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Re: Thoughts on that Xian topic and RE: Careful-List Newbie on the Floor



>"Alyssa Portwood" <aportwoo at slis_kent.edu> wrote:

>  I just have to ask, as a
>researcher/student and co-leader of an alt. religion group, just how
>many OtR fans are Xians?????  Not that I want to know the
>individual religious beliefs of each and everyone one of y'all (that's
>your personal life, and we don't need to probe too deep there), but I
>simply think that OtR's fan base is much more diverse than most
>folks would believe.  Really.  Truly.  There at least several dozen
>non-Xian OtR fans in Kent alone.  Rabid fans who go to shows and
>buy stuff and post to the list and they are not Xians.  Really.

     I found it funny that Over-the-Rhine was described as a
Christian band because Linford has said many times in interviews
that he does not want OTR to be put in that category.  The lyrics
of some of their songs would be very embarrassing to the stricter
strains of Christianity.  Any band can have Christian influences.

     I saw your web page.  Yes, I am fully convinced that there
are non-Christian OTR fans.

>(And BTW, before anyone can ask, the "X" is a term of respect for
>the deity who I do not worship, and was a holy symbol for His
>name.)
>Please do not take any offense at this post.  I just want to make
>sure that list diversity is well represented.
>
     I thought Xian was the place in China where they found
thousands of terra cotta statues.  I saw several of the statues
when they were at the Dayton Art Institute as part of a national
tour.  They are very lifelike except for being terra cotta.  They
were all modeled individually on separate people.  If you ever have
a chance to see some of them try to see them.  I was going through
the list quickly and I chose your post just because of the word Xian.

--Rick C

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