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'''John Lennon''', born '''John Winston Lennon''' (1940-1980), was a member of the [[Beatles]].

'''John Lennon''', born '''John Winston Lennon''' (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was a member of the [[Beatles]].

Though none of the [[Beatles]] were as successful on their own as they were as a group, John Lennon was considered by many to be have the most raw talent.  He struggled with drug addiction, however, and several of his songs related to his habit, such as "Cold Turkey."

Though none of the [[Beatles]] were as successful on their own as they were as a group, John Lennon was considered by many to have the most raw talent.  He struggled with drug addiction, however, and several of his songs related to his habit, such as "Cold Turkey."

Lennon was the most outspoken among the [[Beatles]] on political issues, advocating pacifism during the [[Vietnam War]].  At one point the [[United States]] government investigated him.   

Lennon was the most outspoken among the [[Beatles]] on political issues, advocating pacifism during the [[Vietnam War]].  At one point the [[United States]] government investigated him.   

After a self-imposed break from music to focus on his family and raising his young son Sean, Lennon produced a new album with his wife [[Yoko Ono]] in 1980, entitled ''Double Fantasy''.  Tragically, less than a month after its release Lennon was shot dead outside his apartment building by a crazed fan named Mark David Chapman, on December 8, 1980.  Fans worldwide went into a profound mourning.

After a self-imposed five-year break from music to focus on his family and raising his young son Sean, Lennon produced a new album with his wife [[Yoko Ono]] in 1980, entitled ''Double Fantasy''.  Less than a month after its release Lennon was shot dead outside his apartment building by a crazed fan named Mark David Chapman.

Lennon's most famous individual work is "[[Imagine]]", a song that beseeches us to imagine a world not dominated by greed, religion, war, and hatred, but one governed by love, where all people are "living life in peace." At the end of the song Lennon encourages the listener to join him in dreaming of this world, implying that there is hope for humanity to rise above its weaknesses, anger, and hate.

Lennon's most famous individual work is "[[Imagine]]", a song that beseeches us to imagine a world not dominated by greed, religion, war, and hatred, but one governed by love, where all people are "living life in peace." At the end of the song Lennon encourages the listener to join him in dreaming of this world, implying that there is hope for humanity to rise above its weaknesses, anger, and hate.

He remains a hero in [[Britain]], where he was ranked in the top 10 of the 2002 "100 Greatest Britons" poll sponsored by the BBC.

He remains a hero in [[Britain]], where he was ranked in the top 10 of the 2002 "100 Greatest Britons" poll sponsored by the BBC.

Proving that Lennon is still as relevant and important as he ever was, in June of 2007, ''Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur'' was released. The album, whose proceeds go to [[Amnesty International]]'s campaign on behalf of Sudan's war-torn province of Darfur, features artists of yesterday and today, such as U2, REM, Green Day, and Corinne Bailey Raye covering Lennon's work. Given Lennon's activism and passion for peace, were he alive today, he would no doubt be the champion of the fight to stop the [[genocide]] in Sudan.  

In June of 2007, ''Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur'' was released. The album, whose proceeds go to [[Amnesty International]]'s campaign on behalf of Sudan's war-torn province of Darfur, features artists of yesterday and today, such as U2, REM, Green Day, and Corinne Bailey Raye covering Lennon's work.

== Religious views ==

== Religious views ==