late but I cried with you. I was also very religious when I was younger but I thankfully got out of that. Just by watching your raw reaction to the video I can tell you’re an super empathetic person. And I truly wish you the best! Thank you for this video🫶🏻
Healing can be a painful process. Give yourself grace. Look at how far you've come - a lot of people in this world think, for some reason, that religion is required to know empathy. That if someone else or Someone Else isn't telling you what to do, you won't know to do right. Now you're living proof that they're wrong, that kindness IS a human trait. We can lift each other up. With love, An Elder Queer
This hurts my heart. I’ve listened to this song so many many times before and never watched the video until I watched it with you. I watched you feel exactly how I was feeling. It’s so crazy. He can connect many people in songs. Like what was said if you think two men kissing is more disturbing to you than what they were doing to him. You are the problem. 😢
This is also my first time watching this video and as a member of the lgbtqia+ community i really appreciate your empathy towards how some of us are treated. As much as it hurts to remember , i can recall being beat down in a stall at school because i had a non-binary pin on. I dont wish that on anyone. Some people are just hateful and stuck in their ways. You not being able to say anything and just reflecting on yourself and how you were raised is just great to see because not a lot of people can actually do that. I'm also going through struggles of distancing myself from the church and the toxicity inside if it, even though i havent been to church in 4 years. Its like it follows me around everywhere i go.
Your silence really just shows the power of the song and your respect for it and its message. I think it might be cool for you to watch a live performance of this at one of his shows because it is sort of the opposite. You get to hear a roaring crowd singing along and Hozier almost always hangs a pride flag from his mic stand during the song in that spirit of full acceptance and support of all love. I've got a few on my channel from some of his shows in the past year and a half. There's just something healing to me about the atmosphere of being surrounded by love that fills the live performances
You randomly popped up on my YT home page today. I loved your silent processing of what you heard and saw. I scrolled the comments to see if anyone recommended a live version of this song. Search "Hozier - Take Me To Church (Pop-Up Show in NYC Subway)". His voice is phenomenal. All the best in your continuing journey!
Your silence said everything. You're a good man. Hozier gets his point across about important social issues like with this song and so many others. I would love to see you react to Cherry Wine and Swan Upon Leda.
There is no greater innocence then our gentle sin. I think sums up the whole song. Just that nothing is more sweet and pure then love yet some people see some peoples love as inherently wrong.... heart breaking honestly
I understand the change you’ve gone through with leaving Christianity. I left an entire life of Mormonism a few years ago. It was the best thing I’ve ever done, but it was also hard. Can’t wait to see your reaction here-this song is one of my favs. Especially with what I’ve experienced. Sending you love, friend.
never saw the video of this music despite hearing it back when it came out on the radio, but as a very accepting person, this video makes my heart hurt and perfectly shows the sad thing about humanity; that people will be willing to harm others simply because of how they were made and how their brain was wired.
I just saw your video and this is the first time i see the real honest reaction. People nowdays almost think that they can judge someone more than God. Just let people live their life without disturbing them. As long as they don’t do something bad to you then just let them live. 😢
I genuinely loved this song, but have never seen the music video. And it was horrifying!! Almost distracting from the song, but also framing it to give it more power.
You need to listen to more of Hozier! His songs are always lyrically and musically beautiful and have a secret meaning. Check out "In the Woods Somewhere."
As a trans woman who grew up in the Catholic Church. (I’m atheist now along with the rest of my immediate family). This song really encapsulates how I felt at times before I even knew I was trans I knew that I wasn’t “normal” and it hurt I remember sitting in confession and just saying “I lied” i didn’t know about what but deep down I knew I was lying to the church, to my parents, to myself. Once I got away from the church I really started to learn about myself though I still felt guilt. I would realize I was trans and it has been simultaneously the most liberating and terrifying thing. I’ve experienced I’ll just leave it at bad things due to being trans including some from people I once considered friends. My life has been fear though I can only remember a tiny amount of it due to unknown traumas. (I’m eighteen). I just wanted to say thank you and I’m proud of you, it’s not an easy journey I’m sure but it gives me hope. And hope is the greatest weapon of the oppressed something that despite my hardships I’ve held onto if we have hope in the future, hope in others, and hope in ourselves (though I haven’t gotten that last one yet) we have a chance. I know you will probably never see this jumble of thoughts but I just wanted to say I’m proud of you, and thanks.
As a queer person, this song is so heavy and inspiring. I come from a strict religious background and I'm not accepted anymore because of their beliefs. I parted from the church a long time ago.
In hindsight we all have done, said or thouhgt things we now regret. The challenge in live is just to gracefully accept who you are, with all your faults and flaws. So you can gracefully accept other human beings, including all their faults and flaws.
I should not have watched this song just before going to meet my boss. Because she kept asking me if I was okay.. No no i'm not. I knew the song but I never saw the video. How can we be so cruel to reach other.. Just because we don't understand. I could say a lot. But my simple words.. Not explain it. Extra love extra peace everybody❤♥️ and ✌️✌️
I can relate to you. I went to a church for decades. But the older I got the more I realized they were not following the truths in the Bible but instead their sole purpose was to make money and control and use us. I made the choice to leave and it was the best decision I ever made. I regret all the years lost slaving for them. You don't have to belong to a church to believe in God and study the bible and even though I still believe in God and read the bible I would never tell anyone else what to do or believe. That is our own journey ❤️
It's such a great tune , it never gets old. I believed he was actually talking about worshiping a woman, that's how I interpreted it at the time. I since read it was born out of his frustration of being raised in this religion and being dominated by it etc. But that's the great thing about music. We can all Interpret it in our own ways and relate it to what we are going through 🖤
Hozier has always put out some really hard hitting songs tackling homophobia, racism, domestic violence etc.... he has a really amazing way with lyrics and word play. Watching this, watching you react to this was very interesting given your history. Another one to look at by him is Cherry Wine.
I'm a Christian and always will be, but I will never Be involved in organized. Religion say they are the worst sinners. I figured that out as a child. When are pastor who wanted women to wear? No make up and only dresses ran off with his secretary for a week of. Love, he comes back. Gets forgiven, she gets divorced from her husband.
Hozier had a quaker upbringing in a very catholic country. He is genuinely just a good guy. So much evil in the world done in the 'name' of religon. Love and respect should be our aim for ourselves and others. Xx
I remember the first times I heard this song as well as Work Song, literally had to just stop and listen. It's always amazing when a dong has that effect on you.
I am from Catholic Ireland and was raised in a time when there was no separation between church and state, I truly believe in a higher power, God and Jesus, but I do NOT believe in organised religion and that is my own journey. I believe every human on this planet has their own path and journey, which is highly personal to them and is nobody else's business, so go forward on your own path and take the life lessons that come with it by growing and learning with your own eyes and experiences. Good luck and take care of yourself.
To be honest. I´m christian too but what the church and people made out of it is not in the right direction of what little I know from the bible. I wasnt raised to be a christian that goes to church and read the bible every day but to be a nice human beeing. I can`t imagine, if god made us all and gave us our free will and all, why would he be ubset with us if we have other thinking. I think we should apreciate being here and enjoy our time here. Everyone should be able to enjoy it. And if in the end god really said that we lived our life wrong then it has to be him to say it to us and not other humans. Jesus was kind to everybody and helped where help was needed, we should do the same.
Appreciate your input friend. I truly hate religion and how its a corrupting force in this world. I dont hate the people. But yes, religion has too much power and blinds.
I was baptized at 6 years old…I lived the life of a faithful christian for most of my life. Only in the last 10 or so years I started to question organized religion. Why don’t all religions follow basic human decency. God created us all and holds us to all to the same standard. There shouldn’t be different rules depending upon where you were born. We are all shades of tan. Humans have perverted the and twisted the word of God to fit the desires of the populace. We are human so we are not god like. We can only aspire to be. I’m humbled daily and realize that I am not alone nor perfect and never will be. To be Godlike is an achievement, to be fought for daily. Only when you go to sleep at night and you can say honestly that you made a difference today in someone’s that you are actively doing God’s work.
I really appreciate your input and thoughts. Thank you so much for sharing. I personally have no desire to be like god, nor do I think I need a god to be a kind or caring human. I don't want to wake up to please a god and his purpose. I spent my whole life trying to please and be like him, when I was neglecting myself and had no idea who I was. Again, I know this is a touchy subject and mean no disrespect. I can only speak from my own history. But anything that has me bowing down to a deity of any religion can piss off. Now if someone has the desire, so be it and I will cheer them on. All religion and the pursuit of god got me was pain and depression. With that being said, I really do appreciate you sharing and respect you so much for your life and wish you all the best friend, truly.
I’m a gay man. I love how sympathetic you are to people like me. You are a good man. I can see the huge amount of emotion and overall good energy you have. Religion has no place in my life anymore. It hasn’t for years. Through the recent years I became more and more convinced that religion has no value to humanity. But it’s just my opinion. Your words are true. Be kind. Kindness goes a long way towards healing people.
1/2025.. You don't have any idea how good it felt to see a young adult understand, this is our world. Just be kind, so simple so easy. Thank you for your channel.. I'm subscrio
Love is love and no matter what, if you're straight or gay,. I am a 56 year old straight male and if I had gay son or daughter my love would be the same if they were straight. As atheists my religion is human kindness ❤️🏳️🌈
I simultaneously cry and want to scream at the top of my lungs. I will never understand this type of ignorance and cruelty and I will not tolerate this bs no matter what. 😢😢😢
I no longer believe in organized religion. I believe in kindness .Kindness is my religion. ❤ Love. Sprinkle that stuff everywhere . I subbed because you and I are on the same path Never be afraid to show emotions..It is after all what makes us human.
Every time I have to cry. My brother is gay We are all proud of him. But the video is the reality in Russia and so so many other countries. I remember when I heard Jimmy Somerville : smalltown boy again after a couple of years I realised what the lyrics were about. a young man having to leave his hometown because he’s bullied for being gay. I wish one day there’s a word where it doesn’t matter what sexuality or what skin colour you have.
Hi Tommy, your naked reactions makes me feel that there is hope in the world. That there is good in people. I too have struggled with my faith. I've had periods when I believed, just like you did, and I've had periods when I've doubted. Eventually I decided to let go of both belief and doubt in whether there is a divine power or not, and instead focused on how people treat each other. This opened the door to a whole new world for me where I realized that you shouldn't believe in something just because yo were told by someone to do so, but to believe that we are all extraordinary people that can do so much good if we just treat each other well. As a gay man this video hit me hard, but I also know that for those few that hate, there are so many more that love, and I feel that you are one of the latter. Never apologize for being that kind of person. Ever. As I commented to you when I watched your reaction to Helen Sjöholm singing Du måste finna: Thank you.
The video is tough, but shows only one signification of Hozier's words, according to him in interviews; that's also a song about love and I feel a lot of love in those lyrics. i think going more depth is having of course personnal interpretation or reading of it. The video, the music and the lyrics are moving, and put us in question in a very intimate area. Of course you're speechless, following what you've already entrusted us, at the discretion of your different reactions. We're here to share with you, therefore we can listen, and we can understand, words or silence. I'm grateful for living in a country where having no religion is main stream, more than one in two people have none. I know my country is not perfect, and I sometimes recriminate a lot about a lot of things I find wrong, and we are very far from harmony here, but that's one of the rare country in the world where I can live in peace without believing. That gives a different look on things too.
And by the way, I'm listening to an very oldie from Depeche Mode, and the chorus reminds me of this reaction "I don't want to start Any blasphemous rumors But I think that God's Got a sick sense of humor And when I die I expect to find Him laughing"
I found this song when i was probably 12 and figuring out i was queer after being raised in the south with heavy rekigious family my whole life. Being trans is weird here. Obviously, people use religion as an excuse to be shitty to me, but the bible says nothing abiut it, so as much i do not love being trans for obvious reasons, its not something im ashamed of in a religoius way. Im not religious now, but lately its been getting at me not positively, just fear because im gay, and the bible does talk abiut that. And that is terrifying. I still cry every time i listen to this song, even more so now understanding it personally
I mean even now I don't think I've ever been more scared of the fact I'm gay and it just hit so suddenly. Hell I was a satanist and Luciferian and for some reason the fact I'm gay scares me more than that.
Sometimes words are not enough. Your speechlessness speaks volumes.
Much love friend.
I think any other reaction would have been disingenuous. If there are coincidences this is one... I'm not sure there are coincidences. On and off trying to listen to music and news and all sorts of things and kept being distracted disrupted and back on going down a rabbit hole I was actually stop by singing this song which had a profound effect on the a long time ago. Did you hear what you said about your journey. I am still kind of overwhelmed right now because I've been on a journey feeling all alone. I have been on my own journey through many different churches and finally trying to step out and look from the outside and take a deeper look at what's real and what's not real. Not really sure what to say and I'm chattering away that I will be back and I will go back and hear more of what you have to say and what your journey is. The exactly what you said no matter what someone thinks or does that you don't agree with does not mean that you should not be kind that you cannot listen and try to understand. I spent many years basically being told to burn books and albums... I never did but it instilled in need a deep questioning. Is there something that I can't hear about or see about and understand that would be so impactful on my life and eternity there's something wrong with that kind of thought. You should be able to do anything and understand for ourselves. And no matter what be kind. I look forward to getting to know you better.
My thoughts exactly
@@donnakurtz9293 I appreciate you being here friend! I've had to really dig into my soul and allow myself to question everything. We are told not to question and thats just bull shit. People in power, gods, whatever never want you to question.
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A god that loves us would never create us "wrong". Love can never be a crime.
No gods, No masters
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody It's not about having a "master". It's about having someone who always loves you unconditionally, regardless of origin or sexuality. The actions of radicalized Christians do not reflect the message of Jesus' universal love. If we don't want such things to happen in the world, then we should all follow Jesus' first commandment: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” God is love and love is truth. People who do such a bad thing and attack someone because of their sexuality are not true Christians, but hypocrites who have not understood the goal of love in their own religion.
My mom, who believes in God but is against the institute said when this song came out how not Christian the Christianity is and this song so brutally represents that. As someone who would have burned at the witch trials this song has strong message of how in faith (Church) we grow up in shame and learn to shame others instead of love and acceptance. There is a lot to go in with the lyrics and the video itself. Hozier himself said "If you feel offended or disgusted by the image of two people kissing, if that's what it is, but you're more disgusted by that than the actual violence...I think you should take a look at your values, maybe."
Waking up from our sleepwalking lives is never without discomfort. Ultimately, only kindness matters.
This video came up in my recommendations today. Much like you, I was once deeply immersed in the evangelical church. I was a Sunday School teacher and Youth Leader. A couple of the teens starting inviting some kids to our mid-week program, which we encouraged them to do. There were a couple kids from very broken, rough homes who started coming every week. They were not "churchy" and didn't always behave, but they listened when I talked to them and modified their behavior when I asked them to. They weren't bad kids, they were broken kids looking for someone to love them. The pastors and elders asked me to reject them because their behavior put their own kids at risk. I suggested that they should talk to their own kids about being a light in these poor kids lives and said that if their faith was so weak to be compromised by a couple rambunctious kids on a Wednesday evening, they needed to work with their kids to fix that. I was removed from leadership and I removed myself from that church. I have always wondered how those kids grew up after seeking help and being rejected by the church. I am now a happy agnostic.
Oh that reminds me of a time when I left the church I grew up in to go to a new church. The new church was where my old youth pastor went, so I was happy to rejoin him. When I got there, he basically avoided me. I didn't understand why. I found out that the big pastors of the church knew that him and I were really close, and they told him to not have anything to do with me. I was a guitar player, and another pastor wanted me to come under his wing for His ministry. So instead of my youth pastor friend doing the right thing and saying, "FucK off I'm not doing that." He listened to the church pastors and ignored me. This man was like a father to me after my dad died when I was 14. It was such a heavy rejection.
But you know, when I decided to walk on a different path and not the christian one, I made sure it wasn't because of man. Yes I've been hurt by christians, but I understand they are human and flawed. I left the faith because I think the god of the bible is a terrible and awful deity. I think he is pure evil. And if hes real, he can leave me the hell alone.
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody | feel exactly the same way. I just couldn't be an agent of an institution that hurts people it is supposed to love. We can do good in this world without being saddled to a church.
I am a queer, transgender man. I used to be a very devote Christian as well, and while I'm much younger than yourself, i understand the sheer amout of work it takes to deconstruct what you've been living and learned especially from something like the church. If no one else has told you this recently, or in general, I'm so proud of you for how far you've come on this journey 💜💜💜
You are incredible! I'm grateful for you opening up and sharing. Yea, its been a wild journey of understanding myself and allowing myself to be me, based on what I want to be.
I'm with you....every time I listen to it....its just breaks my heart....intense video! intense voice! intense message!
That hurt. And, I am very glad I saw it. How can we do that to our fellow human beings?
Its a wild world we live in.
I remember this came out around the time that there was a surge of anti-LGBTQ+ inquisitions, for a lack of a better term, in Russia (especially in the Chechen Republic), where groups would hunt down people on social media, raid their homes with weapons and video cameras, and film the beatings and post-torture confessions. Not even necessarily police, or government agents, just...people wielding their hatred so horribly. The song does largely align with the video in spirit (though there are certainly other viable interpretations), but they both made their own respective marks in pop culture at the time and cast a light on something important, in a way that was hard to stomach for a lot of people. I'm glad that long after its release, it's still earning fresh eyes like yours, especially in times like these recently with the surges in anti-LGBTQ+ hatred.
Hozier's music is often quite political, but also rooted in empathy and with a finger on the pulse of the struggles people endure in their lives. It often doesn't cost anything to be kind, and even when it does, it's still worth it to bring a positive, loving energy into the world. We don't have to understand everything, we don't have to have an answer for every mystery we encounter in the world. The world is a less interesting place when only sameness is celebrated.
Beautifully said❤
your silence.......
says everything.
I am with you on this, I spent most of my life at church. Am 57 years old now and walked away from the church in 2006 and never looked back.
What right do we have to judge whom others love.
I did a song analysis essay for my Adavanced english class in 10th grade. Hozier is my favourite artist, and my teacher had told me "Maybe you should pick a different song, a lot of kids do Take Me To Church. It's overdone, but it is a good one." I didn't listen and chose it anyway. I already knew some of the deeper meaning, but I had never seen the music video, and in order to stand apart I drew a lot of my conclusions for the imagery present in the MV. I can't tell you how many times over the 3 week period I worked on the 2k word essay that I cried. I don't cry over music ever, I lack a lot of empathy, and it messes with how I perceive emotion. But for WEEKS I spent digging deeper into the music video and the lyrics. Each aspect bringing a new meaning and adding to the narrative that the song brings for me, although music is individual for each person. My teacher came to me after they had been marked and handed back; she sat down and said that what I had written had made her cry, and she could see the emotion behind my analysis. She said nobody had used the music video and it's imagery for their analysis before and that shocked me. The music video adds so much, and its so heartbreaking to know that it's a commentary on homophobia based killings in Russia. Knowing that this song came out 10 years ago and even then, in the recent past, that a country and global power was trying to commit what can only be chalked up to as genocide is disgusting. Your reaction is so genuine, and although wordless, your face portrays so much. I love this video.
WOW! I'm so glad you stuck to listened to your heart and did what you felt was right! I'm happy that you offered a different perspective that helped that teacher. Thats the beauty of music, and how alot of us who write music. The message comes from pain. Appreciate you being here and taking time to share! It means alot!
This one is so powerful. I remember hearing it for the first time and not being able to articulate anything for a good while.
Ya, I avoided it for years because of my faith...it hits on a whole new level now
I’m speechless too …… your a good kind man
much love friend.
I've heard this song probably 100 times but never really dug into the meaning. This is my first time seeing the video as well. What a powerful message, just leaves me stunned. Tommy, you're a good Dude. Thanks for this reaction. ❤
You're pretty amazing your self dude.
It just reminds us that when you class people as “Other” and frame them as being unacceptable in the eyes of your personal deity, that just makes it so much easier to commit atrocities against them. We are, as a society, being conditioned to fear and hate anyone who isn’t in our particular social group. We need to be super suspicious of and distance ourselves from anyone that tries to make us think that way.
Yo! I just saw this reaction...it was beautiful to watch....I appreciate your vulnerability.
appreciate you friend
I discovered this song when covid came to the world ,it was a silent night ,out of nowhere this music video pops out ,I remember being silent and cry my eyes out for minutes ,my body was weak all of the sudden ,I was born in a country where islam is the biggest religion here so are both my parents ,I havent coming out to them yet and never plan to because somehow I will know the result ,and here I am now all by myself out of my own country just for being myself ,it hurts so bad some nights and feel so lonely, I will pray for you all. Kindness is we all need
Loneliness is a hard emotion to cope with. Just remember, even if you feel lonely, you aren't alone. Reach out to people, you might be surprised how many reach back out to you. I wish you a bright future full of happiness, with love.
@@jwfl84 thank you so much for the insight ,I might try that. I really really appreciate it ,it means alot. God bless for a beautiful soul like you..
Hi I'm 66 yrs. Old . I have lived in several different countries. I'm a white female ( why should that matter?), and experienced shock.. racism bigotry, misogynistic people in every country. I've lived in Fl. Al. TN. OK. KY. South there is hatred. Lived in Alaska. Yep it's there too.. Some time you need to just live your life. I hope you are living a great life.
@colleenalves8332 Im trying ,Thank you. I really appreciate it..
Hozier is one of my favorite artist. He writes music that provokes thought. His lyrics are rarely straightforward, loads of analogies and symbolism. I never saw this song as a condemnation of faith but more as a conversation and as I said to provoke a thought process. You should look more into Hozier's stuff, this is far from his best work even if it is the most well known song. All things end is a good recent song with a great video too. Or Eat your young, great song, I needed a few times to really get that video though.
Yea I plan to dive into more.
I'm a queer leftist atheist. My negative feelings towards religion are 100% because of what happens in this video. The other day, someone came up to film me in my house, ding dong ditch me while screaming for me to go outside so that he could essentially assault me.
I cannot speak for anyone else, but for me you silence and speechlessness was healing to see. I will always hold people accountable for their actions, but I also believe that for us to get better as a whole, we need to leave room for growth. I appreciate your response and I love you for changing and growing. It's not my place to forgive you for what you've done to others, but I do appreciate this video. Videos like this will help others also walk a better path like you are now. Keep growing. That is what will define you.
Hozier is pronounced like when something is cozy, but more than another cozy thing.
And it fits his voice...it's cozy like a warm, fuzzy old blanket.
Thank you for being a kind soul and a compassionate human. We need more of you!! I can't imagine how hard it is to convert out of Christianity, I do know how hard it is to tell someone in the southeast that I am an atheist. I've been threatened by Christians because of it. How ironic. Great reaction!
Oh, its funny. I don't like to bash ones faith, but when I've opened up about leaving the faith, the amount of harsh words i've experienced from some Christians is wild.
Same. I'm an atheist as well. I know..I'm going to hell. One thing I do know is there are many people that will be surprised that all the hate was for naught..❤
What a heartfelt reaction. Definitely check out Hozier's 'Nina Cried Power'.
Lots of Love from the UK 💜 - x-
Apprecoate you and your kind words
It is heart warming to see such an emotional and genuine reaction. I have so much respect for your ability to self-reflect and change. Your compassion for others makes the world a little bit brighter.
Just got home from work.
Found this video.
Had to subscribe.
Thank you for being a good human.❤
Thats means so much to croas paths with you
The silence speaks volumes. If this song doesn't disturb you then you must be dead inside. It is deeply emotional.
Thank you for reviewing this song and video. This needs to be seen. When any ideology becomes distorted and extreme, hatred and violence is the likely outcome. The hatred and violence that I have witnessed and experienced personally and towards my LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters over the years have opened my eyes to what some humans are capable of. It resulted in my disillusionment, retreat/isolation and hypervigilence. I have to judge whether a person is actually safe or not before I engage with them at any personal level, but fortunately it isn't difficult.
Dude its a wild life we live in. We hurt what we dont understand. Its rough.
Faith deconstruction is very difficult. It's a great song as well... Hugs❤
Love ya!
I’ve only just discovered Hozier I’ve heard him but not really listened….. But I’m listening now big time!
this was such a beautiful and raw reaction that i genuinely felt in my heart. i’ve seen so many of reactions to this stuff and none have touched me soul like this one. i grew up listening toto hozier so getting to watch people experience his music for the first time really is beautiful.
As someone who has never had religion in their lives this hit differently. I have struggled with my sexuality and identity my entire life, so I could feel every emotion in that video.
Sending love your way friend! We are all on a journey of discovering self. I hope you keep moving in that direction of self love and growing. Thank you for sharing.
I've been out of the closet since I was 15. Went to catholic school from k-12. Had to fight to defend myself, and was good at it. People learned not to screw with me. But I have lived similar trials as shown in this video. It makes me cry, every time. Your reaction was touching and genuine, I loved it. Subscribed.
Thank you so much for sharing part of your story friend! Also thank you for evening taking time to be here. It means so much.
I've heard the song a bazillion times and never saw the video until now. Gives it totally different meaning from my original take on it. Wow! I'm speechless 😢
I have friends from so many different backgrounds, religions, races, nationalities, sexual orientation, etc..... Everyone needs to at the very least TRY to accept differences among us all and just TRY to get along. 💔
You seem like such a wonderful person. I'm happy I found your videos.
You are really kind, thank you.
Your silence tells all. You are truly heartfelt. ❤️
appreciate you.
Ur reaction to this was amazing.
Much love friend! Really grateful that you stopped by.
This song always make me cry
I know that I’m a bit late but I cried with you. I was also very religious when I was younger but I thankfully got out of that. Just by watching your raw reaction to the video I can tell you’re an super empathetic person. And I truly wish you the best! Thank you for this video🫶🏻
Appreciate you opening up and sharing friend! Much love.
Subscribed just from this reaction. It's been a week.
@@karinarubiera4750 It really has! Also thank you so much for the support!
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody content creators like you deserve it. Keep on, keepin' on.
Healing can be a painful process. Give yourself grace. Look at how far you've come - a lot of people in this world think, for some reason, that religion is required to know empathy. That if someone else or Someone Else isn't telling you what to do, you won't know to do right. Now you're living proof that they're wrong, that kindness IS a human trait. We can lift each other up.
With love,
An Elder Queer
Appreciate your kindness so much!
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Kindness begets kindness, that's the way
you are such a kind and genuine person thank you for making this video
That's really kind of you! Thanks so much for being here!
This hurts my heart. I’ve listened to this song so many many times before and never watched the video until I watched it with you. I watched you feel exactly how I was feeling. It’s so crazy. He can connect many people in songs. Like what was said if you think two men kissing is more disturbing to you than what they were doing to him. You are the problem. 😢
This is also my first time watching this video and as a member of the lgbtqia+ community i really appreciate your empathy towards how some of us are treated. As much as it hurts to remember , i can recall being beat down in a stall at school because i had a non-binary pin on. I dont wish that on anyone. Some people are just hateful and stuck in their ways. You not being able to say anything and just reflecting on yourself and how you were raised is just great to see because not a lot of people can actually do that. I'm also going through struggles of distancing myself from the church and the toxicity inside if it, even though i havent been to church in 4 years. Its like it follows me around everywhere i go.
I know you will make your way through and be the best for it. People hate, and we as people who love need to shine brighter.
Your silence really just shows the power of the song and your respect for it and its message. I think it might be cool for you to watch a live performance of this at one of his shows because it is sort of the opposite. You get to hear a roaring crowd singing along and Hozier almost always hangs a pride flag from his mic stand during the song in that spirit of full acceptance and support of all love. I've got a few on my channel from some of his shows in the past year and a half. There's just something healing to me about the atmosphere of being surrounded by love that fills the live performances
Thank you, your silence são everything
Music is emotions…right on brother! Subscribed…bc of the way I can tell you love ppl.
Always love ya honesty geeezzzaaa!
Much love from England 🏴
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I appreciate that friend!
You randomly popped up on my YT home page today. I loved your silent processing of what you heard and saw. I scrolled the comments to see if anyone recommended a live version of this song. Search "Hozier - Take Me To Church (Pop-Up Show in NYC Subway)". His voice is phenomenal. All the best in your continuing journey!
This is such a great reaction video. Thank you for getting and sharing the message. ❤❤❤
Your silence said everything. You're a good man. Hozier gets his point across about important social issues like with this song and so many others. I would love to see you react to Cherry Wine and Swan Upon Leda.
I plan on diving into more. This was so potent!
There is no greater innocence then our gentle sin. I think sums up the whole song. Just that nothing is more sweet and pure then love yet some people see some peoples love as inherently wrong.... heart breaking honestly
That is the issue with religion and the pushing off of beliefs. Let people love people.
I understand the change you’ve gone through with leaving Christianity. I left an entire life of Mormonism a few years ago. It was the best thing I’ve ever done, but it was also hard. Can’t wait to see your reaction here-this song is one of my favs. Especially with what I’ve experienced. Sending you love, friend.
@@Fortniteside-r4f Much love friend!
We are feeling the same way. No words. The silence is DEAFENING!
Recovering Southern Baptist, here. Rock on brother. 🤘✌️
We got this brother!
never saw the video of this music despite hearing it back when it came out on the radio, but as a very accepting person, this video makes my heart hurt and perfectly shows the sad thing about humanity; that people will be willing to harm others simply because of how they were made and how their brain was wired.
Song starts at 3:35 he has some great words at the beginning btw
I totally get what you mean thanks for reacting.
My pleasure!!
I just saw your video and this is the first time i see the real honest reaction. People nowdays almost think that they can judge someone more than God. Just let people live their life without disturbing them. As long as they don’t do something bad to you then just let them live. 😢
Thank you for sharing your vulnerability with us.
much love my friend! thanks so much for spending some time here
Probably the best Reaction of this Song. Thanks for that...the Rest is said
I genuinely loved this song, but have never seen the music video. And it was horrifying!! Almost distracting from the song, but also framing it to give it more power.
I appreciate you!
You are really kind!
Hose-e-air!! ❤
You are a good human been, ok thank you to understend everething , ❤
You need to listen to more of Hozier! His songs are always lyrically and musically beautiful and have a secret meaning. Check out "In the Woods Somewhere."
Oh that sounds amazing! I will!
As a trans woman who grew up in the Catholic Church. (I’m atheist now along with the rest of my immediate family). This song really encapsulates how I felt at times before I even knew I was trans I knew that I wasn’t “normal” and it hurt I remember sitting in confession and just saying “I lied” i didn’t know about what but deep down I knew I was lying to the church, to my parents, to myself. Once I got away from the church I really started to learn about myself though I still felt guilt. I would realize I was trans and it has been simultaneously the most liberating and terrifying thing. I’ve experienced I’ll just leave it at bad things due to being trans including some from people I once considered friends. My life has been fear though I can only remember a tiny amount of it due to unknown traumas. (I’m eighteen). I just wanted to say thank you and I’m proud of you, it’s not an easy journey I’m sure but it gives me hope. And hope is the greatest weapon of the oppressed something that despite my hardships I’ve held onto if we have hope in the future, hope in others, and hope in ourselves (though I haven’t gotten that last one yet) we have a chance. I know you will probably never see this jumble of thoughts but I just wanted to say I’m proud of you, and thanks.
As a queer person, this song is so heavy and inspiring. I come from a strict religious background and I'm not accepted anymore because of their beliefs. I parted from the church a long time ago.
@@amosx7054 Im so glad you found your way!
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In hindsight we all have done, said or thouhgt things we now regret. The challenge in live is just to gracefully accept who you are, with all your faults and flaws. So you can gracefully accept other human beings, including all their faults and flaws.
I should not have watched this song just before going to meet my boss. Because she kept asking me if I was okay.. No no i'm not. I knew the song but I never saw the video. How can we be so cruel to reach other.. Just because we don't understand. I could say a lot.
But my simple words.. Not explain it. Extra love extra peace everybody❤♥️ and ✌️✌️
I get it dude! Much love friend!
Cheers for personnal growth!!!🧡
You know it!
I had the same reaction when i saw this video.
I can relate to you. I went to a church for decades. But the older I got the more I realized they were not following the truths in the Bible but instead their sole purpose was to make money and control and use us. I made the choice to leave and it was the best decision I ever made. I regret all the years lost slaving for them. You don't have to belong to a church to believe in God and study the bible and even though I still believe in God and read the bible I would never tell anyone else what to do or believe. That is our own journey ❤️
Religious or not this song made everyone think… and that’s amazing I love people have faith but that’s your life you have nothing in anyone else’s ❤️
Sometimes, silence is all I need.
appreciate you friend!
Would be curious to see you review REN and Story of Screech and Jenny and Violets Tale in that order.
Powerful powerful stuff
@@ryanraze I actually have
It's such a great tune , it never gets old. I believed he was actually talking about worshiping a woman, that's how I interpreted it at the time. I since read it was born out of his frustration of being raised in this religion and being dominated by it etc. But that's the great thing about music. We can all Interpret it in our own ways and relate it to what we are going through 🖤
Hozier has always put out some really hard hitting songs tackling homophobia, racism, domestic violence etc.... he has a really amazing way with lyrics and word play. Watching this, watching you react to this was very interesting given your history. Another one to look at by him is Cherry Wine.
I gotta dive into more.
We understand your pause there. The video and song hit hard.
appreciate you so much!
I am a gay man, and your reaction just made me burst out in tears. Thank you. I hope you are doing well.
Much love my friend! Its been such a wild journey of life. I'm glad you are here.
I'm a Christian and always will be, but I will never Be involved in organized. Religion say they are the worst sinners.
I figured that out as a child. When are pastor who wanted women to wear? No make up and only dresses ran off with his secretary for a week of. Love, he comes back. Gets forgiven, she gets divorced from her husband.
Hozier had a quaker upbringing in a very catholic country. He is genuinely just a good guy. So much evil in the world done in the 'name' of religon. Love and respect should be our aim for ourselves and others. Xx
I remember the first times I heard this song as well as Work Song, literally had to just stop and listen. It's always amazing when a dong has that effect on you.
I am from Catholic Ireland and was raised in a time when there was no separation between church and state, I truly believe in a higher power, God and Jesus, but I do NOT believe in organised religion and that is my own journey. I believe every human on this planet has their own path and journey, which is highly personal to them and is nobody else's business, so go forward on your own path and take the life lessons that come with it by growing and learning with your own eyes and experiences. Good luck and take care of yourself.
To be honest. I´m christian too but what the church and people made out of it is not in the right direction of what little I know from the bible. I wasnt raised to be a christian that goes to church and read the bible every day but to be a nice human beeing. I can`t imagine, if god made us all and gave us our free will and all, why would he be ubset with us if we have other thinking. I think we should apreciate being here and enjoy our time here. Everyone should be able to enjoy it. And if in the end god really said that we lived our life wrong then it has to be him to say it to us and not other humans. Jesus was kind to everybody and helped where help was needed, we should do the same.
Appreciate your input friend. I truly hate religion and how its a corrupting force in this world. I dont hate the people. But yes, religion has too much power and blinds.
I was baptized at 6 years old…I lived the life of a faithful christian for most of my life. Only in the last 10 or so years I started to question organized religion. Why don’t all religions follow basic human decency. God created us all and holds us to all to the same standard. There shouldn’t be different rules depending upon where you were born. We are all shades of tan. Humans have perverted the and twisted the word of God to fit the desires of the populace. We are human so we are not god like. We can only aspire to be. I’m humbled daily and realize that I am not alone nor perfect and never will be. To be Godlike is an achievement, to be fought for daily. Only when you go to sleep at night and you can say honestly that you made a difference today in someone’s that you are actively doing God’s work.
I really appreciate your input and thoughts. Thank you so much for sharing. I personally have no desire to be like god, nor do I think I need a god to be a kind or caring human. I don't want to wake up to please a god and his purpose. I spent my whole life trying to please and be like him, when I was neglecting myself and had no idea who I was. Again, I know this is a touchy subject and mean no disrespect. I can only speak from my own history. But anything that has me bowing down to a deity of any religion can piss off. Now if someone has the desire, so be it and I will cheer them on. All religion and the pursuit of god got me was pain and depression. With that being said, I really do appreciate you sharing and respect you so much for your life and wish you all the best friend, truly.
I’m a gay man. I love how sympathetic you are to people like me. You are a good man. I can see the huge amount of emotion and overall good energy you have. Religion has no place in my life anymore. It hasn’t for years. Through the recent years I became more and more convinced that religion has no value to humanity. But it’s just my opinion. Your words are true. Be kind. Kindness goes a long way towards healing people.
Much love friend. Some who has a personal faith is beautiful. Religion is a scheme that tries to control people. I agree with you 100 percent.
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There's no place for belief where truth is concerned
God will judge us on how we treat each other. It’s that simple
1/2025.. You don't have any idea how good it felt to see a young adult understand, this is our world. Just be kind, so simple so easy. Thank you for your channel.. I'm subscrio
@@colleenalves8332 appreciate you sooooo much
Well done for getting your own mind and rejecting the bigotry of religion
Love is love and no matter what, if you're straight or gay,. I am a 56 year old straight male and if I had gay son or daughter my love would be the same if they were straight. As atheists my religion is human kindness ❤️🏳️🌈
I simultaneously cry and want to scream at the top of my lungs. I will never understand this type of ignorance and cruelty and I will not tolerate this bs no matter what. 😢😢😢
I no longer believe in organized religion. I believe in kindness
.Kindness is my religion. ❤
Love. Sprinkle that stuff everywhere . I subbed because you and I are on the same path Never be afraid to show emotions..It is after all what makes us human.
Every time I have to cry. My brother is gay We are all proud of him. But the video is the reality in Russia and so so many other countries. I remember when I heard Jimmy Somerville : smalltown boy again after a couple of years I realised what the lyrics were about. a young man having to leave his hometown because he’s bullied for being gay. I wish one day there’s a word where it doesn’t matter what sexuality or what skin colour you have.
Thank you so much for sharing and opening up. Sending you love friend
Live and let live and respect and love your neighbors.
Hi Tommy, your naked reactions makes me feel that there is hope in the world. That there is good in people. I too have struggled with my faith. I've had periods when I believed, just like you did, and I've had periods when I've doubted. Eventually I decided to let go of both belief and doubt in whether there is a divine power or not, and instead focused on how people treat each other. This opened the door to a whole new world for me where I realized that you shouldn't believe in something just because yo were told by someone to do so, but to believe that we are all extraordinary people that can do so much good if we just treat each other well. As a gay man this video hit me hard, but I also know that for those few that hate, there are so many more that love, and I feel that you are one of the latter. Never apologize for being that kind of person. Ever. As I commented to you when I watched your reaction to Helen Sjöholm singing Du måste finna: Thank you.
React to his track too sweet.....it's awesome 🖤 your reaction was everything by the eay
The video is tough, but shows only one signification of Hozier's words, according to him in interviews; that's also a song about love and I feel a lot of love in those lyrics. i think going more depth is having of course personnal interpretation or reading of it. The video, the music and the lyrics are moving, and put us in question in a very intimate area. Of course you're speechless, following what you've already entrusted us, at the discretion of your different reactions. We're here to share with you, therefore we can listen, and we can understand, words or silence.
I'm grateful for living in a country where having no religion is main stream, more than one in two people have none. I know my country is not perfect, and I sometimes recriminate a lot about a lot of things I find wrong, and we are very far from harmony here, but that's one of the rare country in the world where I can live in peace without believing. That gives a different look on things too.
And by the way, I'm listening to an very oldie from Depeche Mode, and the chorus reminds me of this reaction "I don't want to start
Any blasphemous rumors
But I think that God's
Got a sick sense of humor
And when I die
I expect to find Him laughing"
I found this song when i was probably 12 and figuring out i was queer after being raised in the south with heavy rekigious family my whole life.
Being trans is weird here. Obviously, people use religion as an excuse to be shitty to me, but the bible says nothing abiut it, so as much i do not love being trans for obvious reasons, its not something im ashamed of in a religoius way.
Im not religious now, but lately its been getting at me not positively, just fear because im gay, and the bible does talk abiut that. And that is terrifying.
I still cry every time i listen to this song, even more so now understanding it personally
I mean even now I don't think I've ever been more scared of the fact I'm gay and it just hit so suddenly. Hell I was a satanist and Luciferian and for some reason the fact I'm gay scares me more than that.
Sending you love my friend! Religion is awful.