Ignore them unless they refuse to leave you alone.

I respect anyone's freedom to express themselves. I'm not for, certain religious groups being tax free and keeping nonbelievers from the top tables of political decisions. I wouldn't choose hypnotizing church music or the insane parrots messages for listening pleasures. I might get all warm and fuzzy and loose my mind. Politics and religion make me puke much of the time like Clockwork orange.

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Have you ever heard 'Spem in Alium' by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)? It's a 'Motet in 40 parts' - catholic, religious music, sung in latin, but it is a piece of absolute, musical genius that has never been surpassed in the 500-odd years since it was written.

You might also try Tallus's 'Psalm tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter' or his 'Salvatore Mundi 1'.

I am utterly atheist - every inch if me from head to toe - but that doesn't alter the fact that there has been utterly incredible music written through religious inspiration and devotion, and the world would be a sadder place for not having that beauty in it.

So how do I feel about these people performing religious music?

Well, the music is not to my taste - it's certainly way short of Thomas Tallis - but does that in itself mean I loathe it?

No.

If it being performed as an example of musical art, then fine. If its purpose is to try and sway non-believers into belief, then that I would have issues with - not that it would succeed, of course. If it is being presented as a "Christian statement", then that I would also have an issue with.

It depends on context and intention.

I did not vote but normally I avoid this type of event. In 2004 I did go to a couple of them in Kenya.

Calm down, Homey: It’s just a touring choral group. Colleges often bring in musical or cultural performances from around the world — it brings in a few extra bucks, and is not mandatory. Also, choral musical traditions have a lot of religious content, from American Gospel to European Classical dating back centuries. This isn’t the best choir I’ve heard, but I see nothing especially offensive here: no one is forced to attend or listen.

What I think IS offensive is comparing African performers to monkeys. It’s not characteristic of everyone on this site, but for a group of people who often congratulate themselves on how reasonable and enlightened they are, there is a lot of racism, (AND sexism, and ageism) expressed on A.Com. If not intentional, it’s thoughtless at the very least.

If you know of a freshly painted wall where the paint is still wet, let me know I would rather go and watch it dry than listen the above video performance.

South Africa?

Looks and sounds mostly white.

Will submit as one of my new "gaf"....adding to the list as number two.

I don't care

I don't go anywhere that they are trying to tell me about their god, regardless of who "they" are. So, none of the above.

I ignore, unless kids are dragged into it.