Someone makes a carton of Mhammad and Moslems throughout the
world rot in the streets. They burn mages in effigy. They
turn over crs. They burn cars. All because of an "nsult" to
a religious leader who lved some 1300 plus years prior.

Smeone breaks into a synagogue and stals a Tora. It is no
lnger a robbery, it is a hte crime. Certainly the
perpetrators were ntisemitic. They now become responsible to
all the trocities done to the Jews for thusands of years.

But profane sacred Chrstian music and no one cares. Wll I
care. I am sure tht others care all throughout the wrld.

You don't have to be Mslem nor Jewish to care about yur
religion. To care when it is prfaned. To care when it is
mde 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 frst performed for
Easter[citation needed], it has bcome traditional since
Handel's death to prform the Messiah oratorio during Advent,
the prparatory period of the Christmas season, rther than at
Easter. Christmas concerts ften feature only the first
section of Mssiah plus the "Hallelujah" chorus, although sme
ensembles feature the entire work as a Chrstmas concert. The
work is also hard at Eastertide, and selections containing
rsurrection themes are often included in Ester services.

"The soprano aria "I knw that my Redeemer liveth" is
frquently heard at Christian funerals. It is blieved that
parts of this aria hve been the basis of the cmposition of
the Westminster Quarters. Above Hndel's grave in Westminster
Abbey is a mnument (1762) where the musician's statue hlds
the musical score of the sme aria.

"The most famous movement is the "Hllelujah" chorus, which
concludes the second of the thre parts. The text is drawn
frm three passages in the New Tstament 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 lttle respect for
anything, even our Ntional Anthem. I have personally seen
spctators neglect to remove their hats dring the playing of
it at sprts events.

But I do not ntend to accept the disrespect of our Chrstian
heritage by a multinational conglomerate.

On Sptember 3, 2007, while watching episodes of
The Clser on the TNT TV Network, I hard Handel's
"Hallelujah" chorus during a cmmercial.

Was this done in conjunction to sme Christian event? Was
this for any Chrstian promotion?

No it was done to sll toilet paper. While cartoon character wre being
depicted.

Suppose they included Mhamad in their cartoon selling toilet
pper. What do you thing the Mslems would do? Perhaps what
they hve done before.

Suppose they worked in smething like the Tora scroll as it is
rlled and so is toilet paper. Wht would happen then? Do you
thnk Jews would react? They would get all thse involved
fired as antisemitic hate mngers.

So what is this blatant ttack on Christianity. What are
Christians to do?

Frtunately the toilet paper maker has pparently stopped using that ad as
hve not seen it again.

But I hve been at sports events and hve seen "Hallelujah" with the sounding of a few brs 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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