tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post8183348722045750676..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: John Lennon Was not Shot by a "Crazed Fan"Lost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-90880907941532836882010-12-09T09:33:10.838-05:002010-12-09T09:33:10.838-05:00While it is true that Chapman was a 'born-agai...While it is true that Chapman was a 'born-again' fundamentalist Christian, he was also a very confused young man.<br /><br />Chapman's original ambition had been to become a rock guitarist but, upon being 'born again,' came to see rock music, and especially the Beatles and Lennon, as a malign influence in society.<br /><br />A deep streak of mean-spiritedness runs through much of fundamentalist Christianity: a current of stringent 'moral' behaviour prohibits dancing, gambling, any consumption of alcohol or other intoxicants, mixed bathing, listening to rock and roll music and even watching popular movies.<br /><br />And, not content with these social restrictions on their own members, many fundamentalists endeavor to impose those same restrictions on the rest of society.<br /><br />No doubt, Chapman was able to find many in his own religious circle who were appalled by things like Lennon's <i>Imagine</i>. Unfortunately, Chapman was also so mentally unbalanced that he saw the assassination of Lennon as the 'Christian' thing to do.Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com