If he'd said something like "better than" Jesus", I would understand somewhat, but since when did "popularity" translate to one's value as a human being? Was Jesus really that concerned with where he stands in the hierarchy, like some kind of stereotypical high school jock? That incident make even less sense to me than the whole "Muhammad cartoon" thing, which at least has some basis in tradition and scripture...
2006-12-14 13:10:02 · 12 answers · asked by lenoxus 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not only was his band more popular than Jesus, it was indeed better than Jesus, they never told anyone to eat them or worship them or accept them as their savior.
2006-12-14 13:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jonny G 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋
You are right , being "popular" is very different from "better" than Jesus. Of course, Christianity has survived over 2,000 years even though we still enjoy the Beatles almost 50 years now. Jesus seemed not to care one iota about "hierarchy"! If he had, I doubt if he would have had a longstanding legacy.
2006-12-14 13:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by jom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a christian and I'm not outraged by it...I think its hilarious cause the Beatles were very popular, that more like and have heard of them than Jesus...its like the whole American idol thing...more people voted for that than the presidential election...I like John Lennon, is as human as you and I and we all make mistakes they were only words not like he stared a war or something from it and he did apologize and all his songs are about love and peace...I see no big deal everyone gets offeneded over little things no one is pleased in this world
2006-12-14 13:19:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That was a drastic reaction from people who did not know the statistic count. The Beatles were popular among Christians, Muslims and other religious sects who do not know or do not believe in Jesus. They missed the point of the Beatles.
2006-12-14 13:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm a deist, yet i hit upon the music stupid. heavily, he's describing the utopia of the communistic gadget. even whilst he wrote thte stupid music, all of us knew that communism replaced into greater of a dystopia than a utopia. He prattled on contained in the music because of the fact his suggestions replaced into too addled with drugs to have the flexibility to comprehend what replaced into happening on the time. ought to have been think of there is not any heaven, you purely stop to exist. think of there is not any money, all of us die of starvation. think of all the folk. choking on airborne dirt and airborne dirt and dust. Yeahahahha in case you incredibly like the music, be happy to shuttle to N Korea. they're nevertheless attempting for the Communist utopia.
2016-10-05 08:09:27 · answer #5 · answered by armiso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why should I care what John Lennon said?
2006-12-14 13:15:55 · answer #6 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It didnt outrage me ... John Lennon is dead now, he has gone to his resting place, now he knows the answer for himself..
2006-12-14 13:26:07 · answer #7 · answered by faithful 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
PLEASE!!! don't make a mountain out of nothing.
Most christian are not even aware of that statement ... and If they are... then they don't care. Cause I'm a christian and I've never heard any other christian mention that statement of yours.
tata!
2006-12-14 13:26:47 · answer #8 · answered by venom! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lennon was just a man, who cares what he thinks? I don't...
Jesus is God, I do care what He thinks.
2006-12-14 13:19:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
when i was young, my grandma (she's religious) told me that the lead singer of the beatles (i was young and knew nothing about the beatles) had said that and quite soon after he was killed.
she implied that god made that happen because of what he said, also disregarding that he died YEARS later
2006-12-14 13:22:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
And how many YEARS AGO was this ?
It wasn't what Lennon said, it was his arrogant attitude that was so offensive.
2006-12-14 13:17:47 · answer #11 · answered by Minister 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋