Oct 2, 2009
"Every great truth begins as a
blasphemy."
-- George Bernard Shaw
"Irreverence is the champion of liberty."
-- Mark Twain
-- George Bernard Shaw
"Irreverence is the champion of liberty."
-- Mark Twain
Wednesday, September 30 was International Blasphemy
Day, the day to thumb your nose at religion. Clearly
something as fun as blasphemy should not be confined to only one
day. So, this week DJDeedle touches the third rail of any
discourse, religion. Though DJDeedle is most decidedly a
skeptic and nonbeliever, utterly and firmly unchurched, he realizes
that artists throughout the ages, including musicians, have
included religious images and references in their
creations.
Modern musicians from Depeche Mode to Johnny Cash and the Doobie Brothers and Kanye West have included references to Jesus in their works, and others like Jesus and Mary Chain and MC 900 Foot Jesus even included everyone's favorite imaginary friend in their band names. If these august artists can take liberties with religion, so can DJDeedle. Exercising your freedom of and from religion can be fun, and above all, entertaining.
Modern musicians from Depeche Mode to Johnny Cash and the Doobie Brothers and Kanye West have included references to Jesus in their works, and others like Jesus and Mary Chain and MC 900 Foot Jesus even included everyone's favorite imaginary friend in their band names. If these august artists can take liberties with religion, so can DJDeedle. Exercising your freedom of and from religion can be fun, and above all, entertaining.