Comments on: Blasphemy http://targuman.org/blog/2008/09/05/blasphemy-2/ Translating my thoughts into words. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Looney http://targuman.org/blog/2008/09/05/blasphemy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-35524 Looney Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:38:20 +0000 http://targuman.org/blog/?p=1922#comment-35524 Yikes! It seems that I got banged on the head by my computer! OK, maybe I need to be re-edutated on The Theology Of Blasphemy, but when two Jewish singers compose and sing "Jesus loves you more than you will know", I take it to be a sarcastic reference. Sarcastic references to spirits are blasphemous per my understanding of scripture, even if the spirits are headed for some place unpleasant for eternity. As an opposite example, I know a young assistant professor who kept hearing a Jewish full professor (of engineering) referring to Jesus all the time. The young professor impertinently suggested that the Jewish professor wasn't blaspheming, but must certainly be a Christian because he was always talking about Jesus. Shortly afterward, the young prof was headed off to a new city with a new university with his family and belongings packed in the car. Anyway, is there any proper way that I can humble myself and beg the forgiveness of the S&G Anti-Defamation League? Mrs. Robinson grates on my nerves, but some of their other songs are actually enjoyable. Yikes! It seems that I got banged on the head by my computer!

OK, maybe I need to be re-edutated on The Theology Of Blasphemy, but when two Jewish singers compose and sing “Jesus loves you more than you will know”, I take it to be a sarcastic reference. Sarcastic references to spirits are blasphemous per my understanding of scripture, even if the spirits are headed for some place unpleasant for eternity.

As an opposite example, I know a young assistant professor who kept hearing a Jewish full professor (of engineering) referring to Jesus all the time. The young professor impertinently suggested that the Jewish professor wasn’t blaspheming, but must certainly be a Christian because he was always talking about Jesus. Shortly afterward, the young prof was headed off to a new city with a new university with his family and belongings packed in the car.

Anyway, is there any proper way that I can humble myself and beg the forgiveness of the S&G Anti-Defamation League? Mrs. Robinson grates on my nerves, but some of their other songs are actually enjoyable.

]]> By: Esteban Vázquez http://targuman.org/blog/2008/09/05/blasphemy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-35521 Esteban Vázquez Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:49:45 +0000 http://targuman.org/blog/?p=1922#comment-35521 What?! Please name ONE instance of blasphemy in the Simon and Garfunkel corpus. Sincerely, Esteban Vázquez Head Honcho S&G Anti-Defamation League What?! Please name ONE instance of blasphemy in the Simon and Garfunkel corpus.

Sincerely,
Esteban Vázquez
Head Honcho
S&G Anti-Defamation League

]]> By: Looney http://targuman.org/blog/2008/09/05/blasphemy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-35302 Looney Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:09:21 +0000 http://targuman.org/blog/?p=1922#comment-35302 If you listen to an "oldies" music station (the 1960's and early 70's, not medieval music) the lyrics are frequently overtly blasphemous. Simon and Garfunkel being some of the most overt, but the Beatles had "Imagine" and there was "American Pie" with its reference to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. My sense has mostly been that the 60's and 70's were the age of blasphemy, but now we are in the age of post-blasphemy! (I love that "post-" prefix.) The kids come into Sunday school exclaiming "Oh my God" at everything, but not having a clue what it means. Then there is the GLBT marriage movement which seems oblivious to the fact that marriage is a symbol of Christ and the Church. So where is the pathological blasphemer to go next? If you listen to an “oldies” music station (the 1960′s and early 70′s, not medieval music) the lyrics are frequently overtly blasphemous. Simon and Garfunkel being some of the most overt, but the Beatles had “Imagine” and there was “American Pie” with its reference to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

My sense has mostly been that the 60′s and 70′s were the age of blasphemy, but now we are in the age of post-blasphemy! (I love that “post-” prefix.) The kids come into Sunday school exclaiming “Oh my God” at everything, but not having a clue what it means. Then there is the GLBT marriage movement which seems oblivious to the fact that marriage is a symbol of Christ and the Church. So where is the pathological blasphemer to go next?

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