Posted on 12/19/2010 4:10:46 PM PST by Bulldawg Fan
My husband and I attended the Virginia Glee Clubs annual Christmas Concert held at the Paramount. We thoroughly enjoyed this concert under the expert direction of Frank Albinder, with one exception.
The program was advertised as a Christmas concert, so we were surprised to see one of his selections, Zikr. This song has nothing to do with Christmas. It is a Muslim chant to their God. I think it is disingenuous to insert an Islamic chant, however good and exciting the music, which is the antithesis of Christian music.
Zikr reminds Muslims to remember their God Allah, who is not the God of the Christians. We celebrate at Christmas the biblical view of God that he is one in three persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. To give recognition to the Muslims God by putting this devotional chant along side Christian songs is totally inappropriate. Would a Ramadan celebration include a Christmas song?
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God frowns on sharing worship with pagan gods, especially his old enemy Ba’al.al’lah. I would not participate in any prayer or worship that includes pagan gods. Gentile Christians were instructed not to eat of the meat offered to idols. In the minds of those watching, Jesus is made equal to pagan gods.
I would have walked out-—noisily.
i think when he said the sheep and goats were moslem I realized he was joking.
It’s really incredible. Muslim terrorists attacked us on 9-11 and ever since then idiots in this country are tripping over themselves to be “sensitive” to them. How backwards is that?
I like that spelling better-
‘Muslim’ is a little like the soft fabric, but ‘Moslem’ is kinda like phlegm
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by Allah. After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. The tempter came to Him and said, If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread. Jesus answered, It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Then Allah took him to the holy city and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple. If you are the Son of God, he said, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Jesus answered him, It is also written: Do not put the Lord your God to the test.
Again, Allah took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. All this I will give you, he said, if you will bow down and worship me. Jesus said to him, Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only. Then Allah left Him, and angels came and attended Him.
Are you serious?
I did not alter the title.
I like it.
Ok, my apologies.
My bad!
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