Posted on 12/31/2023 7:56:30 AM PST by DallasBiff
Harrison’s idea that people are born innocent and are gradually made impure by society sounds a lot like the distinctly Christian concept of sin to me. But, for Harrison, it was not the devil drawing people into temptation, but mass culture – a culture he was an essential part of. It is these contradictions that make Harrison such an interesting and complex character, and which perhaps explain the consistent reappraisal of his own spirituality. It was as though he was always looking for something, searching for some sense of meaning in an increasingly materialistic and unfeeling world.
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Listen to "My Sweet Lord", no ali akbar, in that song.
I was going to post his New Years song, "Ding Dong".
Happy New Year.
He was an ordinary man thrust into massive celebrity. I’m inclined to give him a pass, though God will judge.
"Harrison’s idea that people are born innocent and are gradually made impure by society sounds a lot like the distinctly Christian concept of sin to me. But, for Harrison, it was not the devil drawing people into temptation, but mass culture – a culture he was an essential part of. It is these contradictions..."
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No contradictions at all. "Society" and "mass culture" equal the world. Taken in a Biblical context, that means Satan.
If Harrison, or anyone else, think society or mass culture or the world are somehow innocent, they are sadly mistaken and misinformed.
(Note: I love Harrison's music and efforts post-Beatles, and respect everything he stood for.)
He withdrew into his so called spirituality while married to Pattie Boyd, leaving her basically alone in the marriage but at the same time had affairs.
That is his spirituality.
Born innocent is Christian? That sounds more like Jean Jaques Rousseau. We’re born with Original Sin.
Exzctly. We are born in sin- but before the age of reasoning, many be,eive that those who die young before that time go to heaven, not having yet the capacity to recognize that they need a savior. (Some argue that off grid tibal folks “don’t know of their need for a savior” and will be saved, yet that isn’t true after the age of reasoning as the holy spirit works in all peoples lives to prompt them to seek the lord even though they dont know who the lord is. Those that listen to the prompts by the holy spirit will find him- but sadly too many learn to choose evil and hedonism over seeking the lord or “higher power”, but thankfully some do honestly reach out to find God.
people are born innocent and are gradually made impure by society sounds a lot like the distinctly Christian concept of sin to me.
That is not a Christian concept, it is a worldly concept. But it sounds good to itchy ears.
Per RC Sproul:
“sinning doesn’t make us sinners, we sin BECAUSE we are sinners”
His parents were Catholic but he left the Church in his teens. I do resent the words, “And the Pope owns 51% of General Motors” in “Awaiting for you All” which is one of my favorites, but I only made out he words recently.
To change the subject, I wonder if Ringo Starr ever had a Near Death Experience during one of his many severe illnesses in childhood and beyond. Earlier I considered his “Peace and Love” 24/7 on almost every song, album, and appearance to be a little monotonous.
But partly due to reading (albeit cautiously) the posts of Tired&Retired and of two men who became devout, traditional Catholic priests after NDEs, I read several hundred more including those at (NDERF.org). The overwhelming tone is of complete, absolute, incomparable-to-this-life LOVE experienced on the other side, how they don’t want to leave, and how it turns their lives around like no mere dream or hallucination could.
Starr was hospitalized on and off for many months, as I recall, and certainly had the opportunity for such a childhood event. By the way, Starr had some good early 80’s songs that were better than lots of pop that charted, check them out. “New Wave” just one album.
For Harrison, it was the hypocrisy of institutionalised religion,
The truth is God destroyed the religion institution. He destroyed the temple, removed the ritual sacrifices, tore the curtain from top to bottom, removed the priests.
We rebuilt it. Why?
The essence of the New Covenant is a personal relationship with God. We are the temple, we are the priests, we are the prophets.
Are you born again? Does God’s Word have purpose in your life? Do you see evidence of the Holy Spirit?
One revealing question is the answer to: Did God choose you or did you choose God.
From the beginning in The Garden of Eden, God wanted a personal relationship with his creation. Why? I don’t know.
Yes. Watched a interview with Paul McCartney after Georges death. Paul said George liked women and was not shy about that. Paul also said “I wont say anymore because he was my mate.”
He has been gone since 11/29/01 so his judgement has long since past.
Wait. What?
George Harrison is dead?
Boring.
Well, he's wrong in that one because that is NOT a Christian concept.
Man is not inherently pure and innocent until corrupted. Man is corrupted by sin and sins because he is, by nature, a sinner.
I've never met ANYONE who had to teach a toddler to be bad.
Well, he had known “the answer” for quite a few years now.
Anyway…I liked his music and he seemed like a gentle guy.
Seemed like a kind man, with a lot of sensitivity in his music. He was born into 1943 England and didn’t have an indoor toilet till age 4. I’ve never heard stories about him being deliberately cruel. Some here point out an affair as evidence if his evil…. Whatever. I’m sure they were virgins at marriage and had one woman in life.
And he wrote taxman and here comes the sun and while my guitar gently weeps.
And he had fun with that traveling wilburys project.
I can find more worthy targets to dislike
Harrison’s idea that people are born innocent and are gradually made impure by society sounds a lot like the distinctly Christian concept of sin to me.
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Good luck in arguing that point using Psalm 51....
Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
It's okay to not know. In fact, their are many "not knows" in the word of God. It absolutely does not mean their is not truth in those words!
Now that's a pretty neat and powerful promise.1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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