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BigmanPigman

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3. Beatles were more popular than Jesus
Wed Mar 20, 2024, 05:12 PM
Mar 2024

John got into so much trouble over that. They burned Beatles albums in the very religious and conservative cities in the US

"More popular than Jesus" is part of a remark made by John Lennon of the Beatles in a March 1966 interview in which he argued that the public were more infatuated with the band than with Jesus and that Christian faith was declining to the extent that it might be outlasted by rock music. His opinions drew little controversy when originally published in the London newspaper The Evening Standard, but drew angry reactions from Christian communities when republished in the United States that July."

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