“Nothing to live or die for/and no religion too” – John Lennon I took the opportunity to watch the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter last week. It struck me that the formality and tradition of the funeral of a significant historical figure is important for the nation, just as a funeral service well done…

Southern Baptist Jimmy Carter’s funeral was marred by the singing of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the National Cathedral. Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood performed the song at a Christian funeral in a Christian church.

What Lennon and Yoko Ono’s song does is undermine the very solution to the problems that plague humanity. This has been demonstrated over and over by the atheistic utopian regimes (Mao in China, Stalin in the USSR, Pol Pot in Cambodia, etc.) that engineered the deaths of over 100 million people in the 20th century alone.

Earlier this month, former president Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100. While factors like double-digit inflation, high unemployment and the Iran Hostage Crisis doomed his re-election bid, and negatively impacted his legacy as president,

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Tom Chaffin, of Atlanta, leaves flowers at the entrance to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Atlanta. Carter died Sunday at he age of 100. (AP Photo/John Bazemore ...

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Held at the Washington National Cathedral, the service included the hymns “Come Thou Almighty King,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Be Still My Soul.” The choir also sang “Eternal Father, Strong to Save, ” also known as the “The Navy Hymn,” in honor of Carter’s service in the Navy.

Wide view of the east portico of the Capitol during the inauguration of president Jimmy Carter on January 20, 1977. Singer Lady Gaga performs the U.S. national anthem at a ceremony marked by strict anti-Covid preventive measures.