The Chief Overseer writes:
It has taken a lot longer than we originally hoped, but finally we were able to approve a proof of The Bible Hymnal in the language of Kiswahili today.
We would like to thank Aaron Dean, Mark Graham, and others at the United Church of God for their cooperation in providing us their translated music files.The African people have been abused for centuries by over zealous missionaries placing Western versions of what they think Christianity should look like upon them. Now they will be subjected to the tunes of Dwight Armstrong. May God have mercy upon them.
6 comments:
The ol' Purple Joykiller! Wonder if "Praise Ye the Lordo" comes out any better in the African language. Dwight had no sense of rhythm!
I've heard an African choir sing one of their native hymns about Moses, one of the neat cultural enrichments that occasionally happens as a result of the big resources of the dreaded "mega-church", and compared to that, the Dwight Armstrong hymns are going to come off as an awful white paternalistic buzz kill for Thiel's African church members. To gain a frame of reference, the work that Paul Simon did with African musicians several years back would be a great way to become aquainted with African music. Paul Simon knew to keep the original African flavor.
And, of course, you have to wonder if the controversial UCG cows that ended up with the COGaWA, when the African members jumped ship are now part of Thiel's work! Mooo!
BB
Death shall them seize and to the tomb alive they shall go down...smile brethren!!!
Next thing you know Bitter Bob will have them climbing through the windows leap!
Just appalling that Thiel is trying to impose this particular heretical religion upon Kenyans. Kenyans deserve to be treated with respect and dignity instead of getting ensnared in Theil's self aggrandizing drivel.
there are a number of uncredited songs at the end of the book...wonder who wrote them and who, if anyone, holds the copyright?
as an african american raised in the original wwc of God, i have to admit when i discovered the kinds of songs of Worship of the black churches of the region where my fathers ancestors have been for the last 220 plus years i felt i had missed out...
redfox712 how is thiel imposing his religion? frankly the statement you make is more a lie and a slander than the fact of thiel is imposing anything...
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