Re: I liked the songs better before I knew...

"PepzePepze" <PepzePepze@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Jackie Langley" <jackieaxe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> I liked Cat Steven's music before he became a Muslim and renounced the
>> evil western world while still continuing to live in Britain.  I have
>> similar thoughts about Michael Jackson (who once recorded with Paul
>> McCartney so there's the Beatles tie in).
>
> That makes no sense at all.  Especially when one of Stevens' biggest
> hits was a Christian hymn with piano played by Rick Wakeman.  Neither
> artist had much to do with The Beatles, except that Wakeman once covered
> "Eleanor Rigby" and both were British.
>
> Stevens' other big hit was called "Peace Train" calling for all the
> people of the world to unite in peace.  Exactly what part of those words
> offend you now that Stevens (Joseph Islam) is standing up for his
> beliefs?
>

Perhaps the part that contradicts his later statements, making him look
like 
a hypocrite, or at least someone who regressed.

> If Steven's stance to defend his own religion bothered you, I'm SURE you
> must have been upset at John Lennon's comments about Christianity.
>


John said that he wanted to kill anyone who insulted Christianity, or at 
least beat them until they were close to death?

I wonder. If George Bush-or even Cliff Richard-had made similar remarks 
about Christianity rather than Islam, would people be so eager to explain 
them away? 


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