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21 Jun 01 - 05:30 PM (#489174) Subject: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: Jon Freeman Created at the request of bbc. Part 1 is here |
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21 Jun 01 - 07:36 PM (#489277) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: bbc Thank you, Jon. Whether anyone still has new thoughts to express, I don't know, but it seemed Pt. 1 was getting unwieldy. I was impressed to see that 57 different people had posted. I think it's been a great discussion. Some may want to go over to "The experience of singing gospel" thread instead. Thanks for the thoughts & the tolerance. Turtle & Alex, I appreciated your posts at the end of Pt. 1. bbc |
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21 Jun 01 - 11:24 PM (#489414) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: mousethief Thanks, bbc. I wondered if anybody read it! Alex |
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22 Jun 01 - 01:27 AM (#489478) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: flattop Little Hellraiser wrote in part 1: >> Hell, flattop can do it, and if he can it's my opinion anyone can. One more crack like that and I'll remove you from my prayer circle list, LH. |
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22 Jun 01 - 11:39 AM (#489742) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: chip a Thank you alex for your last post on the previous thread. If I could express myself as well as you do I'd have said the very same things. So, if you don't mind, I'll hop on and just say "me too." : ) CHIP |
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22 Jun 01 - 12:02 PM (#489759) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: Turtle I read your post too, Alex, and I appreciated you being so forthright (in a gentle kinda way). It seems to me that we really don't have any way of *knowing* what the truth is--or maybe "proving" would be a better word. So we all have to go by our inner knowledge and experience of what moves us in our lives, what works for us in terms of giving us that joy and peace and strength bbc was talking about earlier, and in terms of helping us be in right relation to other people around us, and the world. I appreciate the fact that although you believe there is one true way, you find a way to respect those of us who don't. And for that reason, I hereby include you in the great toleration game! Turtle |
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22 Jun 01 - 12:49 PM (#489798) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: mousethief Thanks Turtle! I realized I posted that to the wrong thread -- it should have been under separation of church and state II -- so I re-posted it there. Alex |
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22 Jun 01 - 12:50 PM (#489800) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: mousethief Thanks for the kind words, chip a! Alex |
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22 Jun 01 - 03:56 PM (#489914) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: radriano I find that I can not sing gospel. Christianity's message of "It's my way or the highway" is disturbing and most arrogant. I guess I've had too many negative experiences with organized religion. It's true that there are some songs that are spiritual in nature without being religious but Gospel, for me, doesn't fall into that category. |
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22 Jun 01 - 05:24 PM (#489968) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: Little Hawk flattop - Ah, good! You saw it. I promise to be good... - LH |
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22 Jun 01 - 06:14 PM (#490003) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: Matt_R What about the question "Can you believe and not sing Gospel"? Personally, I think Gospel in corny. Religious-themed songs, I like. And there are some really good worship songs for church that were written recently. But Gospel to me is always nasal bluegrassy, or cornball "Christian Contemporary," or modern African-American gospel, all of which are those "Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus!" kinds of songs. Give me a good Negro Spiritual, or a Latin Verdi, Bach, Vivaldi, or Berlioz Mass, or religion-related rock song anyday! --Matt |
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22 Jun 01 - 06:44 PM (#490032) Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2 From: mousethief And here I was beginning to like you, Matt. Just shoot me down. Alex |