Response: Over-saturation of Religion

In response to Lauren Feeney's post "Take a Chance and See" (February 8, 2012):
I listened to the song, and did appreciate the instrumentation.  It sounds rather like traditional Celtic music, which is a style I very much enjoy.  The female singer also had a nice voice, and I didn't mind the male singer too much either.

However, I cannot say that I agreed with the lyrics, nor can I see how someone who was not religious could do so easily; the reason for this is that the lyrics were basically completely about Christ.  In fact, I have found this to be the case with most religious music, and that makes it somewhat difficult for me to identify with the music.

This over-saturation of religion is not confined to music; I have noticed it in many other areas as well, such as art, storytelling, and perhaps most annoyingly charitable organizations.  While I appreciate the efforts of these last, and do not personally find the idea of religion (well, most religion; the WBC is an exception) objectionable, it disturbs me that any money I donate to these organizations may not end up helping whatever cause they work for - I could be funding a new church, or even something I do object to, like anti-gay marriage demonstrations.  Religion is not, I believe, a bad thing at all, but it would be nice if it were a little less interwoven with basically everything else.