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To: miraje who wrote (188744)12/6/2006 11:21:41 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (2) of 793989
 
I completely agree with you on the nitpicking by the secularists who are going after the historical and ceremonial aspects. On the other hand, I find actions like Judge Moore's sneaking in the Ten Commandments during the night to be unacceptable. He crossed the line into imposing his own beliefs, by virtue of his authority, into the public domain- and he deserved a backlash to that.

We are preparing our Christmas concert now. Like you, I am no longer religious, but I love the CHristmas music. I've posted a lot about the absurdity of trying to separate the spiritual element from the history of music. Singing Handel isn't some underhanded form of Christian proselytizing or brain-washing; it's excellent, educational music.

Of course, I live in Texas, so our concert includes:
This Little Babe (Britten's Ceremony of Carols)
Gaudete! Gaudete! derived from a medieval chant
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Gesu Bambino

and then some secular pieces like Sleigh Ride and Merry Christmas, Darling, which is really cheesy. But you can only do religious if it makes up a limited percentage.

Give me the religious work over the secular anyday for quality.

MIlitant anything-ists are a problem. And so I find the CHristianist label just a helpful semantic tool to separate the Roy Moores from the tolerant and loving CHristians who DO live and let live.
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