that time did. >> but in 1971, chapman becomes a born again christian, he quits drugs and rejects rock 'n' roll, the beatles and john lennon in particular. >> well, i became a christian when i was 16. and that lasted about a year of genuine walking with him, through my life, off and on, i have struggled with different hinges, as we all do. and at those times, i would turn to the lord. >> chapman's new found faith comes into conflict with his feelings about his former idol. according to friends, chapman was notably bothered by lennon's song "god" in which he states i don't believe in jesus. and his hit "imagine" with lyrics, "imagine there's no countries and no religion, too." chapman wrote his own words "imagine john lennon dead." >> the defendant claimed that

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