Actually, if the point is an overview of believers and non-believers with an
eye to not wanting harm, I'd recommend neither basic view be 'centric and
intolerant. If you add specifics beyond that to either basic stance, add
liberal (separation of church and state, evolution, rights for women and LGBT
people, etc.) specifics, politically or religiously. You don't have to be
either, or imagine no heaven or believe in one, imagine no religion or belong
to one, for that.
http://glenster1.webs.com/basics.htm
I think John was just referring to a news article that showed the Beatles
were more popular in the UK than church attendance--that if he'd said "TV"
instead it wouldn't have created such a reaction. I'd rather have the following
event with John on Youtube--I think it would have been funnier:
An excerpt from the book "The Quarrymen," 2001, by Hunter Davies has it that
in 1968, according to John's childhood friend Pete Shotton:
“One night, after a few joints, a bit of LSD, we were sitting around at Ken-
wood playing tapes when John suddenly said: ’Pete, I think I’m Jesus Christ.’
’You what?’ I said. ’I’m Jesus Christ. I’m back again.’ ’Oh yeah,’ I said. ’What
are you going to do about it?’ ’I’ve got to tell the world who I am.’ ’They’ll
kill you.’ ’That can’t be helped,’ said John. ’How old was Jesus when they
killed him?’ ’I reckon about 32.’ ’Then I’ve got at least four years to go,’
said John. ’First thing tomorrow morning, we’ll go into Apple and tell the oth-
ers.’
Next morning, Pete contacted Apple to arrange an emergency board meeting. All
four Beatles turned up, plus Neil Aspinall (once the Beatles’ roadie, later Ap-
ple’s managing director) and Derek Taylor, their press officer. "Right," said
John, sitting behind his desk. "I’ve something very important to tell you all.
I am...Jesus Christ. I have come back again. This is my thing."
The Beatles looked rather stunned, but said nothing. "It was totally surreal,"
says Pete. "But nobody cross-examined him. No plans were made to announce the
Messiah’s arrival. There was a bit of muttering, then silence, till somebody
suggested the meeting was adjourned for lunch.' In the restaurant over lunch a
man came up to John and said: ’Really nice to meet you, how are you?’ ’Actual-
ly,’ said John, ’I’m Jesus Christ.’ ’Oh, really,’ said the man. ’Well, I liked
your last record.’“
http://articles.absoluteelsewhere.net/Articles/my_friend_john_davies.html
For John and a GB-like PR, my first thought would be him singing "Mother,"
about being sensitive about a parent not being around their child, but him only
seeing Julian about once a year after seeing to it Cynthia didn't get an alimony
commensurate with his income though she raised the kid.