On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:53:40 -0500 Michael McIntyre
<morbidsymptoms at gmail.com> writes:
> Well, there can be a minimalist aesthetic. Think Shaker furniture.
> And don't forget that part of the Protestant austerity was
> egalitarian. The absence of an altar literally puts minister and
> congregation on the same level. But, most importantly of all,
> you're
> omitting Protestantism's musical side. Luther wrote hymns. Bach
> was
> a Lutheran.
>
The last time I checked, Luther and Bach weren't 'mericans. Doug was referring to American Protestantism, and with a few notable exceptions (i.e. the liberal branches of the mainline denominations), it has long been anti-intellectual and hostile to higher culture.
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