Comments on: Culture-sensitive missionary work http://www.bloggernacle.org/culture-sensitive-missionary-work/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:10:36 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ronan http://www.bloggernacle.org/culture-sensitive-missionary-work/#comment-3333 Ronan Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:14:01 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=268#comment-3333 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/magazine/29missionaries.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">Link to the story</a> Link to the story

]]> By: Ivan Wolfe http://www.bloggernacle.org/culture-sensitive-missionary-work/#comment-3282 Ivan Wolfe Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:34:49 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=268#comment-3282 ed - good point. Having performed in some LDS churches, I've only been in one that had really good acoustics. Most cultural halls are rather acoustically dead. Though that's probably because they don't want the noise from the Basketball games to carry. ed -

good point. Having performed in some LDS churches, I’ve only been in one that had really good acoustics. Most cultural halls are rather acoustically dead.

Though that’s probably because they don’t want the noise from the Basketball games to carry.

]]> By: ed http://www.bloggernacle.org/culture-sensitive-missionary-work/#comment-3280 ed Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:04:32 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=268#comment-3280 I've also been to recitals in LDS chapels, but I don't think they're very good venues for some things (especially choral works) because they tend to be accoustically dead. I’ve also been to recitals in LDS chapels, but I don’t think they’re very good venues for some things (especially choral works) because they tend to be accoustically dead.

]]> By: Ivan Wolfe http://www.bloggernacle.org/culture-sensitive-missionary-work/#comment-3278 Ivan Wolfe Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:13:34 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=268#comment-3278 John M.- you haven't been to any music recitals in LDS churches? How sad for you. In Salt Lake and Provo areas, I have been to several. Also, the Assembly Hall on Temple square has many musical offerings of a wide variety from choral to Celtic. And I didn't have to go to Presbyterian church. But those who wish to bad mouth Utah culutre will find ways to do so, even if the claims aren't really true. John M.-

you haven’t been to any music recitals in LDS churches?

How sad for you. In Salt Lake and Provo areas, I have been to several. Also, the Assembly Hall on Temple square has many musical offerings of a wide variety from choral to Celtic.

And I didn’t have to go to Presbyterian church.

But those who wish to bad mouth Utah culutre will find ways to do so, even if the claims aren’t really true.

]]> By: riverstone http://www.bloggernacle.org/culture-sensitive-missionary-work/#comment-3273 riverstone Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:50:17 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=268#comment-3273 The church attracts people who experience spirituality through our cultural lense. Lets face it there isn't much cultural moving room in the church and if anything it seems to me the ship is getting tighter(standard of appearance, uniformity in lessons, mormon lingo,........ I think missionary work is a good thing to help the small percentage of the world who will relate to our way of seeing things and grow closer to God from being a part of the church. I believe that a loving God would give all who desire to find him, a way to find his fullness within a culture and religious experience meaningful to them. The church attracts people who experience spirituality through our cultural lense. Lets face it there isn’t much cultural moving room in the church and if anything it seems to me the ship is getting tighter(standard of appearance, uniformity in lessons, mormon lingo,…….. I think missionary work is a good thing to help the small percentage of the world who will relate to our way of seeing things and grow closer to God from being a part of the church. I believe that a loving God would give all who desire to find him, a way to find his fullness within a culture and religious experience meaningful to them.

]]> By: meems http://www.bloggernacle.org/culture-sensitive-missionary-work/#comment-3268 meems Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:34:30 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=268#comment-3268 Also, I was visiting a very elderly Indian (Sikh) woman last week. She was a prominent doctor in her day and very well educated. With her were a few friends from her school. They had gone to the "best girls' school in Penang," one of them said with pride. The Indian Dr. started on a rant of how much she <em>hated</em> that school (this was at the time of British colonialism, of course), and how they were forced to sing "Jeruselam" every day. Why should I pray and sing for Jerusalem?! It's all the way up there!, she pointed out the window. It has nothing to do with what's here. And why on <em>earth</em> should I sing and pray about England's mountains green?!?! It's all the way up <em>there!!</em> (Pointing furiously.) I wonder if some Saints have similar thoughts? Also, I was visiting a very elderly Indian (Sikh) woman last week. She was a prominent doctor in her day and very well educated. With her were a few friends from her school. They had gone to the “best girls’ school in Penang,” one of them said with pride. The Indian Dr. started on a rant of how much she hated that school (this was at the time of British colonialism, of course), and how they were forced to sing “Jeruselam” every day. Why should I pray and sing for Jerusalem?! It’s all the way up there!, she pointed out the window. It has nothing to do with what’s here. And why on earth should I sing and pray about England’s mountains green?!?! It’s all the way up there!! (Pointing furiously.)
I wonder if some Saints have similar thoughts?

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