Boyzone star had ‘dark side’ and ‘interest in Statanic stuff’ before turning to God

Singer Shane Lynch has previously described how having very different beliefs and finding religion “changed everything” for him. The Boyzone star, who will feature in the iconic band’s new documentary Boyzone: No Matter What, has previously revealed that he was once “very” interested in “satanic stuff” before becoming a born-again Christian.

Speaking previously in the 2023 documentary Pilgrimage, which aired on BBC Two, Pentecostal born-again Christian Lynch, opened up about his relationship with religion, sharing: “I’m a born-again Christian. It’s a lifestyle, it’s not a religion at all. I was born and raised a Catholic, but I was baptised as a child. The symbolism of baptism is that you are born again.

” So as an adult, I made the choice to be baptised. And I made the decision to be in direct contact with God.

In the programme, which focused on faith, Lynch was joined on a modern day Catholic pilgrimage by actress Su Pollard, who was raised Church of England, Jewish actress Rita Simons, reality TV star Vicky Pattison, who is agnostic, practising Catholic, maths teacher and TV personality Bobby Seagull, Nabil Abdulrashid, a comedian and practising Muslim, and Paralympian Millie Knight who is non-practising Church of England.

Speaking about why he decided to change religions, Lynch said:” I changed religion, and I changed lifestyle. I changed everything because of my behaviour.

“For the majority of my life, I was very interested in satanic things, and I was on the dark side.” I knew and understood the spirits as such (and the Spirit, the Holy Spirit), the spirits of the occult and witchcraft, which I know is a dark and horrible world. So, knowing the dark, I decided I needed the light. That was the symbolism, and I found him”.

Lynch also said he feels his life has been enhanced by his religion, adding: “It’s given me life, more than enhancement. It’s unbelievable. The only people with the power to decide are us. Either way, we can choose whether or not we desire God. God is not a bully. He doesn’t come in and say, ‘ Right, I’m in your life now. ‘

You must make a decision about what the world is. He leaves you to it and experiences love and prosperity. And if you want to go to Mass on Sunday, that’s it then that’s your relationship with God.

I consider listening to the radio in your car as mental food if you want to spend the entire day with God. So it’s what feeds my mind. What I watch, what I listen to, what I digest, it’s actually mental food instead of mental health”.

You can watch Boyzone: No Matter What on Sky from February 2 onwards.

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Source: Mirror