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Just a stupid rant about current situation…… don’t read when you’re very happy or overly sad.

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Deep down my guts I do not agree to everything about evangelical explosion. I learnt that it is a particularly effective solution to giving the wisdom of the Word in certain situation and condition. But it is not the only way. It is only one of the MANY ways to spread the Word. I wonder why my local church endorses the method so much, and yet the church does not seem to reach even the people around them.

Heck, the church does not even seem to reach its own members. The members are evenly split on the music issue. One group favours the way that is endorsed by the central group; the Baroque-style hymns, orchestral and chorals. The other group is more progressive towards pop-style and modern/contemporary style music. Both are disagreeing to a point that each tries to recruit faction members…… until the ones stuck in the middle get confused and leave in agony.

I’m not saying that I don’t want to learn new things. I do want to learn how to play for chorals and hymns. But I, having been raised in communities where diversity is appreciated and even encouraged, am seriously appalled to see that a church, an organization that is supposed to be a model for the society to follow, has its pillars cracked by such a trivial, non-doctrinal issue. An issue of what type of music to play.

I refuse to stand for anyone who is already so opinionated that he can’t listen to others. I refuse the idea of going back to the hymns. Not because of the hymn itself, but rather on how it is so imposed upon us. Why can’t we have the FREEDOM to express ourselves of God’s glory? Why can’t we learn to become one great union? Why is Metallica doing much better than we are, with their S&M album? If the atheists are able to unite two seemingly opposite sides gracefully, why can’t we Christians do better? We ARE supposed to be the world exemplars, aren’t we? AREN’T WE? Check Matthew 5:14. We are supposed to be the light. Not a material to laugh at for the rest of the world.

I suppose these things have occurred since the days of the Pharisees and the Saduccies. One group opposes hellenization (the imposition of Roman cultures into the Jewish tradition), but the other supports and encourages it. That was over 2000 years ago, but despite our advances in technology, conquering electrons, space, undersea, building systems used by millions, buildings hundreds of floors, and often boasting other grand scales, we are still pretty much where we were 2000 years back. History repeats itself.

Sometimes I envy those who don’t believe in God… at least they don’t have to worry about having to explain about the many factions and fragments of the Christendom. They, too, spend a lot more time on more important things, like trying to help others in need, instead of debating what type of music everyone in the world should listen to. (Good thing they haven’t specified what underwear colour I should be wearing when I’m attending church service *snickers*.)