Beautiful sentiments, Louise. I love it and I love the song.
The first time I heard My Sweet Lord, I felt like Harrison was trying to pull a fast one on Christian believers. If you are not familiar with Hindu traditions or Harrison’s beliefs, it would be easy to mistake this for a Christian song worshipping Jesus. I imagined Christians finding out later that they had been fooled and being angry at that.
It’s not blasphemy exactly. It’s trickery. Of course, as a young atheist, I loved it but I understand why Christians might not.
Beautiful sentiments, Louise. I love it and I love the song.
The first time I heard My Sweet Lord, I felt like Harrison was trying to pull a fast one on Christian believers. If you are not familiar with Hindu traditions or Harrison’s beliefs, it would be easy to mistake this for a Christian song worshipping Jesus. I imagined Christians finding out later that they had been fooled and being angry at that.
It’s not blasphemy exactly. It’s trickery. Of course, as a young atheist, I loved it but I understand why Christians might not.