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ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: A New Take on Weddings (8/3/2009 7:59:55 AM)
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They are pretty cool people, from what I understand. I don't know them either, but I do know a couple who were at the wedding. It's been getting a lot of media attention here in the Twin Cities, being a local story and all. I was so disheartened and disgusted yesterday when the Minneapolis Sunday paper had a front page article yesterday, discussing whether this sort of thing is even appropriate and whether it might begin a "troubling" trend. Of course, they interviewed a number of local ministers, many of whom reminded me of why I haven't set foot inside of a church except for weddings and funerals for almost 30 years.
"We should be celebrating the lord, not just ourselves."
"In the West, the connection we have with dancing is not typically a connection with worship. There needs to be a real guardedness about bringing it into the liturgy for that reason."
"It would not be approved or looked upon with amusement if conducted in a catholic parish."
I don't want to start another religious war in a thread that's about celebrating joy, but any member of the clergy who looks at that and sees disrespect for god and/or marriage is in the wrong line of work. They ought to be driving a truck. I don't normally even cry when I'm at weddings; I sure never thought I'd cry just watching one on Youtube.
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