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Have you ever felt you were missing out on the good things church has to offer?

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Have you ever felt you were missing out on the good things church has to offer?
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RE: Have you ever felt you were missing out on the good things church has to offer?
September 28, 2013 at 11:25 pm (This post was last modified: September 28, 2013 at 11:26 pm by Whateverist.)
(September 28, 2013 at 10:18 pm)Zazzy Wrote: For instance, I challenge you not to feel chills: Mozart's great Mass in C Monor- the Domine Deus (Te Kanawa and Cotrubas singing)

Couldn't do it. I like a lot of 'devotional' music and gospels. Not so weird really. With or without religion, transformation can still mean something. With any luck we should all be reborn as often as possible, but no god required. (Keeps the cobwebs and dust away.)

(September 28, 2013 at 10:18 pm)Zazzy Wrote: Also, and this might seem weird for an atheist, my favorite (above and beyond favorite) poet is Gerard Manley Hopkins, who was a monk who only wrote about his skydaddy. But dammit, he was an unparalleled genius and wordsmith. You have to read it aloud to REALLY get it.
An example: As kingfishers catch fire

Maybe he missed his calling and should have written limericks? Not my cup of tea but I do enjoy word play.

Good for you for not letting your head rule your heart - or your ear.
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RE: Have you ever felt you were missing out on the good things church has to offer? - by Whateverist - September 28, 2013 at 11:25 pm

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