Re: Sacred tangent (was Re: just checking...)

Perhaps it goes back to the divine right of Kings?  Rulers being  
coronated by the Pope and Bishops and what not.

regards,
-Lance

On Jan 15, 2011, at 2:19 PM, pcg wrote:

> Uh, you don't see any distinction between the function of political
> speech and rock music lyrics? (I assume you're being facetious.)
>
> I dunno how many different ways to say it. I'd never noticed anyone
> referring to government documents as sacred things. If it had been
> Obama or *anyone* else, I wouldve been just as taken aback.
>
> And, yeah, as a writer, I *do* care about the currency of language.
>
> Still not sure where to come down on the whole thing, though.
>
>
>
> On 1/15/11, Mike Findlay <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm listening to Bruce Springsteen's 10th Avenue Freezeout from the  
>> Live
>> From Madison Square Garden.
>>
>> Man I'd hate to hear what you religious terminology fanatics would  
>> say about
>> this one.  He wants to hold a rock n roll exorcism, a rock n roll  
>> baptism
>> and a rock n roll barmitzvah; he wants to go the river of faith;  
>> the river
>> of life, etc   all in a rock n roll setting.  He is explicitly  
>> coopting
>> spiritual/religious language for rock n roll purposes.
>>
>> I'm more convinced than ever that you guys are really over stepping  
>> in your
>> criticism of Palin for referring to the constitution as sacred.   
>> You are
>> entitled to your opinion but it doesn't reflect reality.
>>
>> Mike F.
>>
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