I'm so happy everytime I hear somebody back up the "think for yourself" approach. I've come to the conclution that since everybody seem to disagree on what it means to be a believing Christian, the only way is to make up your own mind. Seing what the results of blindly following religious leaders and their teachings may be (in the worst cases: murder, mass suicide, incest, in less extremes: guilt, anxiety, loss of faith) you really have to ask yourself if the religion you practice really reflects your beliefs.
And that song... What age is the congregation? Is this song performed on "family" services where the majority of the people attending are children aged 12 and younger? Because in that case that kind of simplistic lyrics can be excused. If the congregation is mainly adults I really think that choir leader should show more respect for their ability to understand the depths of their religion.
May I recommend an interesting site? If anybody is interested, go check out http://www.justchance.com Even if you don't agree with him on everything he does have some interesting articles. You don't need to be registered to comment.
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Date: 2006-03-13 01:11 pm (UTC)And that song... What age is the congregation? Is this song performed on "family" services where the majority of the people attending are children aged 12 and younger? Because in that case that kind of simplistic lyrics can be excused. If the congregation is mainly adults I really think that choir leader should show more respect for their ability to understand the depths of their religion.
May I recommend an interesting site? If anybody is interested, go check out http://www.justchance.com Even if you don't agree with him on everything he does have some interesting articles. You don't need to be registered to comment.