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Okay, so, I'm 21 f. I'm a voice teacher. I was born Jewish, but my beliefs have melded into Agnosticism with a touch of Hindu over the years. One of my best students keeps gravitating towards all these "god-songs" (Think David Archuletta, Angels) as I call them, things that talk about believing in "the father" or "my Jesus," and it's really, REALLY getting on my nerves. This student is 23, by the way, so he's not a little kid. His parents are major Catholics (and they hate me).
I suppose I might also include that this guy is my ex-boyfriend-turned-best-friend. So I can't just drop him as a student. Besides, he's fantastic. He has nearly a four octave range full voice, and I enjoy listening to him sing. (Which actually says quite a bit, because I'm one of the harshest critics out there. I'm hard pressed to find any singers I actually enjoy listening to. I can always find something completely off-putting about their singing or their song choice.)
Anyway, my issue is this:
He wants to work on religious songs, and I feel like I can't condone it because I don't believe in "god", I don't feel comfortable with the term, and I just...I don't know. Those songs bother me quite a bit.
On the other hand, I feel I'm being a bit hypocritical because - and I hate to admit this - I sing for a church choir. BUT, I'm getting paid big bucks to do it, and the director has some crazy connections in the music world.
I'm not the most religious girl (obviously) but the one firm issue I have with the three big ones (Christianity, Muslim, and Judaism) are that they believe in this "Almighty God," and I just HATE it for some reason.
I'm not even sure why, but the idea of one of my students/friends singing something like that upsets me.
Anyone have any insight or suggestions? (link)
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A Christian might say you are under demonic influence. According to the Bible, Satan hates to hear his adversaries name and everything He stands for. He can't bare to be in His presense.
I know someone VERY close to me who had this same situation to the max. She actually got exceedingly loud and aggressive whenever anyone started talking about God or Christian beliefs, sometimes to the point of storming quickly out of the room.
This probably won't have much meaning to you since you "don't believe in God". Anyway, you are an atheist, not an agnostic, if you don't believe in God.
Your Jewish heritage is the cream of the crop.
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Look up agnosticism and atheism. Very different. To be atheist is to believe in nothing, no higher power, nothing after death, etc. Agnosticism is more of a non-commital belief systm. I believe in reincarnation, and I do believe in "a higher power," I just don't feel comfortable with the term "God." If you read my question a little more closely, you'd notice that. Just a little hint.
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