Bach’s “St John Passion” conducted by Karl Richter

written by Jeffrey B Langlois @ MusicAnthology on Sunday, 27 of December , 2009 at 8:06 am

My beloved Geejay gave me some DVDs for Christmas. I felt compelled to watch the one first that has a performance of the “St John Passion” by J.S. Bach. Most scholars agree that Bach’s “St Mathew Passion” is a greater masterpiece than his “St John Passion”, but both contain stunningly beautiful music. ...

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On religious fundamentalism

written by Geejay Arriola @ MusicAnthology on Sunday, 27 of December , 2009 at 7:12 am

Harvey Cox of Boston Globe wrote a great article entitled “Why fundamentalism will fail: A seemingly unstoppable force is being undone from the inside” (November 8, 2009) . His premise is that beneath their squawking–abetted and further legitimized by a media who loves violence and paranoid individuals flooding the internet and television ...

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My take on the Ampatuan massacre

written by Geejay Arriola @ Inspiration for free on Sunday, 27 of December , 2009 at 7:09 am

I would like to go beyond emotion and say this: it is now time for all of us to look inward and assess how we have helped lubricate an entire system that breeds and nurtures the culture of violence. We have long been silent, and we have been voting one wrong leader ...

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On religious fundamentalism

written by Geejay Arriola @ Inspiration for free on Sunday, 27 of December , 2009 at 7:06 am

Harvey Cox of Boston Globe wrote a great article entitled “Why fundamentalism will fail: A seemingly unstoppable force is being undone from the inside” (November 8, 2009) . His premise is that beneath their squawking–abetted and further legitimized by a media who loves violence and paranoid individuals flooding the internet and television ...

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