Hey, Martin:

There definitely are folks who are Atheists who enjoy gospel music. There are some Catters in that category who have openly expressed their enjoyment. I have Jewish friends who love gospel, and my son is Muslim and just took a flier anouncing a gospel concert where my group is singing, to post on the bulletin board at his mosque. I've been in gospel workshops at festivals where I was the only Christian, and everyone else was either Agnostic or Atheist. At least the ones I knew. It's not the kind of thing I'd ever ask anyone, so I have friends and acquaintances I've known for years who I don't know if they have a belief in God. My Gospel quartet was even asked to sing at a Jewish funeral service.

In the long run, I think it's the spirit in which the music is presented.

Jerry