Jewish Boys in Christian Choirs
by Alex
“Joel”:http://searchforlove.blogspot.com/2003_04_01_searchforlove_archive.html#200168801 writes:
Today I spent seven hours in church. Tomorrow I will spend five hours in church. Sunday I will spend another seven hours in church. This week (Holy Week) is the only time during the year that I feel uncomfortable, as a Jew, singing in a church choir. When the congregation pretends to be the Jews and sings “Crucify him!” en masse it’s hard not to feel a little, well, on edge.
And everybody gets so upset when I stand up in the middle of the service and shriek, “Your god is a lie!”
I mean, I’m just saying.
/me raises fist in show of solidarity
Ya know, my understanding of Catholic theology is that this sort of thing is a-okay. The character of the person doing the thing has little to do with the sacred nature of the act.
So hey, like da profet done sayeth, “O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!” (Isaiah 40:9).
And don’t be messin’ wit my magic bird, ya hear?
Easter’s rilly rilly late this year, huh?