Imagine There's No Douchebags

This is from a blog post I stumbled onto by a guy named Hennessy. The post makes the point that John Lennon clearly had no talent for theology, and he should have stuck to what he was good at, singing or whatever. Of course, one must ask whether this guy has any business talking about music, especially in light of the first sentence below. Anyway, I found this amusing and perhaps others will too:

It must be said that Lennon’s lyricizing for the Beatles and his first solo albums were merely a prologue for his enduring masterwork and most famous composition, 1971’s “Imagine.” Much ink has been spilled about this song, treasured by millions the world over for its supposed message of peace and harmony. It is regularly ranked one of the greatest compositions of all time by the editors of music magazines and radio programmers.
“Imagine” is in fact a blatantly nihilistic evocation of an atheist global utopia where the triple-scourge of possessions, greed, and hunger have all been abolished in the name of international brotherhood. Think of it as a North Korean propaganda film with a great piano riff and a nice string arrangement.
When I regard the life’s work of John Lennon these days, I do it with a high degree of ambivalence. His music, and the Beatles’ vast catalog, retains its enormous appeal. But I can neither sanction Lennon's godless vision of the world nor separate it from the experience of listening to his music. I would go so far as to call it dangerous.
And I’m not the only one.

http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/12/john-lennonrsquos-bad-theology