| Someone makes a carton of Mohammad and | | | | chorus, whichconcludes the second of the three parts. |
| Moslems throughout theworld riot in the streets. They | | | | The text is drawnfrom three passages in the New |
| burn images in effigy. Theyturn over cars. They burn | | | | Testament book of Revelation: |
| cars. All because of an "insult" toa religious leader who | | | | "And I heard as it were the voice of a greatmultitude, |
| lived some 1300 plus years prior. | | | | and as the voice of many waters, and as the voiceof |
| Someone breaks into a synagogue and steals a Tora. | | | | mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord |
| It is nolonger a robbery, it is a hate crime. Certainly | | | | Godomnipotent reigneth. (Revelation 19:6) |
| theperpetrators were antisemitic. They now become | | | | "And the seventh angel sounded; and there were |
| responsible toall the atrocities done to the Jews for | | | | great voices inheaven, saying, The kingdoms of this |
| thousands of years. | | | | world are become thekingdoms of our Lord, and of his |
| But profane sacred Christian music and no one cares. | | | | Christ; and he shall reignfor ever and ever. (Revelation |
| Well Icare. I am sure that others care all throughout the | | | | 11:15) |
| world. | | | | "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name |
| You don't have to be Moslem nor Jewish to care | | | | written, |
| about yourreligion. To care when it is profaned. To | | | | KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation |
| care when it ismade light of. | | | | 19:16) |
| "Messiah (HWV 56), is an oratorio by George | | | | "In many parts of the world, it is the accepted practice |
| Frideric Handel based on a libretto by Charles Jennens. | | | | forthe audience to stand for this section of the |
| Composed in the summer of 1741 and premiered in | | | | performance." |
| Dublin on the | | | | [Wikipedia online)] |
| 13 April 1742, Messiah is Handel's most famous | | | | My sister taught me first to stand during the playing of |
| creation and isamong the most popular works in the | | | | the |
| Western choral literature. | | | | "Hallelujah" chorus, back when I was a child. She |
| "The name of the oratorio is taken from Judaism and | | | | explainedit was like the National Anthem for all |
| Messiah | | | | Christianity anddeserved the same respect. |
| ("the anointed one"). In Christianity, the Messiah is Jesus. | | | | Of course, this present culture has little respect |
| Handel himself was a devout Christian, and the work is | | | | foranything, even our National Anthem. I have |
| apresentation of Jesus's life and its significance | | | | personally seenspectators neglect to remove their |
| according to | | | | hats during the playing ofit at sports events. |
| Christian doctrine. | | | | But I do not intend to accept the disrespect of our |
| "Although the work was conceived and first | | | | Christianheritage by a multinational conglomerate. |
| performed for | | | | On September 3, 2007, while watching episodes of |
| Easter[citation needed], it has become traditional since | | | | The Closer on the TNT TV Network, I heard Handel's |
| Handel's death to perform the Messiah oratorio during | | | | "Hallelujah" chorus during a commercial. |
| Advent,the preparatory period of the Christmas | | | | Was this done in conjunction to some Christian event? |
| season, rather than at | | | | Wasthis for any Christian promotion? |
| Easter. Christmas concerts often feature only the | | | | No it was done to sell toilet paper. While cartoon |
| firstsection of Messiah plus the "Hallelujah" chorus, | | | | character were beingdepicted. |
| although someensembles feature the entire work as a | | | | Suppose they included Mohamad in their cartoon selling |
| Christmas concert. Thework is also heard at | | | | toiletpaper. What do you thing the Moslems would do? |
| Eastertide, and selections containingresurrection | | | | Perhaps whatthey have done before. |
| themes are often included in Easter services. | | | | Suppose they worked in something like the Tora scroll |
| "The soprano aria "I know that my Redeemer liveth" | | | | as it isrolled and so is toilet paper. What would happen |
| isfrequently heard at Christian funerals. It is believed | | | | then? Do youthink Jews would react? They would get |
| thatparts of this aria have been the basis of the | | | | all those involvedfired as antisemitic hate mongers. |
| composition ofthe Westminster Quarters. Above | | | | So what is this blatant attack on Christianity. What are |
| Handel's grave in Westminster | | | | Christians to do? |
| Abbey is a monument (1762) where the musician's | | | | Fortunately the toilet paper maker has apparently |
| statue holdsthe musical score of the same aria. | | | | stopped using that ad ashave not seen it again. |
| "The most famous movement is the "Hallelujah" | | | | |