Showing posts with label gospel music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gospel music. Show all posts

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Praisin’ Jesus: gospel music, religious mesmerism, and mind control

“PRAY, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.”

Ambrose Bierce

“PRAYER, n. Hour upon hour of brown-nosing to nobody.”

Nom dePlume


"When my way grows drear, precious Lord linger near/When my light is almost gone, Hear my cry, hear my call."

Gospel lyrics


I continue to marvel at how religion gets such a wide berth of undeserved respect in the media. It's like politics in the old Soviet Union, which I visited in the 60s: we're all SO happy, and we LOVE the Party. That's all you would see in the media. It's the same with religion. It’s so good for you!

A photo in the newspaper (Chicago Tribune, 12/2/07) shows a gospel choir of Black people getting into the Christmas spirit, praising Jesus in song. I just absorbed the picture for a while, trying to figure out what was happening. And without reading the article, I got the message.