Am I alone...............

[Willie T]

………… in seeing a description (and critique) of American Religiosity, literally all the way through this song? (Especially the scene with the Military Psychiatrist..... starts at about 8:30)

 

[Butterfly]

I tried to watch it all but it started to drive me nuts !!
Wonder what that relays !! Lol
I am not sure I even understand what American religiosity looks like - there is probably a British lookalike !
Rita l

 

[Willie T]

I tried to watch it all but it started to drive me nuts !!
Wonder what that relays !! Lol
I am not sure I even understand what American religiosity looks like - there is probably a British lookalike !
Rita l

We have scads of songs (both British and American.. and even Australian) that, although I am sure the original writers never intended anything "Religious" or Christian (two opposite concepts, BTW), have a lot of Spiritual connotations in their words..... depending upon whether or not you choose to listen to them with the ear of Jesus. "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" comes immediately to mind.

 

[Willie T]

I tried to watch it all but it started to drive me nuts !!
Wonder what that relays !! Lol
I am not sure I even understand what American religiosity looks like - there is probably a British lookalike !
Rita l

"American Religiosity" is the institutionalized mess we have made of what Jesus originally intended to be little more than "a way of life" that led to the unity of mankind and Salvation. We have made it a mishmash of rules, regulation, and pious procedures.

 

[Episkopos]

We have scads of songs (both British and American.. and even Australian) that, although I am sure the original writers never intended anything "Religious" or Christian (two opposite concepts, BTW), have a lot of Spiritual connotations in their words..... depending upon whether or not you choose to listen to them with the ear of Jesus. "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" comes immediately to mind.

Agreed! Being spiritual is to see God in everything. Being religious is about putting up a facade because there is no ability to see God in anything that doesn't have a religious label.

The bible says to sing to one another in spiritual songs. So then "Bridge over troubled waters" is a spiritual song...to the one with spiritual ears.

Good post Willie! You are not alone. :)

 

[Butterfly]

We have scads of songs (both British and American.. and even Australian) that, although I am sure the original writers never intended anything "Religious" or Christian (two opposite concepts, BTW), have a lot of Spiritual connotations in their words..... depending upon whether or not you choose to listen to them with the ear of Jesus. "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" comes immediately to mind.

I love that song - and yes I can often hear spiritual connotations in many songs that I listen to - but many of my Christian friends just see them as secular - I prefer to be more open minded X
Rita

 

[Butterfly]

"American Religiosity" is the institutionalized mess we have made of what Jesus originally intended to be little more than "a way of life" that led to the unity of mankind and Salvation. We have made it a mishmash of rules, regulation, and pious procedures.

Oh yes, we have that here, that's part of the reason I left the church ( still part of ' the church ' though - I know you will know what I mean xx )
Rita

 

[aspen]

The one thing that seems to unite the Protestant/Evangelical churches - their irrational hatred of church.....

 

[brakelite]

The one thing that seems to unite the Protestant/Evangelical churches - their irrational hatred of church.....

Unfortunately there's a lot of truth in that....

 

[Stan B]

The one thing that seems to unite the Protestant/Evangelical churches - their irrational hatred of church.....

That seems to be a circular statement with no apparent meaning.

 

[brakelite]

Sadly I couldn't view the video.. Just got a picture instead.. Must be because of where I live. But always loved that song... Remember singing it with friends as we walk along our suburban streets arm in arm across the entire road at two o'clock in the morning. Be late sixties.
But never saw any religious message... Just an anti war one. The hypocricy of war and the injustice of it.

 

[aspen]

That seems to be a circular statement with no apparent meaning.

Well, first off it was somewhat of a joke with roots on reality. Protestants are known for their tendency to split off into denominations, hence not being very agreeable. Protestants are also known for distancing themselves from church altogether - the joke part is that it seems to be one of the few things they can agree one - get it?

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