{"id":1951,"date":"2010-12-08T09:11:05","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T14:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=1951"},"modified":"2010-12-08T09:11:05","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T14:11:05","slug":"the-most-popular-atheist-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=1951","title":{"rendered":"The Most Popular Atheist Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was thirty years ago today that John Lennon was murders. Lennon was not only a great musician with the Beatles and on his own, but he was also a strong activist for social change. He took an extremely optimistic view of Humanity and was the world\u2019s most visible Humanist and atheist.<\/p>\n<p>John Lennon wrote and performed atheist songs too. His most popular song promoting atheist has also been embraced by mainstream culture and is arguably his most famous song altogether. Fundamentalist Christians even alter the words of the song when they sing it\u2026 and even they sing it.<\/p>\n<p>So in memory of John Lennon, I give you Imagine:<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"430\" height=\"347\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ytz_sLKr39A?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"430\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ytz_sLKr39A?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=dangeroustalk\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js?pub=dangeroustalk\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowpublic.com\/culture\/john-lennon-death-anniversary-john-lennon-quotes-facts-videos-2735520.html\">John Lennon Death Anniversary: John Lennon Quotes, Facts, Videos<\/a> (nowpublic.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/chicago-political-commentary\/2010\/12\/john-lennon-thirty-years-later-still-relevant.html\">John Lennon: Thirty Years Later &amp; Still Relevant<\/a> (chicagonow.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowpublic.com\/culture\/john-lennon-death-30th-anniversary-strawberry-fields-vigil-2735488.html\">John Lennon Death: 30th Anniversary, Strawberry Fields Vigil<\/a> (nowpublic.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onemann.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/imagine-30-years-later.html\">Imagine | 30 Years Later<\/a> (onemann.blogspot.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: medium none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=e30a683d-e03f-40a2-bd27-03d0f3b36acc\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><span class=\"zem-script more-related pretty-attribution\"><script src=\"http:\/\/static.zemanta.com\/readside\/loader.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=1951\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 317364;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was thirty years ago today that John Lennon was murders. 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