A
1964 pop song by
The Cavaliers, covered by
Pearl Jam in
1998. The singer tells how he drove his car too fast and got into an
accident that resulted in his
girlfriend's
death. The chorus contains one of the best capsule statements of
bad theology ever presented in the
English language:
Where oh where could my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me.
She's gone to heaven and I've got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
In four lines, the writer has conveyed fundamental errors about theodicy, salvation, suffering, and the nature of God.
"Last Kiss" should be required reading in every introductory theology class.