OS is up to his ears in projects--lots of good things happening, but not much time to write this week.
However, he did run across this essay, and sends it in the direction of his hordes of loyal readers.
Critchley is an English academic resident upon our shores, and he provides a kind and gentle account of his views on the subject of the Mormon religion.
Mormonism is heretical, no doubt about that. At the same time, its errors tend to push its adherents in the direction of striving for virtue and productivity. Think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as one public face of that approach.
By contrast, the heresy of Liberation Theology, in which the Beloved Leader was steeped, encourages resentment and class warfare. It's Marxism with a Christian patina, very popular amongst all those seminarians of the 1960's who 'heard the call to the ministry' and maintained their military draft exemptions while in seminary--in looong doctoral programs. Rev. Wright's famous (or infamous) pronouncements from his Chicago pulpit are not untypical of the theology he and his espouse.
So, this year, we have Heretic A vs. Heretic B at the top of the ballot.
Oh joy.
Yew payz yer munney, yew takes yer choice.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
A Christmas Gift To Give Yourself: The King's Singers Christmas Special With Mormon Tabernacle Choir
You can purchase it here.
OS has had the joy of hearing The Kings Singers in person several times over the past few years, and nominates them for the Green Shoots Award for 2010.
They sing flawlessly, with enough confidence to record a live album at Cadogan Hall in London this month, and sell it hot off the CD duplicator to the audience in attendance. That requires truckloads of chutzpah in this age of manufactured studio recordings. You can buy that one here.
It isn't just the flawless singing, across every musical genre, from Renaissance to avant-garde to Beatles and jazz--it's the joy and goodwill they exude. After every concert, they stand on their feet for another hour and talk with any and all in the lobby afterward, patiently answering the same questions, spreading good cheer, signing programs and CD's, having their pictures taken, etc. etc. etc. All gladly done, and in many ways, the best part of the event for the audience.
OS had heard the group as they were in the throes of preparation for the Mormon Tabernacle special, which involved several journeys to Utah. They were excited about the project, and tonight, OS heard why. It was just...glorious. Not just their singing, but the whole event.
So, this one gets bought for the family collection, even though it arrives next week.
If any of OS's readers are within any reasonable drive of a Kings Singers concert--don't deny yourself the joy of hearing them. The entertainment industry has been sucking the culture dry for decades. These guys add value back in, everywhere they go.
Their website, and a jolly good one it is, is here.
OS has had the joy of hearing The Kings Singers in person several times over the past few years, and nominates them for the Green Shoots Award for 2010.
They sing flawlessly, with enough confidence to record a live album at Cadogan Hall in London this month, and sell it hot off the CD duplicator to the audience in attendance. That requires truckloads of chutzpah in this age of manufactured studio recordings. You can buy that one here.
It isn't just the flawless singing, across every musical genre, from Renaissance to avant-garde to Beatles and jazz--it's the joy and goodwill they exude. After every concert, they stand on their feet for another hour and talk with any and all in the lobby afterward, patiently answering the same questions, spreading good cheer, signing programs and CD's, having their pictures taken, etc. etc. etc. All gladly done, and in many ways, the best part of the event for the audience.
OS had heard the group as they were in the throes of preparation for the Mormon Tabernacle special, which involved several journeys to Utah. They were excited about the project, and tonight, OS heard why. It was just...glorious. Not just their singing, but the whole event.
So, this one gets bought for the family collection, even though it arrives next week.
If any of OS's readers are within any reasonable drive of a Kings Singers concert--don't deny yourself the joy of hearing them. The entertainment industry has been sucking the culture dry for decades. These guys add value back in, everywhere they go.
Their website, and a jolly good one it is, is here.
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