Admiring the Christus Statue

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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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stemelbow wrote:
zeezrom wrote:Having images as a part of our worship is important since we are by nature, visual beings.


I will bicker on that point. Much of my worship occurs in a chapel where there is no visuals, essentially, that accomodate my worship. I don't think its important to look at something to worship. Thanks for the unsolicited commentary anyway.


I'm not sure what goes on in LDS chapels really counts as worship.
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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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zeezrom wrote:Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better.


Good avice? I don't know. I just offer my idea as a possibility (thus the "perhaps"). You don't like it...just forget it. No biggie, as they say.
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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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Buffalo wrote:I'm not sure what goes on in LDS chapels really counts as worship.


I see where you're going with this, but you certainly don't know me. I'm speaking about my own worship.
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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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stemelbow wrote:
Buffalo wrote:I'm not sure what goes on in LDS chapels really counts as worship.


I see where you're going with this, but you certainly don't know me. I'm speaking about my own worship.


Sure, that's fair. I just don't think there's a whole lot of worshipin' going on in there, and I don't think the atmosphere is particularly conducive to worship.
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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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stemelbow wrote:
zeezrom wrote:Having images as a part of our worship is important since we are by nature, visual beings.


I will bicker on that point. Much of my worship occurs in a chapel where there is no visuals, essentially, that accomodate my worship. I don't think its important to look at something to worship. Thanks for the unsolicited commentary anyway.


One could also worship without incorporating music into the experience--but I'm going to guess that you'd rather not. What, pray tell, is the difference?
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Morley wrote:One could also worship without incorporating music into the experience--but I'm going to guess that you'd rather not. What, pray tell, is the difference?


I could take it or leave it with music, to tell the truth.

But there is a difference between scenes and music. Right? I mean that's not too hard to figure.
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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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stemelbow wrote:
Morley wrote:One could also worship without incorporating music into the experience--but I'm going to guess that you'd rather not. What, pray tell, is the difference?


I could take it or leave it with music, to tell the truth.

But there is a difference between scenes and music. Right? I mean that's not too hard to figure.

Emphasis mine.

That explains a lot.
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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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Stem,

You could sit in a white room with no furnishings, in silence. I see this really would be a possible way to worship for some people. I'm cool with that. To each his own.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)

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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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zeezrom wrote:Stem,

You could sit in a white room with no furnishings, in silence. I see this really would be a possible way to worship for some people. I'm cool with that. To each his own.


Well, lookie there. It looks like "bickering" was useful afterall. We've arrived at an agreement.
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Re: Admiring the Christus Statue

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zeezrom wrote:Stem,

You could sit in a white room with no furnishings, in silence. I see this really would be a possible way to worship for some people. I'm cool with that. To each his own.

I do think the walls on stem's room should be padded, but white, of course.
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