[lbo-talk] Signs of the times

[Michael McIntyre]

This is wrong in so many ways.  So when American Protestants sing "A
Mighty Fortress Is Our God" in Church, that doesn't count.  Hell, even
"Amazing Grace" was written by a non-Murrican.  And the liberal
branches of the mainline denominations WERE the Protestant
establishment in America until rather recently.

MM

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Jim Farmelant <farmelantj at juno.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Jim F.
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