Sorry you felt like this was an attack, I did write that it wasn't meant to be mean. If you don't have a heart for Christ, you cannot understand what that does to/for a follower of Him. Being surrounded by Christians doesn't give you that heart- there is only one who can.
As for the OT of this thread, I'm afraid the limit of my Beastie Boys knowledge is their first(?) hit "Fight for Your Right" so I really can't contribute to that discussion. This is hard on the late band member's family I am sure, and I pray they find peace even as they miss him. I do mean a peace in you-know-who, but I wish them the best even if not.