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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2021-11-10 10:37 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2021-11-10 10:37 pm
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Sister Act Music
The music from Sister Act has become popular with girl choirs. The same song appears in this flash mob.
This reunion features a different song.
I've always loved the movie. It was a great comedy. But more than that, it held a lot of truth. It spoke to a very real problem: people leaving the church ("Because it's a drag!") and the challenge of enticing them back ("Get some butts in the seats!"). Bringing in the pop music element got people excited and made church seem more enjoyable and relevant instead of a chore. The fact that the music has become popular just underscores that. The story may be fictional, but the problem is real and the solution works. \o/
This reunion features a different song.
I've always loved the movie. It was a great comedy. But more than that, it held a lot of truth. It spoke to a very real problem: people leaving the church ("Because it's a drag!") and the challenge of enticing them back ("Get some butts in the seats!"). Bringing in the pop music element got people excited and made church seem more enjoyable and relevant instead of a chore. The fact that the music has become popular just underscores that. The story may be fictional, but the problem is real and the solution works. \o/
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...and I've heard some Church people saying they don't like all this secular pop music, because church should be solemn and it's not there to entertain people...
Some people aren't satisfied until everyone else is just as miserable as they are.
Yes ...
I'm guessing those folks have never read the ... sometimes extremely lewd ... things that nuns have written about Jesus.
In any case, if people don't find church gratifying, they don't go. It can be entertaining, socially connecting, spiritually satisfying, a safety net, and/or anything else they need. But it has to do something for them in order to justify investing time and energy there. I think the visitation team description's observation about needing compatible friends to stay in a church was very astute. Another source mentioned a friend, a responsibility, and a spiritual connection.