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jangle-poets-digest      Monday, October 6 2003      Volume 05 : Number 074



                               Today's Subjects:
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  Re: [JP] Stand                                      [Nieldsforever@aol.com]

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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 19:39:04 EDT
From: Nieldsforever@aol.com
Subject: Re: [JP] Stand

In a message dated 9/29/03 11:49:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
donsem@comcast.net writes:

> Allah, Buddha, Yahweh, Jesus, Brahma
> People get ready there's a train that's coming
> Many different legends, just one story
> All aboard the train that's bound for glory
>  
> Powerful words and dangerous words.  I imagine The Kennedys will
> take flack for this song.  From people who believe THEIRS is the only
> legend, to people who don't think they should be talking about religion
> at all, to people who don't like it that their legend was left out of the
> song.

It's a thought-provoking lyric.

If people are not automatically defensive and prone to taking offense, here 
is how these lyrics can be interpreted optimally so that everyone is happy:

Muslims: They can be psyched that Allah is included.  And they can believe 
(if they wish) that Islam's belief system is the "one story," and that 
everyone 
else's are the "legends."

Buddhists: They can be psyched that Buddha is included.  And they can believe 
(if they wish) that Buddhism's belief system is the "one story," and that 
everyone else's are the "legends."

Jews: They can be psyched that Yahweh is included.  And they can believe (if 
they wish) that Judaism's belief system is the "one story," and that everyone 
else's are the "legends."

Christians: They can be psyched that Jesus is included.  And they can believe 
(if they wish) that Christianity's belief system is the "one story," and that 
everyone else's are the "legends."

Hindus: They can be psyched that Brahma is included.  And they can believe 
(if they wish) that Hinduism's belief system is the "one story," and that 
everyone else's are the "legends."

Zoroastrians, Wiccans, Rastafarians, and other religionists not mentioned in 
_Stand_: They can believe (if they wish) that *their* belief system is the 
"one story," and that everyone else's are the "legends."

People of no particular religion at all: They can believe (if they wish) that 
*their* belief system is the "one story," and that everyone else's are the 
"legends."

People can generally enjoy the song just as a great song, and (if they wish) 
as a way to "build bridges" amongst all of us of different beliefs.

No one *need* feel threatened by this song.  :-)

Bruce

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