Mr Ted writes "Harmony singing is a social activity, and, though it is a much loved one, it has gone by the wayside, and been forgotten by most folks. In the once-upon-a-time not-that-long-ago, there were Glee Clubs and Singing Societies and Community Choruses, as well as the barroom crooners of the Pious Friends variety. Families used to sing together, unabashedly and even enthusiastically--now, the only place people sing together is in church--"   

But surely not - what about the huge rise in the number of community choirs and singng workshops that seem to be springing up all over the country? I have felt for a long time that some of them are a secular replacement for church. Certainly at our community choir people meet regularly, sing lustily, go away feeling uplifted (well, mostly), dvlop social network etc. We just don't worship anything or anyone in the process.
Saro