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Thread #35699   Message #489661
Posted By: SDShad
22-Jun-01 - 09:42 AM
Thread Name: Can a believer sing Atheist songs?
Subject: RE: BS - Can a believer sing Atheist songs?
Well, I don't think I can necessarily say "yes" any better than those who already have, but here goes my take anyway, as brief as I can muster:

As a believer, I can sing any music that celebrates the positive or that positively calls warning of negative influences in society. I can't and won't sing music, be it from Christians, atheists, Cargo Culters, or Scientologists, or whatever have you, that excludes, belittles, dehumanizes, or demonizes other people and their sincere beliefs. Many of the positive things that atheists of good will and heart may wish to celebrate in song are things that religioius believers of good will and heart can celebrate too, and join in the song: the power of the human will, the necessity of freedom, the inherent dignity of being human.

And if nothing else, this thread has been well worth it for Little Hawk's interesting and kinetic posting, those of a man "harpooned by his own flippin' thread." :-) What an unexpected image it was to be asked to "observe [this thread] as it crawls forth, jibbering demonically...." I like yer style, mister.

And what rough post, its timestamp come round at last,
Slouches towards West Chester to be born?

Chris