lively discussion bait

Jeanette M. Eddy wrote:
> Philosophical question (hey- Eastercon- I mean Norwes is coming up)-
> if it is ok to sing what are effectively pagan hymns at a filk (Lord of
> the Dance, pagan verisons, either tune), could I get away with singing
> Christian hymns of a certain type? (such as the originl Lord of the Dance,
> or for that matter Simple Gifts)?
I will sing both "Simple Gifts" and "How Can I Keep from Singing" with you if you want. I am a UU Pagan, but I love to sing hymns.
> If so, why is the first ok but not the second?
I think both are ok, but some people might think a filking circle isn't "serious enough" for sacred music, and some people feel very prickly about religion, and not want to hear hymns that don't match their own belief.
> I hope it's not because there's a attitude that the pagan hymn-filks
> aren't hymns to real deities/powers, and therefore it doesn't mean
> anything to sing them.
My jungian archetypes are very amused whenever others doubt their reality, since they are secure in my belief. YMMV.

> (part of what brought this up is because I found a mostly finished filk
> of Blood Will Tell on the subject of Job, and I'd like to know I won't
> get glared at for singing it.
Well, let's hope for tolerance.
reply> I'm also hoping to get a livlier discussion going on around here. :) )
Well you could add politics to this religious discussion, if you want it really lively, but I think that's against the list rules.

Judy Craft

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Received on 01/29/97