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LetMyPeopleVote

(156,972 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2025, 11:59 AM Jan 9

Brooks and Yearwood are amazing

I have some tears in my eyes

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Brooks and Yearwood are amazing (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 9 OP

I lost it when they sang Imagine. maveric Jan 9 #1

Me too... wcmagumba Jan 9 #2

I love the song, but I've always thought Imagine was an anti-religion song alarimer Jan 9 #3

I think the line about imagining "no religion too" was meant to target the historical abuse in the name of hlthe2b Jan 9 #6

I agree it was probably more the overall sentiment rather than specific lyrics. alarimer Jan 9 #8

I have always thought of it as being more anti-doctrinal than anti-theistic..my view as an agnostic/buddhist/zen baptist wcmagumba Jan 9 #7

This is the power of art. nolabear Jan 9 #4

Same here. They made me tear up. Nixie Jan 9 #5

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Jan 9 #9

I read recently snowybirdie Jan 9 #10

maveric

(16,725 posts)

1. I lost it when they sang Imagine.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 12:01 PM

Jan 9

Beautiful.

wcmagumba

(3,409 posts)

2. Me too...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 12:01 PM

Jan 9

alarimer

(16,736 posts)

3. I love the song, but I've always thought Imagine was an anti-religion song

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 12:02 PM

Jan 9

Anti-capitalist, too.

But I guess President Carter must have liked it anyway.

hlthe2b

(107,468 posts)

6. I think the line about imagining "no religion too" was meant to target the historical abuse in the name of

Reply to alarimer (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 12:09 PM

Jan 9

"religion," not spirituality in general. At least that is how I've always interpreted it--which goes along with imagining a world without "abuse of power..."

Jesus would have been anti-capitalist, anti-greed. Whether or not any of us are Christian scholars, the fact that the RW fundamentalists have written the New Testament and Jesus-- in full-- OUT OF ANY DISCUSSIONS of Christianity would lead you to believe otherwise, I suppose.

While I can scarcely claim the same (beyond a few years in childhood bible school), Jimmy Carter lived and breathed the bible especially focusing on the New Testament as expected for a "true and sincere believer." He knew what Lennon was saying...

alarimer

(16,736 posts)

8. I agree it was probably more the overall sentiment rather than specific lyrics.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 12:11 PM

Jan 9

Also, all the songs were chosen by Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter when they planned this funeral ages ago (this was mentioned by someone on PBS), so it must have just been a favorite.