Re: Christ Versus Religion 50 Years Later!
I haven't read Christ Versus Religion in many years (hasn't been 50, but quite a few). I agree with Mike's assessment that "Christ was not simply versus religion", and this is some of the point I was making in posting the video in the first place, and using the title "Christ Versus Religion 50 Years Later!" I also agree with Igzy's assessment that "The question is, once the specific definition (of religion) is understood, does the rapper have a point, and he certainly does"
The irony to me is the similarity in "the message" of the rapper and Lee's original work - difference being what Lee took a couple of hundred pages to do, the rapper did in a few minutes. Both greatly oversimplified the matter at hand, but I highly doubt that the kid is going to get a big following or have a whole sect started because of this little ditty.
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αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων ἀμήν - 1 Peter 5:11
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