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Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511
Then why sing the songs? We didn't have to sing spiritual songs in chorus...if we objected then we were excused from singing it.
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I was in class. I was in a degree program in college. The conductors come up with the program and the singers sing the songs. It doesn't matter if you're hindu, buddhist, christian, muslim, atheist- you're given a part and you sing the songs. A very large number of classical choral works were commissioned by the church. Those works are performed sometimes for Xmas occasions, however, they are more often performed as a showcase of the work itself. Singing the songs has more to do with the musical work of the composer than the (hired hand paid for) lyrics assigned to the melodies and voicings.
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If you are going to profess you don't believe in something, then don't disrespect others by singing it as if you did believe it.
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Another crock. As if people requested to perform a specific piece of music has anything to do with a direct commitment to the content of the work.
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and btw...the immaculate conception has nothing to do with Jesus and everything to do with Mary! 
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The immaculate conception is another crock. Jeebus/mary, ares/hera, it's all pounds, shillings and pence to me.