From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V4 #250 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Friday, August 30 2002 Volume 04 : Number 250 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] spirituality in music [Roxylee ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 00:39:18 -0400 From: Roxylee Subject: [RS] spirituality in music Lisa Davis sez: I'm not sure why you keep using the word "offended," Roxy. No one has said anything in Richard's songs "offends." Just trying to be sensitive to the people here who mentioned they are uncomfortable and could be offended hearing so much christian content. Spirituality is not identical to adherence to a religion or sect No, but we were discussing Richard's Christian based lyrics, were we not? None of us would like Richard's music as much as we do if it wasn't "spiritual." Yes, I agree. :-) As I mentioned, " if he tried to keep his spirituality out of his songs as not to offend anyone, he would be denying a large part of who he is, and the songs would be diminished, in my opinion." Nor is anyone offended by you, an individual, believing whatever you choose to believe, or enjoying it in whatever way you do. I hope that's true, Lisa. I recall a thread on religion awhile back that some atheists seemed very upset about, and I didn't want to start anything like that. By the way, I hear "Next Best Western" as being about doubt, and lack of faith, whether temporary or not. "I wish I could believe" is the defining line. I also think that as a human being, whether or not Christian, you can understand where the narrator is coming from. Yes, In my last post I said as much: " I can relate to the guy on the lonely interstate in Next Best Western, too. I've had plenty of times of wondering where I am going in this life. Haven't we all? "I mentioned Transit as a song in which being christian would make it easier to understand, ie: "softly and tenderly, calling to you and me,"(a line from a christian hymn,) and the concept of divine forgiveness, which is often foreign to non believers. What do you think about "Sea of Fleur-de-Lys," by the way? I think he must have been drinking when he wrote it. Roxy ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V4 #250 ***********************************