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Thread #130546 Message #2938720
Posted By: Tootler
02-Jul-10 - 04:06 PM
Thread Name: Does Religion Deny Music to Children?
Subject: RE: Religion denies music to children?
Let's keep this in perspective.
Go to most Islamic countries and turn on the radio and you'll hear plenty of music. This was certainly the case when my Father was with RAF in the Gulf in the 1960's. The particular problem highlighted by the OP applies to a minority. The article says "as many as 10%" which suggests that 10% is an upper limit.
Also in much of the discussion about music in relation to Christianity has dealt with music in Church. While I am sure there are a some Christians who object to music per se, more often the objections or restrictions concern music in Church rather than music in the world as a whole.
I know it was a long time back, but John Playford was able to publish A highly successful dance manual at a time when the Puritans controlled the government in England. They were notorious for objecting to music and dancing but in fact they did not, on the whole, object to music and dancing as such but to music and dancing in Church - other than the unison singing of the Psalms.
If people want to impoverish their lives by denying themselves the benefits of music, then so be it. What is objectionable is that all too often, such religious fundamentalists (of whatever persuasion) are control freaks and want to impose their model for living on others.