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Re: 19 personal notes on the 'christian v. secular' debate

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Dan Temmesfeld wrote:

>Subject: "18 personal notes on the false dichotomy of
>the 'christian v. secular' debate"
>
>what i know about music
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>there should be no christian music.
>there should be no secular music.
>it should be a false dichotomy.
>people are always going to try to uphold the faulty
>  dichotomy anyhow.  i used to fight it.  i'll
>  choose to live with it for now.
>
>listen to what you want to.
>listen to what makes you happy.
>listen to whatever brings your spirit closer to the
>  divine.
>listen to whatever brings you joy.
>listen to whatever moves you.
>listen to what makes you laugh, what makes you cry.
>
>listening preference varies from person to person.
>listening style varies from person to person.
>lyrical and musical interpretation varies from
>  person to person.  something awfully sad to one
>  person might bring extreme joy to another.  i'd
>  say that interpretations can be like snowflakes.
>
>there should not be any barriers, whether imposed
>  by you or others, on what a person listens to.
>limiting one's own musical intake (just like any
>  other intake) based solely on style, creed, form
>  is a narrow view of the possibilities abounding.
>be open minded to see the bigger picture.
>if you choose not to be, that's fine, too; but it's
>  not recommended by me.
>
>i believe that music is an extremely personal thing.
>it is a powerful art form.  it is something that i
>am passionate about.
>
>make your own decisions about it, though.
>
>that is all,
>Dan
>
>np: ty tabor - safety
>
>
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