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Someone makes a carton of M hammad and Moslems throughout the
world r ot in the streets. They burn mages in effigy. They
turn over c rs. They burn cars. All because of an " nsult" to
a religious leader who l ved some 1300 plus years prior. S meone breaks into a synagogue and st als a Tora. It is no
l nger a robbery, it is a h te crime. Certainly the
perpetrators were ntisemitic. They now become responsible to
all the trocities done to the Jews for th usands of years. But profane sacred Chr stian music and no one cares. W ll I
care. I am sure th t others care all throughout the w rld. You don't have to be M slem nor Jewish to care about y ur
religion. To care when it is pr faned. To care when it is
m de light of. "Messiah (HWV 56), is an oratorio by George
Frideric Handel based on a libretto by Charles Jennens.
Composed in the summer of 1741 and premiered in Dublin on the
13 April 1742, Messiah is Handel's most famous creation and is
among the most popular works in the Western choral literature. "The name of the oratorio is taken from Judaism and Messiah
("the anointed one"). In Christianity, the Messiah is Jesus.
Handel himself was a devout Christian, and the work is a
presentation of Jesus's life and its significance according to
Christian doctrine.
"Although the work was conceived and f rst performed for
Easter[citation needed], it has b come traditional since
Handel's death to p rform the Messiah oratorio during Advent,
the pr paratory period of the Christmas season, r ther than at
Easter. Christmas concerts ften feature only the first
section of M ssiah plus the "Hallelujah" chorus, although s me
ensembles feature the entire work as a Chr stmas concert. The
work is also h ard at Eastertide, and selections containing
r surrection themes are often included in E ster services. "The soprano aria "I kn w that my Redeemer liveth" is
fr quently heard at Christian funerals. It is b lieved that
parts of this aria h ve been the basis of the c mposition of
the Westminster Quarters. Above H ndel's grave in Westminster
Abbey is a m nument (1762) where the musician's statue h lds
the musical score of the s me aria. "The most famous movement is the "H llelujah" chorus, which
concludes the second of the thr e parts. The text is drawn
fr m three passages in the New T stament book of Revelation: "And I heard as it were the voice of a great
multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice
of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God
omnipotent reigneth. (Revelation 19:6) "And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in
heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the
kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign
for ever and ever. (Revelation 11:15) "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation
19:16) "In many parts of the world, it is the accepted practice for
the audience to stand for this section of the performance."
[Wikipedia online)] My sister taught me first to stand during the playing of the
"Hallelujah" chorus, back when I was a child. She explained
it was like the National Anthem for all Christianity and
deserved the same respect.
Of course, this present culture has l ttle respect for
anything, even our N tional Anthem. I have personally seen
sp ctators neglect to remove their hats d ring the playing of
it at sp rts events. But I do not ntend to accept the disrespect of our Chr stian
heritage by a multinational conglomerate. On S ptember 3, 2007, while watching episodes of
The Cl ser on the TNT TV Network, I h ard Handel's
"Hallelujah" chorus during a c mmercial. Was this done in conjunction to s me Christian event? Was
this for any Chr stian promotion? No it was done to s ll toilet paper. While cartoon character w re being
depicted. Suppose they included M hamad in their cartoon selling toilet
p per. What do you thing the M slems would do? Perhaps what
they h ve done before. Suppose they worked in s mething like the Tora scroll as it is
r lled and so is toilet paper. Wh t would happen then? Do you
th nk Jews would react? They would get all th se involved
fired as antisemitic hate m ngers. So what is this blatant ttack on Christianity. What are
Christians to do? F rtunately the toilet paper maker has pparently stopped using that ad as
h ve not seen it again. But I h ve been at sports events and h ve seen "Hallelujah" with the sounding of a few b rs of that distinctive music. That lso must stop.
The article The Exploiting Christian Sacred Music was Submitted by Douglas Johnson through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Doug Johnson has been writing and nline publishing Christian and Social Conservative rticles since the 1990's on http://www.IndependentChristian.org/ Doug has been a Bible believing Evangelical Christian since childhood. He has been received into fellowship with the Evangelical Free Church, the Plymouth Brethern, the Assembly of God, the American Baptist, and the Southern Baptist. In the early 2000's, he was received into full communion with the Catholic Church after careful study of the Catholic Catechism and the Bible. He believes Catholics and Bible believing Protestants should build on what they have in common rather than looking at what is different. He is presently helping to establish the Independent Christian On-Line Academy at: http://www.ICOLA.us Doug has an online retail wallpaper business at: http://www.TheWallpaperPirate.com/ Doug is available as a consultant and or speaker. To reach him, use the Contact Us page at any of the above websites.
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