What did John Lennon say about religion?

Answer 1

himself. "I don't believe in magic,

I don't believe in I-ching,

I don't believe in bible,

I don't believe in tarot,

I don't believe in Hitler,

I don't believe in Jesus,

I don't believe in Kennedy,

I don't believe in Buddha,

I don't believe in mantra,

I don't believe in Gita,

I don't believe in yoga,

I don't believe in kings,

I don't believe in Elvis,

I don't believe in Zimmerman,

I don't believe in Beatles,

I just believe in me, " from his song "God" John Lennon would have classed himself a Socialist. If you look at the lyrics to Imagine, he clearly outlines his beliefs.

Imagine - John Lennon

Imagine there's no Heaven

It's easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us only sky

Imagine all the people

Living for today

Imagine there's no countries

It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion too

Imagine all the people

Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people

Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will live as one

Answer 2

He'd seen too many religious phonies, and people who used religion as a crutch, Christianity in particular.

Publicist Elliot Mintz contended that despite the I-don't-believe-ins in Lennon's song "God", "He believed in all of it." Lennon visited the Great Pyramid, Buddhist temples in Japan with Yoko Ono, and other historic religious sites, and was respectful at each of them: "He would worship there", Mintz revealed.

Answer 3

Yes he was. He once wrote: "God is a concept by which we measure our pain." He thought people invented god, and didn't believe that god created people.

Answer 4

"I'm a most religious fellow. I was brought up Christian and I only now understand some of the things Jesus said in his parables." - John Lennon, 1980

Answer 5

He said a lot of things in his life.