Is Ozzy bound for Heaven? He claimed to be a believing Christian.

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Despite his stage persona and association with dark imagery, Ozzy Osbourne has publicly stated that he is a Christian. He has described his relationship with Christianity as complex and personal.

Here are some key points about Ozzy Osbourne's relationship with Christianity:
  • Self-proclaimed Christian: Osbourne has stated, "I'm a Christian. I was christened as a Christian. I used to go to Sunday school".
  • Member of the Church of England: In 1992, he identified himself as a practicing member of the Church of England.
  • Prays before concerts: Osbourne has indicated that he prays before each performance.
  • Disputes devil-worshiping allegations: He has repeatedly distanced himself from accusations of promoting occultism or worshipping Satan, stating that he has never been involved in black magic.
  • Doesn't regularly read the Bible: Osbourne has mentioned that he has tried to read the Bible but finds it difficult to understand.
  • Belief in God separate from church attendance: He states, "I believe in God. I don't go to church, but I don't think you have to go to church to believe in God,".
  • Beliefs viewed as inconsistent by some: His lyrics and stage performances have clashed with traditional Christian values, leading some to question the sincerity of his faith.
In essence, Ozzy Osbourne considers himself a Christian and believes in God. However, his approach to faith is unconventional and doesn't strictly adhere to all traditional religious practices


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Cypress said:
Despite his stage persona and association with dark imagery, Ozzy Osbourne has publicly stated that he is a Christian. He has described his relationship with Christianity as complex and personal.
Here are some key points about Ozzy Osbourne's relationship with Christianity:
  • Self-proclaimed Christian: Osbourne has stated, "I'm a Christian. I was christened as a Christian. I used to go to Sunday school".
  • Member of the Church of England: In 1992, he identified himself as a practicing member of the Church of England.
  • Prays before concerts: Osbourne has indicated that he prays before each performance.
  • Disputes devil-worshiping allegations: He has repeatedly distanced himself from accusations of promoting occultism or worshipping Satan, stating that he has never been involved in black magic.
  • Doesn't regularly read the Bible: Osbourne has mentioned that he has tried to read the Bible but finds it difficult to understand.
  • Belief in God separate from church attendance: He states, "I believe in God. I don't go to church, but I don't think you have to go to church to believe in God,".
  • Beliefs viewed as inconsistent by some: His lyrics and stage performances have clashed with traditional Christian values, leading some to question the sincerity of his faith.
In essence, Ozzy Osbourne considers himself a Christian and believes in God. However, his approach to faith is unconventional and doesn't strictly adhere to all traditional religious practices
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No offense...but who cares.
 
It's hard to imagine that the guy who wrote the lyrics :
"Finished with my woman
'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane
Because I am frowning all the time"

Would find the Bible hard to understand. :)
 
Hume said:
No offense...but who cares.
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Personally I was never an Ozzy fan but you have to admit the guy had an outsized impact on metal music and on our society. We all have stuck in our heads now the story of the bat.

I'm not a metal head and I always felt that Ozzy's singing was more like a drone of some sort, like he was slogging through his singing. I think folks like Ronnie James Dio had a better voice for metal.

Ozzy was also a 'bit much' for my tastes.
 
gmark77 said:
Personally I was never an Ozzy fan but you have to admit the guy had an outsized impact on metal music and on our society. We all have stuck in our heads now the story of the bat.

I'm not a metal head and I always felt that Ozzy's singing was more like a drone of some sort, like he was slogging through his singing. I think folks like Ronnie James Dio had a better voice for metal.

Ozzy was also a 'bit much' for my tastes.
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Ozzie is just in Black Sabbath. The stuff he did on his own was dumb.
 
Cypress said:
He is a public figure who just died, he was routinely accused of Satanism by Bible-thumpers, and some people are undoubtedly interested in his life and beliefs given the circumstances.
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Ozzy, like so many in the metal scene of that vintage, seemed to cloak himself in this "dark occult" manner so it was always weird when he said he wasn't into that at all. But he was so defined by that image that it seems almost inconceivable.

I was just reading something earlier today about Ritchie Blackmore. It sounds like he was really into the occult stuff (not necessarily satanism or anything, just occultic stuff) and of course Jimmy Page went so far as to buy Boleskin House. So there are some rockers who seemed to gravitate toward some of the darker stuff but it sounds like Ozzy was just playing the role of Ozzy.

I also kind of assumed that Ozzy's "philosophy" or "theology" were probably pretty weakly developed anyway....I mean when you drink THAT MUCH and take that many drugs it's gotta be hard to figure out where your physically at, not even metaphysically. LOL.
 
Hume said:
You must be the only one.
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I doubt it. Two generations of conservative parents thought he was in league with Satan, he was generally considered the Prince of Darkness in popular culture - and the fact he was a believing Christian is a striking juxtaposition between Ozzy the man, and Ozzy the legend.
 
Cypress said:
I doubt it. Two generations of conservative parents thought he was in league with Satan, he was generally considered the Prince of Darkness in popular culture - and the fact he was a believing Christian is a striking juxtaposition between Ozzy the man and Ozzy the legend
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Again...fine. I find it boring.
 
gmark77 said:
Ozzy, like so many in the metal scene of that vintage, seemed to cloak himself in this "dark occult" manner so it was always weird when he said he wasn't into that at all. But he was so defined by that image that it seems almost inconceivable.

I was just reading something earlier today about Ritchie Blackmore. It sounds like he was really into the occult stuff (not necessarily satanism or anything, just occultic stuff) and of course Jimmy Page went so far as to buy Boleskin House. So there are some rockers who seemed to gravitate toward some of the darker stuff but it sounds like Ozzy was just playing the role of Ozzy.

I also kind of assumed that Ozzy's "philosophy" or "theology" were probably pretty weakly developed anyway....I mean when you drink THAT MUCH and take that many drugs it's gotta be hard to figure out where your physically at, not even metaphysically. LOL.
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As soon as I was an adult, I realized it was right-wing parents and the religious right that stoked the myth of Ozzy being in league with Satan.

'War Pigs' as a song clearly invokes a divine justice for the war mongers, and draws a clear moral distinction between good and evil.

As to the rest of the Sabbath catalog, it does not follow that songs with dark themes leads to Satanism.

AFAIK Ozzy always said it was bullshit to link him to the forces of darkness.
 
zymurgy said:
I am not a Christian, but I find it inconceivable that he would be blessed by an omniscient being as he embraced hedonism as a lifestyle
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Have you seen the extravagant, hedonistic lifestyles Joel Osteen and the megachurch televangelists live?

Ozzy was a flawed human being like the rest of us.
But at the end of his life when he could barely stand, he joined Black Sabbath in a final performance that raised $190 million for charity and children's hospitals.

That doesn't sound like a devil-worshipper.
 
zymurgy said:
whataboutism is a weird way to argue for salvation, but ok

carry on
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I wonder if you apply the same standards of moral perfection to yourself that you apply to Ozzy.

Ozzy, despite his flaws, seems to have raised hundreds of millions of dollars for charity and stayed married to the same woman for 43 years.

I don't think there has ever been a morally perfect Christian in human history.
 
Cypress said:
Despite his stage persona and association with dark imagery, Ozzy Osbourne has publicly stated that he is a Christian. He has described his relationship with Christianity as complex and personal.

Here are some key points about Ozzy Osbourne's relationship with Christianity:
  • Self-proclaimed Christian: Osbourne has stated, "I'm a Christian. I was christened as a Christian. I used to go to Sunday school".
  • Member of the Church of England: In 1992, he identified himself as a practicing member of the Church of England.
  • Prays before concerts: Osbourne has indicated that he prays before each performance.
  • Disputes devil-worshiping allegations: He has repeatedly distanced himself from accusations of promoting occultism or worshipping Satan, stating that he has never been involved in black magic.
  • Doesn't regularly read the Bible: Osbourne has mentioned that he has tried to read the Bible but finds it difficult to understand.
  • Belief in God separate from church attendance: He states, "I believe in God. I don't go to church, but I don't think you have to go to church to believe in God,".
  • Beliefs viewed as inconsistent by some: His lyrics and stage performances have clashed with traditional Christian values, leading some to question the sincerity of his faith.
In essence, Ozzy Osbourne considers himself a Christian and believes in God. However, his approach to faith is unconventional and doesn't strictly adhere to all traditional religious practices


source credit: Google AI.
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May Ozzy Osbourne rest in peace.
 
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