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Sunday, April 17. 2011

Worship

h/t, Sipp. Let God be magnified, indeed (not that He needs magnification).


Posted by Bird Dog in Religion at 05:18 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Not that I don't dig me some Al Green, but...

Who exactly is being magnified here? God, or a funk performance that drives all into frenzied emotion?

There's plenty of emotion in my spiritual life, mostly due to my sins and God's grace; but it is largely intellectually based, rooted in an understanding of the scriptures, the meat of the Word.

I don't get that deep meaning with performances like this.
#1 Big___Al on 2011-04-17 09:46 (Reply)
Al - I believe there's a direct ratio between "loudness of voice", "pearly-white teeth" and devoutness, but these nuances are lost to those of us not devoted to the gospel of Gospel. All I know is, while all of the females in the audience are fat tubs of lard, one of the front-and-center female singers is always rail thin. I think it's some kind of gospel singer's rule. And did you see the Hired Shill White Guy (HSWG) in the front row? Man, was he jivin' to the music or what??

BD: Spotted a small politically-incorrect mistake on your part:

"not that He She It The Divine Creator Darwin's Revenge The Intelligent Designer Something needs magnification."

There we go.
#2 Dr. Mercury (Link) on 2011-04-17 11:17 (Reply)
I love it.
#2.1 bd on 2011-04-17 13:07 (Reply)
I had to go back and look for the "HSWG." Too funny. He was really gettin' down!
#2.2 Big___Al on 2011-04-17 13:40 (Reply)
At least this music is good, unlike the drivel to which we are subjected in the Catholic Church.
#3 class factotum (Link) on 2011-04-17 13:37 (Reply)
Praise the Lord!!!

If Al Green and I both get to heaven I'm going to be looking for him cause there will be heavenly music where he's at.
#4 phil g on 2011-04-17 20:22 (Reply)
Church music is part of the message and worship, just as the pageantry of the Catholic Mass is. The role of music director in any house of worship is a much-sought one, and it can be a full-time job. If music gets people involved, then great. Something I never thought about unitl I did a littel research in college was that the early Catholics needed something to attract the pagan hordes. What to do? How about a ceremony that had costumes, speaking roles, a stage and audience seating. The icing on the cake was the mystery surrounding the climax of the ceremony, namely the turning of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. Magic show? No, but it didn't hurt with drawing the crowd.

Maybe the magnification bit is about a closer scrutiny. I can work with it.

If you get a chance to go to a Convocation, or a service in an AME church with good music, then you might hear something special. If I had 3 hours every Sunday, I'd be playing more gospel. It's a fine way to worship, and a very worthwhile musical experience, too - almost everything is in Ab or Eb, and except when the B-3 is supporting the minister alone, it's a 3 hour jam!

And I'll be looking for Reverend Al in heaven, too, phil.
#5 steve in CT on 2011-04-19 12:55 (Reply)

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