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Church-goers (especially Catholics) – what do you think of what happened recently at the downtown NY church?
Recently, a Catholic church in St. James was the sight of an organized (and church-approved) late-ngiht indie rock concert featuring the talents of Real Estate, Beach Fossil, The Beets, and Total Slacker. The event has generated much controversy due to the fact that the concert was held inside the congregation area, with bands set up on the altar. People also brought in alcohol and marijuana.
Being an atheist, I don’t really care about this “desecration” – however I do think that its completely absurd that someone would allow this. I don’t think its a matter of religious belief, rather its a matter of respect for other people’s cultures and ethics.
I’m interested to see what others think though.
Read the article at popular Brooklyn-based music blog BrooklynVegan here:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/01/religious_sites.html
Also an article from a Catholic standpoint
http://www.catholicvoteaction.org/americanpapist/index.php?p=742l
I’m with you on this one. I am a Christian, not a Catholic though, and I’m not worried about the “desecration” issue either (though I could see why Catholics especially would be since their perspective makes a church a “holy place”). However, desecration is also at the heart of the cultural and ethical issues you referenced…and I agree it is a ridiculous show of disrespect.
To me, a Native American burial ground isn’t a “holy place” so it has no impact on me personally when someone desecrates it…HOWEVER, what does have an impact on me is that someone who fails to respect the culture and values of Native Americans is also likely to disrespect something that is “holy” to me. We all have something we think of as “sacred”…even an atheist such as yourself has something that you consider an important part of yourself or your heritage that, should someone else disrespect it, you would view it the same way most Catholics would view their churches…you might not use the term “desecration”, but the issue would be the same…they violated something that you view as inviolable.
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