Posted on 10/26/2016 11:40:45 AM PDT by Maudeen
The University Town Center Mall in Sarasota, Florida, has issued a very specific directive:
"For choral groups, the Mall prefers no clearly recognizable Christian music, such as carols sung in English, spirituals or gospel."
In a memo sent out to area groups who are normally invited to perform seasonal music, the upscale shopping mall leaders have in effect banned any music that could be recognized as "Christian." . . . . . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at afa.net ...
"Then we can say that we give to every man, woman and child the benefit of our free institutions, giving all the benefits of our common school and the freedom to worship God under their own vine and fig tree. Then will we see written, on the banner of our free, redeemed and disenthralled country, the sublime words written, not in the blood of men, but in the sun-light of truth, that "Righteousness exalteth a nation." It will fall like the morning dew on the lowly; it will descend like the showers of May on the poor; and like the sun it will shine on the good and bad, dispensing from the hand of plenty the blessings of a government founded on the principle of justice and equality."Standing on the threshold of the second century of the nation's life, with the experience of the past lying at our feet, we are saluted by the shout of triumph from the millions who left their homes and business and attended the Great Exposition of the skill and genius of the world, collected at Philadelphia. We were permitted to receive the greetings from the oldest to the youngest nation of the earth. Egypt and the United States clasped hands over the waste of 5,000 years, and lay their treasures at the feet of our civilization. The material, intellectual and mechanical deterioration of the one, and the unprecedented progress of the other, stand in great contrast; in all that makes the nation great,—morally, religiously and socially, the young nation is ahead.
"Following the tracks of righteousness throughout the centuries and along the way of nations, we are prepared to recommend it to all and assert without a shadow of doubt, that "Righteousness exalted a nation"; but on the other hand following the foot-prints of sin amid the ruins of Empires and remains of cities, we will say that "sin is a reproach to any people." But we call on all American citizens to love their country, and look not on the sins of the past, but arming ourselves for the conflict of the future, girding ourselves in the habiliments of Righteousness, march forth with the courage of a Numidian lion and with the confidence of a Roman Gladiator, and meet the demands of the age, and satisfy the duties of the hour. Let us be encouraged in our work, for we have found the moccasin track of Righteousness all along the shore of the stream of life, constantly advancing, holding humanity with a firm hand. We have seen it “through” all the confusion of rising and falling States, of battle, siege and slaughter, of victory and defeat; through the varying fortunes and ultimate extinctions of Monarchies, Republics and Empires; through barbaric irruption and desolation, feudal isolation, spiritual supremacy, the heroic rush and conflict of the Cross and Crescent; amid the busy hum of industry, through the marts of trade and behind the gliding keels of commerce.”
"And in America, the battle-field of modern thought, we can trace the foot-prints of the one and the tracks of the other. So let us use all of our available forces, and especially our young men, and throw them into the conflict of the Right against the Wrong.
"Then let the grand Centennial Thanksgiving song be heard and sung in every house of God; and in every home may thanksgiving sounds be heard, for our race has been emancipated, enfranchised and are now educating, and have the gospel preached to them!"
The following is a special excerpt from an earlier section of Dr. Arnett's Centennial:
"Withdraw from Christendom the Bible, the Church with its sacraments and ministry, and Christian morality and hopes, and aspirations for time and eternity; repeal all the laws that are founded in the Christian Scriptures; remove the Christian humanities in the form of hospitals and asylums, and reformatories and institutions of mercy utterly unknown to unchristian countries; destroy the literature, the culture, the institutions of learning, the art, the refinement, the place of woman in her home and in society, which owe their origin and power to Christianity; blot out all faith in Divine Providence, love, and righteousness; turn back every believer in Christ to his former state; remove all thought or hope of the forgiveness of sins by a just but gracious God; erase the name of Christ from every register it sanctifies—in a word annihilate all the legitimate and logical effects of Christianity in Christendom—just accomplish in fact what multitudes of gifted and learned minds are wishing and trying to accomplish by their science, philosophy, and criticism, and what multitudes of the common people desire and seek, and not only would all progress toward and unto perfection cease, but not one of the shining lights of infidelity would shine much longer. Yes, the bitterest enemies of this holy and blessed religion, owe their ability to be enemies to its sacred revelations - to the inspiration and sublimity of that faith which reflects its glories on their hostile natures. They live in the strength of that which they would destroy. They are raised to their seats of opportunity and power by the grace of Him they would crucify afresh; and is it to be thought that they are stronger than that which gives them strength? Can it be supposed that a religion which civilizes and subdues, and elevates and blesses will succumb to the enmities it may arouse and quicken in its onward march? Are we to tremble for the ark of God when God is its upholder, and protector, and preserver?” - Dr. Benjaming W. Arnett, St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Urbana, Ohio, Centennial Thanksgiving Sermon, November 1876
If I lived there, I would not shop at that mall.
That Kwansa song is atrocious.
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They are going to get hammered on social media.
Tee hee! Guess they got a few calls from soon to be ex customers and store owners.
Same thing needs to be done by parents who don’t like the direction their kids’ schools are taking. Believe me, a few well placed phone calls work quickly to stop the bs.
“Why only Christian or Christmas songs IN ENGLISH?”
Same reason people will listen to “Feliz Navidad” any time any mariachi band in any Mexican restaurant will play it. They don’t know it means Merry Christmas.
This is a good one for the gang.
I always thought it was "Police nab me dad". I thought, gee how sad, to have your dad go to prison for Christmas.
Mrs Wbill and I call it “Merry Thanksoween”.
Carolers by definition sing carols, Christmas songs! First, the carolers ought to refuse to perform. Shoppers should refuse to shop. Malls died long ago save the Christmas season, where merchants hope to make their way into the black for the year! So, time to shop everywhere else!
In the original Jose feliciano version, he sings a verse, in English, saying “Merry Christmas”.
Besides, there is no correlation between a MEXICAN restaurant, where you expect to hear some Spanish (even though the MEXICAN waiters take your order in English, and an AMERICAN mall.
Anyway, I never mentioned Spanish, I mentioned Muslim.
The main point is the mall BANNING.....BANNING religious and Christmas music.
If you don’t get that, then I’m wasting my time trying to explain to it.
Reminds me of Target and their unisex restrooms. How did that work out for them?
Apparently the internet isn’t eating into their sales enough so they think they can piss off a huge segment of the population and still make money. I think some folks need to teach them that there are alternatives to shopping at that particular mall.
Who goes to the mall anyway?
The mall just issued a retraction and blamed this release on a 3rd party that was unauthorized to make such a claim. Uh, huh. Sure. Looks like the response overwhelmed them in to changing their policy and blaming it on another party. Sheesh.
Alfred E Taubman would be spinning in his grave over this.
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When we get our Donald into the White House he will change all that.
He will do all he can to stop the attack on Christianity.
Why not this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02MLv1i88_8
Because it's Jazz. It makes no sense. There are no lyrics and has nothing to do with anything other than being a random collection of sounds performed by a group of musicians that have forgotten what they have just played.
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