Darth J wrote:And I applaud Droopy for exposing Beatles songs as the socialist propaganda that they are.
CFR?
It's self-explanatory. "All you need is love" is just hippie, leftist thinking.
Love is insufficient. We need to give 10% of our money to a vast corporate bureaucracy that has appropriated Jesus' name so that money can be spent on God knows what (no pun intended). We need to wear underwear with magical Masonic devices that will protect us from evil. We need to participate in various rituals to get out ticket punched so we can get into heaven. We need to follow the arbitrary aesthetic tastes of men in their 70's who are paid spokesmen for this corporate entity that euphemistically refers to itself as a church.
And then maybe we can have some love, after we have taken care of these necessary things.
I cannot believe the sheer irony that a Mormon who feels compelled to "donate 10%" of his income to the "Kingdom of God on Earth" bitches about Socialism.
It's... (Moderator Note)F word deleted. Dr. Cam, you are on suspension for one week. You clearly went against board rules regarding language in the Terrestrial Forum. ironic, dontcha ya know?
V/R Dr. Cameron
Post Script: Ms. Jersey Girl hoarked the crap out of that bowl of dicks, by the way. Like... Kobayashi.
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Every record...falsified, every book rewritten...every statue...has been renamed or torn down, every date...altered...the process is continuing...minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Ideology is always right.
I seriously bought a shirt today that says "all you need is love." I LOVE IT!!!
I'm totally wearing it to church.
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DarkHelmet wrote: My theory is Monson is still fighting those damn hippies and that phrase was hijacked by them so he has an aversion to it.
All you need is love is actually a platitude these days. The words to the song have been around a long time and no change in the human condition has occured because of it. One can sing those words until the moon turns blue and nothing much will change except the color of the moon. Love is an action word and not just a word placed in a phrase. And that was Monson's point. What the world needs now is not love sweet love to played over and over again. But rather the world needs to put the words of Christ into daily practice through active language and practice. Then, we will no longer need such songs because love will exist in the daily living of human beings.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
just me wrote:I seriously bought a shirt today that says "all you need is love." I LOVE IT!!!
I'm totally wearing it to church.
Good for you! However, words on a shirt such as yours are meaningless when there is a lack of love in society. And that is the point of the shirt. However, when society bases itself on love through live practice, the shirt will no longer have any meaning because love exists. And that should be the goal. And not to be wearing a catchy phrase.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
When one listens to Beattles songs, one can see that most songs were about love. There was no violence and abuse in their music. And this is one reason why their songs are eternal. However, songs are just songs. And words of love only have meaning when there is love. Regardless of beattle's songs, the world has not improved much by listening to their music. Catchy phrases can not change the world, if the people just hum them without action directed toward their fellow human beings. But certainly their songs will be eternal because of this lack.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
cinepro wrote:As a huge Beatles fan, I did a double take when Monson mocked them. *** If I were quoting the article, I probably would have left out the part about the Beatles.
There he is standing upon the bones of all the sycophants of no talent and no significant contributions, who could only kiss and steal their way into power, who came before him; manifesting contempt for those boot strapping lads from Liverpool who conquered the world by merit. Hmm? Shallow fruit indeed with no savor. Good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of man.
Nicely said!
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why me wrote:When one listens to Beattles songs, one can see that most songs were about love. There was no violence and abuse in their music. And this is one reason why their songs are eternal. However, songs are just songs. And words of love only have meaning when there is love. Regardless of beattle's songs, the world has not improved much by listening to their music. Catchy phrases can not change the world, if the people just hum them without action directed toward their fellow human beings. But certainly their songs will be eternal because of this lack.
If we compare the Beatles Song Book and the Church Hymn Book, which contains the most songs about love? Extend from this, which collection of songs has uplifted people's spirits and influenced people to increase their love for each other - Beatles or LDS hymns?
I know it's hard to quantify, but I'm willing to bet that right now there are more people alive today that have been positively influenced by the Beatles songs than people positively influenced by LDS hymns.
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