http://www.huffingtonpost…-springste.html
David Corn, a contributor to the blogosphere’s infamous 250 car pile-up, opines on the greatness of Springsteen’s theological insight:
…the most engaging number is a short, simple, elegiac tune about the Man from Galilee, “Jesus Was An Only Son.” The chord structure is basic ballad; a church-like organ sets the mood. And Springsteen narrates the last hours of Jesus’ life. There’s no blood, no gore–only a man and his mother.
He is contrasting, of course, with a certain film that was responsible for the subsequent mistreatment of millions of Jews:
Many fundamentalist Christians claim victimhood–even though they are free to worship as they like in tax-exempt churches, to send their kids to religious schools, to display the Ten Commandments almost anywhere (such as in their homes, on their front doors, on their cars, on their T-shirts), to vote for politicians who share (if not exploit) their beliefs, and to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a film that graphically depicts the bloody sacrifice of their savior. [emphasis added]
It’s a good thing there’s no blood and gore with Springsteen’s song. (Wait, I just read the fourth line… scratch that.) Whatever the song means, it all comes down to this with Springsteen– I’d like to send out a big, “Get over yourself.”
I just love this Corn’s feelings about Christian freedom. Is that a little foaming-at-the-mouth I detect? I’m sorry, that’s just your latte.
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