The late president celebrated the impact and influence of the song, which decries war, nationalism, and the excesses of capitalism.

“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…

Many Christians on social media took issue with Trisha Yearwood and her husband Garth Brooks' performance of John Lennon's 1971 song "Imagine" during the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.

The John Lennon classic was Jimmy Carter’s favorite song. David Osborne learned it some 35 years ago specifically to play it for the president.

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.

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TRUMP’S RETURN — Inauguration Day will look a little different today, thanks to the polar vortex that’s bringing a blast of freezing cold weather to D.C. (and across the country — bundle up this week! ). The festivities will be held inside the Capitol Rotunda today for the first time since Ronald Reagan was sworn into his second term in 1985.

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.

Washington mourned Jimmy Carter last week at the National Cathedral, which has been a guide for activism in the Trump era.

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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.

Thursday is a national day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter, and both the stock market and post offices are closed.