Hey people, just wondering here, many wonderful musicians are also Christians, just wondering are there a lot of Christians in this forum. I'm one for a start.

ut-oh... thin end of the wedge this kind of question....

i dont think this is appropriate i think someone should alert the mods about this. before a whole scale war begins between christians and non-christins (this happens at least once every 3 months on every other forum i am a member of)

I don't see the problem, he's not being agressive or offensive, he's just asking about religeon. Why shouldn't we discuss it, as long as people are mature and open minded?

Incase you're wondering, I am not a Christian.

I agree... theres really nothing wrong with asking this question... I'm a Christian

There was a poll on this topic a couple of months back .

ok then im am not a christian

Nor am I.

Car Expert

i am

Me neither.

We had a perfectly good religious debate before which didn't get out of hand. I don't see why this shouldn't be a topic.

True. If it gets acrimonious it could always be reported.

I'm a Christian btw.

Im a christian

I've been atheist since I can remember, even when I was in a C of E primary school for 7 years. It was a great school though!

I've been a Christian.
I lost my religion in a "philosophic struggle" during my adolescence, and I know for sure that there is no way back, but I kept all my sympathy and respect for my Christian fellows and their beliefs.

Im an atheist. but i go to a ctholic secondary school and went to a catholic primary. and im going to a catholic Sixth form!

I'm intrested in other people's cultures, but I'm not religious. I prefer science.

Religious people will tell you that science and religion don't exclude one another.

May I ask why?

Um, because they don't?

Seriously, you don't turn off your brain just because you're a Christian. I know plenty of Christians who have studied science, who teach science, who are scientists. They're not mutually exclusive

Well I'm not a specialist, but there is no scientific evidence neither of the existence, nor of the non-existence of God. Maybe you should ask this question to a science professor at a Christian university.

Read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and you'll find out!

I'm and Christian by the way

There are probably loads of debates on the internet about this subject. I'll just go have a look at google.

i'm not christian though i believe therere things out there or in there beyond human understanding.

I'm a christian in that I love playing the church organ and going to church means I get to every now and then. I also have the greatest respect and following of the values of the church, however the whole existance of God issue is probably where my Christianity wanes, alot!

Christian here!
*waves arm frantically*

it's an interesting question as to whether it's possible to be a good church organist/choirmaster without being a Christian or not...

myself, having been in quires since I was 8, can't say I'm particularly convinced... saying that I come from a town infiltrated by numerous religious groups ("celebrity" sects and others) and it just leaves me highly cynical and atheist!

Ahh, I'm a pianist that enjoys playing the organ from time to time, can't play it properly even though I understand all the theories but I will never have any fluency with the feet etc. So you are quite right to be cynical!

Cynical about religion or cynical about playing the organ?

/edit: the differentiation is arbitary, since I am inherently cynical and a founder-director of the world-famous Cynic Clinic™

I think I sit on the fence.... ..... I know there's a lot we don't understand and can't explain. I know for some it's extremely important to have some benevolent being looking out for us all, and to believe there's a good reason for the bad things that happen. But do I actually believe in something I can't see/hear/prove? I find that hard.
However, I do believe that if we all adopt christian values or their equivilent and do right by each other the world would be a better place.

I'm a Christian too !

I'm a Christian

But does anyone think that having the religious life helped their musical learning??I do, I always pray before my performances and the majority went well.

I havent and the majority have gone terrible

I am a Christian, a sinner saved by grace alone.

On praying before exams/performances, well, our girl always go to pieces on the eve. Just before her karate exam, she cried. Just before her first competition, her exam and her recent concert, she cried on the eve of all such events due to nerves. No one, not even her teachers, put any pressure on her but she still has nerves. So I always tell her from time to time that God does NOT deliver her OUT OF her troubles or difficulties... He is no crutch! But He is her all-knowing and closest Friend! And, He is IN those trials WITH her - to help her face them and then and cope with them. Another thing I do which may seem odd to some folks here is, I tell her, I may go quite young or unexpectedly as my mum did so she must learn to rely on Him sooner or later. Didn't seem to upset her, thank God.

Tess

well said Tess

I follow a non-Christian path, but I was a Catholic once upon a time. I still stick up for Catholics in the face of ignorance (unfortunately common, at least where I live). And I go to an Anglican church every now and again. In the absence of a relevant temple in my part of the world, I like to have some place that feeds my spiritual intellect, and even though I'm called to another path I still consider the teachings to be valid and relevant, even if I need to mentally alter the theology behind it

Im a christian in that i go to church, but i really only go to sing in the choir, not for any spiritual reason, i just love singing!

I'm a christian

Yes, I am a Christian too. Been involved with lots of playing in church.

Dan Brown's books are great fun to read, but very childish.

He had a bestseller with the Da Vinci Code. I loved it.

Angels and Demons is fun, but nothing to do with christianity.

I think that was the book where some anti-matter was stolen.


The problem with Christianity is that everyone argues about it, but nobody actually reads the Gospels.

I wonder why.

Be honest. It's embarrassing isn't it? I mean, there he is, telling everyone how to behave. Respect, love, forgiveness.....

Not exactly Eastenders is it?

But at least we can be proud that we're a Christian country.

We respect other religions.

Saudi Arabia has thousands of Hindus and Chrstians, but it is still a Muslim country. They recognise their history and culture as being something worth preserving.

We have thousands of muslims and hindus, but we're still a christian country. Our history and culture is important to us. Other respect us for it.

Or do they?

Steve

I don't really understand anything like that so I don't say I'm anything..so I don't offend people. I'm in a Christian based rock gospel choir though.

im not a christian. I like having a faith though because it means when i play in a concert or whatever i can take up loads of time praying at the piano!

In a music competition i won once the adjudicator told me off for taking too long before i started ! heehee:)

The things that wonders me was that the fact that there are many composer who are Christians.....like JS Bach....!?( is he one??)

I think he was, from quotes that I have read. If I remember correctly it was JSB who would write "SDG" (Soli Dei Gloria, or something - apologies for my nonexistent latin grammar!) which means something like to God only be the glory.

J.S. Bach was a very devout Protestant Christian. As in the former centuries almost everyone in Europe was Christian, so were the composers ! However, Mozart was a member of the lodge; he was at odds with the church, but he did believe in God.

Sarah, I think your nonexistent latin grammar is pretty good ! As far as I remember after 13 years, "solus" and "deus" both have irregular declensions, with dative -i in stead of -o. I'm sure I'll soon be corrected if I'm wrong.

Nearly right . It's "Soli Deo Gloria". JSB - he wrote it at the end of all of his secular works as a means of praising god even outside is ecclesiatical works.

ACP - Deus is irregular, well remembered. It's dative is still deo but it's irregular in other ways though.

Apart form "Soli Deo Gloria", he also wrote many cantatas that are Christian related...such as "Joy of man's desire"....sp? , a really lovely piece.

I'm a Christian too - I became one about 23 years ago when I was a teenager. I go to a lively pentecostal church near my home.

I am a Christian and I play at our youth masses