Do you think Paul Simon is a religious man and/or spiritual and why?

Question

dog sneeze, yes he is Jewish but does that mean he is very spiritual ?

lorelei..I believe people learn from their mistakes and they can change..

Answer 1

Paul Simon was born Jewish (like me! What? You didn't know the Cookie Monster was Jewish??), but I believe he is an atheist - which doesn't discount his incredibly sense of spirituality in the least. Every one of his songs has a spiritual energy to it. Africa brought that out in him incredibly. Just listen to this, and watch these good men, and you will understand what I mean:
(The song I was looking for begins at 4:02, though Ladysmith Black Mambazo's "Hello My Baby" is a good one. It is called "Homeless". Even with only a smidgen of English, the meaning of the song is felt in the bones. The faces and voices of these men are spirituality in every sense of the word).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Hnfu76QIs
The ending makes me cry every single time. Ay, I'm a sucker for ol' Paul.

And another - this is from the same concert. The woman is named Miriam Makeba and she is a testament to the anti-apartheid movement in Africa. I think it will move you as well, just to see the her spirit dance and to see his reverence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Hnfu76QIs
It's a beaut. :-)

Regardless of Paul's religious affiliation or lack thereof, he is certainly an infinitely spiritual man. Aren't you, Paul?

*From beneath the covers* "Yeah. Come back to bed now and we'll make some spirit together."

Ooh! Got to run! (((Cat)))

EDIT: He's still married to Edie, Dog Sneeze. The kids are in their teens already!

LOL! Lorelei! Aw heck, it's true. Simon was a pot smoker in the day. :-P

BTW, Cat, he plays up the Jewishness as an extra in Woody Allen's brilliant movie "Annie Hall". A must-see. :-)

Answer 2

Spiritual yes. Religious no. A truly religious man would not smoke the amount of drugs that Paul Simon has consumed in his life time.

Answer 3

Yes, I think he is spiritual. How could he NOT be? Look at the songs he wrote.

I also think he is a good man.

[edit] Philanthropy
Simon is a proponent of music education for children. In 2003, he signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U.S.A. He sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.[citation needed]

Paul Simon is also a major benefactor and one of the founders of the Children's Health Project and Children's Health Fund [3] [4] which started by creating specially equipped "buses" to take medical care to children in medically underserved areas, urban and rural. Their first bus was in the impoverished South Bronx of New York City but they now operate in 12 states, including the Gulf Coast. It has expanded greatly, partnering with major hospitals, local public schools and medical schools and advocating policy for children's health and medical care.


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Answer 4

LOL!! OK, what am I missing with all these Paul Simon questions?

Oh, and I have no idea if he's a religious or spiritual man or not. :))

Answer 5

I think that, although he is of jewish heritage, that he's not that spiritual or relgious
but what do I know? I'm just a chicken trying to catch a break


rawk!

Answer 6

Word on the web is that he is pretty Jewish.
http://www.amazon.com/50-Ways-Jewish-Simon-Garfunkel/dp/9652292826
I think the ubiquitous phrase "spiritual but not religious" actually applies here. Is Edie Brickell still married to him?

Answer 7

I think that my reply will fan the flames of a few controversy, I won't ask for forgiveness as that is my opinion and every body is entitled to it. The query is Was Jesus a devout guy or a non secular? Well, to be sincere we do not particularly understand that reply to that as we most effective have the Bible to move by way of and that's a unsuitable guide. The purpose I say unsuitable is it used to be translated by way of guy from it is common textual content, they further and took away what they selected, consequently making it what Man desired it to be. That is particularly unfair to us. I am a Pagan, a witch, however I consider in Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit, only for the list, however I additionally consider within the Goddess. Because for those who learn the Bible you can't have whatever without having each Male and Female to create whatever. Thus my notion in each Male and Female Deities. As some distance as whether or not Jesus used to be devout or non secular, I consider he used to be like me, a bit little bit of each. The Bible stated, the simply earlier than Jesus ascended to Heaven, he instructed his disciples that the matters that he did they could do and bigger matters could they do. But I used to be raised in Church to consider that all of the guarantees that have been made to the disciples we additionally made to us (born once more Christians) too. (Yes I used to be raised in a Charismatic Christian Church proper up till my mid 30's) So with that notion method then we will have to be capable to do all of the matters that Jesus did at the same time he used to be running this Earth, am I proper? Aright then. He walked on water, healed the in poor health. grew to become water into wine, raised the useless, calmed the storms on land and at sea, fed the multitudes with fishes and loaves of bread, and he knew the long run, he knew who used to be going to activate him and the way they could betry him. With that stated I have a idea,a few Pagans consider that those miricles that Jesus played have been truthfully what we name Magick, (now not magic, now not abracadabra stuff) a few of us consider that his Spirituality used to be truthfully for the reason that he used to be actually a witch. That isn't to mention he used to be now not the Son of God, however allow's simply say he used to be additionally the Son of the Goddess additionally. He can then of path do all of the ones miracles that he did, and we will to, as we're their direct decendents. We can do all that he did and bigger matters is what he instructed his diciples. Greater then elevating the useless, greating the running on water, or turning water into wine, or feeding hundreds and hundreds with fishes and loaves of bread? Yes I can see that, I consider he used to be a excellent guy, however I additionally consider that he used to be a Witch. One of the finest commandments is love one yet another, one of the most Witches Creed is do what ye will, however damage none. In simple english, Love every body, (the Bible) do what you'll however above the whole thing damage nobody, love every body (Witches Creed) sounds lovely just about me huh? Your query Religious or Spiritual, I consider Jesus used to be Religiously Spiritual. Make feel to you, does to me..... wish that I didn't offend, that used to be now not my purpose, I simply desired to deliver a brand new viewpoint on how this may occasionally truthfully be, person who I haven't begun to peer in any weblog, or on any web page but.... probably I'll ask that question.... Blesses Be. HeavenStorm