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  1. When I was in HS, we sang Handel’s Messiah at the National Cathedral. The acoustics are tremendous. To sing a sacrilegious like “Imagine” there is an abomination. Someone besides President Carter had to include it in the service. They should be admonished for having that song included. The director of the National Cathedral should be fired!!!

    • That’s what Former President Jimmy Carter wanted at his funeral, as that was his favorite song & it was also sung at Roseyln’s funeral also by Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood. When he was alive he could have suggested another song, but this is what he wanted.

      • I agree. It is said this is his favorite song. Honestly I’ve never actually paid attention to the lyrics before and I’ve sang it in the car. God is the judge not us. Would I choose this song ever for a funeral or to be sung in a church? Absolutely not..

  2. These two idiots aren’t country. Porter Wagoner, Buck Owens, George Jones, Merle Haggard and the husband trisha yearwood kicked to the curb are country.

  3. Just Imagine they sang this song at his wife’s funeral too Very Very Weird coltish
    I think the devil just showed his face at a funeral

  4. Yes – John Lennon singing about having “no possessions” when he in fact was the equivalent of one of today’s billionaires!

    I thought the performance of that song at a Christian funeral utterly shameful.

  5. Do critics of Christian music not have a favorite secular song and wouldn’t Jesus have sought out sinners rather than avoiding them if he were present? Jimmy Carter, for example, was a Godly man, even if not Christlike. Hypocritical judgment is wrong. Jesus’ command not to judge others in Matthew 7:1 is preceded by comparisons to hypocrites (Matthew 6:2, 5, 16) and followed by a warning against hypocrisy (Matthew 7:3–5). When we point out the sin of others while we ourselves commit the same sin, we condemn ourselves (Romans 2:1). Again, are there any here that do not have a favorite Secular song?

  6. Wait a minute – “Imagine” was sung at Rosalyn Carter’s funeral too. I just wonder what President Carter thought about that.
    One thing that cannot be taken away from this moment is that he was a devout Christian man that taught Sunday school and did all he could to help those in need. He seemed like a true man of God and with that said, we can feel confident that he is now rejoicing in heaven.

  7. The song is all about a one world government, designed around socialism. I don’t even listen to it on my radio

  8. There is a difference between social justice and Christianity. When I was a teenager our S. Baptist pastor took a sabbatical to campaign for President Carter. The basis for his decision, which he revealed after the election, was because of his being a Christian, teaching Sunday School, and the works that he did to help others. My household was divided with my father being Democrat and a union worker and my mother a Republican. That year I cast my vote for Carter because I didn’t believe that both my father and my pastor could be wrong. But then I started reading the Bible for my own ability to understand. I learned that abortion is murder. My father didn’t believe in abortion nor did my pastor so how could they vote for a man that would support those things? Because they were looking at the wrong thing. God’s word clearly shows us that our works are not what take us to heaven. And as far as our finances go, if God supplies our needs, then I have to trust him even if the union doesn’t agree.

    The Bible also tells us that man looks at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart. So if President Carter is to be judged it is done through GOD looking at his heart. Not what I think about him being a Sunday school teacher or the great works he has done. All I know is that my conscience cannot line up with someone who supports abortion no matter their other policies. As of yet we have not had a president since that time that is a no go on any of it. So I support the one that most lines up with God’s word on the subject because he says: Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man,for God made man in His image. Genesis 9:6
    And Psalm 139:14 says: I will praise You, because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, and I know this very well.

    I know President and Mrs Carter went about doing good and I honor that. They touched many lives and poured themselves into helping others. I’m not surprised by this song choice since it is about social justice.

  9. I think that the wishes of him and his family should take precedence over everything. The song had a very special meaning to Jimmy Carter, his wife, and to their family.

  10. I think maybe Carter listened to the song and liked it just like many others do. The melody and singing along seems nice, BUT, not really paying Attention to the words or the meaning surrounding those words. I’ve done it with songs, singing along then saying to myself, What did they say?

    If Carter was actually such a Christian man then he really didn’t understand what he was hearing.

    Lennon was an outright atheist, I didn’t like or listen to his music, but many did because they didn’t understand what he was singing about, basically a pre One World Order.

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