The more I think about this gig, the more conflicted I am about it.
mrdorbin put it very eloquently when he said, "...singing as part of a church choir isn't perfomance, it's ministry (well, that's the sound bite, anyway; it's more complicated than that, because music IS art." It is complicated.
pixxelpuss and
ironymaiden got me thinking about context, and how, without
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I think Unity Church in particular offers less conflict than a more fundamentalist faith. Since Unity Church (as I understand it) welcomes many faiths and expressions of faith, you are following the doctrine simply by being who you are...
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Don't worry about answering the questions, because I sure as hell can't when asked those same questions of my life.
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From my POV it boils down to three things: the intent of the material, the intent of the group, and your own individual intent and beliefs. If you believe that there's a serious intent to minister narrowly (as opposed to how you described the Unity), or believe that the material was chosen as preaching material, then context becomes more important than if the material is primarily spiritual and happens to be Christian. If the words express sentiments or beliefs that you simply cannot yourself express, then you need to consider the context.
Or so it seems to me.
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