More popular than Jesus More popular than Jesus "More popular than Jesus" was part of a longer remark made by John Lennon during a 1966 interview, in which he argued that the public was more infatuated with the Beatles than with Jesus and that rock music might outlast Christianity. His opinions drew no controversy when originally published in the United Kingdom, but when republished in the United States a few months later, angry reactions flared up in Christian communities. The full quotation was: The statement originates from a March 1966 article for the London newspaper the "Evening Standard". When "Datebook", a US teen magazine,
Evening Standard two months to 12 April were published as news stories in the paper, "reproducing headlines from the news release virtually verbatim", according to the study. On 14 December 2004, Associated Newspapers launched a Monday–Friday freesheet edition of the "Evening Standard" called "Standard Lite" to help boost circulation. This had 48 pages, compared with about 80 in the main paper, which also had a supplement on most days. In August 2006, the freesheet was relaunched as "London Lite". It was designed to be especially attractive to younger female readers and featured a wide range of lifestyle articles, but less news and