I am constantly surprised when I come across places which I think should be secure from the woke crowd and see that they are penetrated even beyond what I thought were strong walls. What I’m looking at now is a hymnal that as a general rule I think it’s a great tool for worship and learning music. It has a good spread of hymns and contemporary type music. It’s in large print. It has the chords above the line which helps us guitar players.
So as I turned the page this morning and looked at the song that was the next on my playlist. It said, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory”.
Maybe you don’t see the problem. That is the first line of the song which is common for naming them. I’ve seen this before, and it didn’t register. But this morning, as I was looking towards the Fourth of July weekend, I said to myself, “Isn’t the title of this ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic?’” I looked at the bottom of the page where it tells you the name of the tune, and the tune is called Battle Hymn. So I went, and I got an old hymnal off the shelf and looked it up and, sure enough, the title in the older hymnal is ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The new one is more politically correct, and made less offensive to those who are triggered by any reference to turbulence in life by calling it, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory”.
The political correct crowd strikes again. I’ve noticed this in the wording of hymns where they remove offensive words or change the words to fit the doctrine of the editors. I don’t know that I’ve seen it this blatant in a title before.
Be on the alert. Keep your memory engaged because there are people out there trying to slowly transform you’re thinking until it matches theirs.
Get ready to celebrate.
homo unius libri
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
Opus 2026-316: What Is in a Name?
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