Large, successful churches often cannot resist replacing worship with entertainment; the more accomplished the performers, the stronger the temptation.<\/p>\n
A number of years ago I attended an evensong in Salisbury Cathedral. The acoustics were sublime, the choir sang exquisitely and the bulletin had a note requesting that the congregation not ruin the experience by joining in. It was a performance, albeit a performance of high aesthetic \u2013 even spiritual<\/em> some would say – refinement.<\/p>\n Hillsong\u2019s version of Silent Night is also a performance, a crassly revolting performance, the aesthetic antithesis of the Salisbury Cathedral choir, a cacophony of anti-Christianity whose idolatrous shallowness is surely too transparently stupid to appeal to any but empty-headed celebrities.<\/p>\n There does seem to be a large audience, though.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SbUezIFAb3A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Large, successful churches often cannot resist replacing worship with entertainment; the more accomplished the performers, the stronger the temptation. A number of years ago I attended an evensong in Salisbury Cathedral. The acoustics were sublime, the choir sang exquisitely and … Continue reading