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Incidently, I played some of this at work recently. I felt justified since some of my Christian coworkers often bring in tapes of sermons and "spiritual" music. I only played it for about five minutes, not wanting to push my luck too far.
Within that five minutes, I heard whispers of "Be strong. Trust in God." along with "He must be an... 'atheist'.(shiver)" You really have to listen to the CD to appreciate these remarks. Julia Sweeney is more kind to religion than I would be. She makes a monumental effort to find the 'God of her childhood.' Yet, all the whisperers (two individuals) heard was that somebody dared to doubt God.
It was comforting that three of my five coworkers enjoyed the CD, leaving the two whisperers in the minority. Oh, by the way, did I mention I work in a Catholic Hospital in the US?
Permalink Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:39:00 UTC | #8929