religions are entirely what their followers make of them
Is that like when Khadijah and her grifter, Hebrew Gospel-quoting, cousin wrote the Koran?
"Islam did not rise except through Ali's sword and Khadijah's wealth,"
Hmm.
Posted on 10/17/2017 9:47:27 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Reza Aslan, not that Aslan. That Aslan would know which religion sons of Adam and daughters of Eve were to embrace.
The portrayal of Harrison’s impact underemphasizes the fact that he stimulated a strong interest in Indian spirituality in the West among baby boomers.
religions are entirely what their followers make of them
Is that like when Khadijah and her grifter, Hebrew Gospel-quoting, cousin wrote the Koran?
"Islam did not rise except through Ali's sword and Khadijah's wealth,"
"In Brief: Special thanks to Richie Havens, Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond, Alfred Ford, George Harrison and John Fahey for their contributions to ISKCON Projects:"
http://www.prabhupada.de/gemeinde/Michael-Cassidy.htm
Golden Avatar - Swetadip (Vinyl, 1976)
Got that album as a "gift" from a guy who was at the entrance of the Denver Zoo back circa 1977. He got rather excited when I thanked him for his "gift" without imparting a "donation" and went on my way.
Shouldn’t “Reza Aslan” be Reza Tash?
They are not the same.
Harrison came back to Catholicism.
Aslan is Turkish for Lion. It was Turkish for Lion before C.S. Lewis.
I never heard this.
Isaac Hayes converted to Scientology... that didn’t work out to well for him either I think.
I never heard that George dropped Krishna. Would love that to be true.
Isaac Hayes sat on his ass and collected a paycheck while South Park mocked Christians, Mormons, and just about every other religion. But when they went after Scientology, Hayes quit the show.
Cat Stevens later said he was joking about killing Rushdie because he was annoyed by the question.
Yeah...right
Still, after Harrison was diagnosed with cancer in 1997 and nearly murdered in his home by a deranged, knife-wielding intruder in 1999, he confessed to his wife Olivia that he still wasn't where he wanted to be spiritually. "I better start letting go of this life," she recalls George telling her. "I better start doing what I've been practicing to do my whole life so that I can leave my body the way I want to."
When Harrison lost his battle with cancer on November 29, 2001, Olivia says "there was a profound experience that happened when he left his body. It was visible. Let's just say that you wouldn't need to light the room if you were trying to film it. He just lit the room." Admirable faith
How Harrison lived out his spirituality is admirable on many levels. As a Christian, I don't share his beliefs and conclusions, but I can learn much from how he dispensed with the trappings of our earthly existence (figuratively at least; he left 100 million British pounds—or about $163 million US—to his heirs), how passionately he pursued his faith, and especially how he faced death.
It was in a book called “The Beatles” or something. So it may not have been true. I tried to find it but I think it is out on loan.
I read it in a book on the Beatles, but it may not have been true. You never know. I think the book is out on loan.
Bob Dylan’s conversion didn’t quite last. He seems to hover between Judaism, Christianity and agnosticism. Different groups want to claim him, but only he knows for sure what he believes (and he may not be all that sure himself).
Never heard that, but Dylan eventually did resign himself to being Jewish.
Oh okay, not saying it isn’t true though, just that I cannot find anything to support that claim. I did find one that said none of the Beatles left their Catholicism completely, but it didn’t really look credible to me after reading it somewhat.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.