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"The situation was that I'd spent three days in a couple of different Guatemalan refugee camps in Chiapas, in southern Mexico. All the while we were in one of them we could hear one or more helicopters patrollling the border. The week before we were there and the week after we left, this helicopter strafed the camp--as if these people had not suffered enough with the incredible violence they were fleeing in the mountains of Guatemala." from http://www.counterpunch.org/ferner01272004.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gbleem ( talk • contribs) 01:48, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
I still have a problem with the implication that Gospel of Bondage was in reaction to his music being dropped by Christian music stores. The link provided seemed more to support what I remember of the background for that song, which was that Gospel of Bondage was a reaction to the U.S. religious right, not the CCM music industry. (They are not related.) I never heard Bruce indicate that the song was about being dropped from some Christian music stores, but on many occassions he stated that it was a reaction to the "Moral Majority" and other right-winged Christian movements. He is performing here next week, and I will try to remember to ask him about it.
Unless somebody can come up with a quote that mentions the CCM issue, I recommend that the section be removed, or modified to talk about the perceived contraditions with standard stereotypes. For example, his "I'm a Christian, but not one of those" comments, that he is a gun advocate, collects knives, and is not a pacifist, which doesn't fit the standard "Christian musician". (For example, a recent Christian review assumed that Bruce was a pacifist. [1]) wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 11:57, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
I have removed this section, since questions have been raised about verification. I moved it to my talk page User talk:Wrp103/Cockburn, and I will move in back in if/when I resolve those issues. wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 17:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
The link to humans was removed by User:Betacommand, citing spam and a few other guidelines. However, the humans group is recognized by Bruce and his management, and the Cockburn Project that is still linked to gets much of its information from humans. The group has been thanked within liner notes, and many members have gotten special consideration at concerts, the management office, etc.
I realize that it may look like spam, but IMHO it is notable (as one of the oldest fan group, and at one point the only Internet representation of Bruce.) Unless somebody comes up with a strong argument against the link, I suggest that it stays. Thoughts? wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 16:59, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
User:Rambone has added the category ex-atheists/agnostics to this article and others. I reverted it and left a note on their talk page asking for a basis of that edit. They have since added it again. I don't recall Bruce ever mentioning he was agnostic or atheist. He did have a born-again type experience. I seem to recall him mentioning that he wasn't raised in a religious home, but I don't recall him being agnostic or atheist. Any thoughts? wrp103 (Bill Pringle) (Talk) 18:56, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
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What is the exact problem with my addition of "Controversy" to the Wiki entry for Bruce Cockburn? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cazedessus ( talk • contribs) 22:41, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Big Circumstance release date is 1988. I changed it back on the page once before as well. I saw him perform in Royal Oak, MI within a month of purchasing the record album in November of 1988. I also had a copy from True North Records with a date listed as 1988. Someone keeps changing the date back to 1989. The Budzone guy 23:13, 30 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beadbud5000 ( talk • contribs)
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"Many of his albums from the 1970s refer to Christianity". They do not. Show me one lyric that refers to Christianity. They cannot be found. However, they do 'refer Christian themes". There is persecution and Christ's second coming ("Wondering Where the Lions Are"), prayer ("All the Diamonds") and many other examples. How you word the rest of the sentence, which I restored to a correct form based on the first phrase. Perhaps http://cockburnproject.net/issues/personal/christianity.html can offer guidance. Or https://imagejournal.org/article/a-conversation-with-bruce-cockburn/ or many of the others. But unless you can find a source that states that his songs or albums "refer to Christianity", it's WP:OR and must be changed to something that is correct. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 04:27, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
Does it have to be an album? Today I stumbled on a youtube of Fernanda Cunha (Brazilian, Jazz vocalist) covering Pacing the Cage -- and it wasn't listed here. The youtube is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAZAIycWTPU . Exquisite, even if not deserving of mention. Ansak ( talk) 18:01, 25 September 2022 (UTC)ansak
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"The situation was that I'd spent three days in a couple of different Guatemalan refugee camps in Chiapas, in southern Mexico. All the while we were in one of them we could hear one or more helicopters patrollling the border. The week before we were there and the week after we left, this helicopter strafed the camp--as if these people had not suffered enough with the incredible violence they were fleeing in the mountains of Guatemala." from http://www.counterpunch.org/ferner01272004.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gbleem ( talk • contribs) 01:48, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
I still have a problem with the implication that Gospel of Bondage was in reaction to his music being dropped by Christian music stores. The link provided seemed more to support what I remember of the background for that song, which was that Gospel of Bondage was a reaction to the U.S. religious right, not the CCM music industry. (They are not related.) I never heard Bruce indicate that the song was about being dropped from some Christian music stores, but on many occassions he stated that it was a reaction to the "Moral Majority" and other right-winged Christian movements. He is performing here next week, and I will try to remember to ask him about it.
Unless somebody can come up with a quote that mentions the CCM issue, I recommend that the section be removed, or modified to talk about the perceived contraditions with standard stereotypes. For example, his "I'm a Christian, but not one of those" comments, that he is a gun advocate, collects knives, and is not a pacifist, which doesn't fit the standard "Christian musician". (For example, a recent Christian review assumed that Bruce was a pacifist. [1]) wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 11:57, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
I have removed this section, since questions have been raised about verification. I moved it to my talk page User talk:Wrp103/Cockburn, and I will move in back in if/when I resolve those issues. wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 17:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
The link to humans was removed by User:Betacommand, citing spam and a few other guidelines. However, the humans group is recognized by Bruce and his management, and the Cockburn Project that is still linked to gets much of its information from humans. The group has been thanked within liner notes, and many members have gotten special consideration at concerts, the management office, etc.
I realize that it may look like spam, but IMHO it is notable (as one of the oldest fan group, and at one point the only Internet representation of Bruce.) Unless somebody comes up with a strong argument against the link, I suggest that it stays. Thoughts? wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 16:59, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
User:Rambone has added the category ex-atheists/agnostics to this article and others. I reverted it and left a note on their talk page asking for a basis of that edit. They have since added it again. I don't recall Bruce ever mentioning he was agnostic or atheist. He did have a born-again type experience. I seem to recall him mentioning that he wasn't raised in a religious home, but I don't recall him being agnostic or atheist. Any thoughts? wrp103 (Bill Pringle) (Talk) 18:56, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
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What is the exact problem with my addition of "Controversy" to the Wiki entry for Bruce Cockburn? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cazedessus ( talk • contribs) 22:41, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Big Circumstance release date is 1988. I changed it back on the page once before as well. I saw him perform in Royal Oak, MI within a month of purchasing the record album in November of 1988. I also had a copy from True North Records with a date listed as 1988. Someone keeps changing the date back to 1989. The Budzone guy 23:13, 30 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beadbud5000 ( talk • contribs)
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"Many of his albums from the 1970s refer to Christianity". They do not. Show me one lyric that refers to Christianity. They cannot be found. However, they do 'refer Christian themes". There is persecution and Christ's second coming ("Wondering Where the Lions Are"), prayer ("All the Diamonds") and many other examples. How you word the rest of the sentence, which I restored to a correct form based on the first phrase. Perhaps http://cockburnproject.net/issues/personal/christianity.html can offer guidance. Or https://imagejournal.org/article/a-conversation-with-bruce-cockburn/ or many of the others. But unless you can find a source that states that his songs or albums "refer to Christianity", it's WP:OR and must be changed to something that is correct. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 04:27, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
Does it have to be an album? Today I stumbled on a youtube of Fernanda Cunha (Brazilian, Jazz vocalist) covering Pacing the Cage -- and it wasn't listed here. The youtube is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAZAIycWTPU . Exquisite, even if not deserving of mention. Ansak ( talk) 18:01, 25 September 2022 (UTC)ansak