Greetings Economists, On Feb 26, 2007, at 1:09 PM, ravi wrote:
I always find your responses (to me and others) provide an overlooked dimension to the matter at hand.
Doyle; Likewise, and somewhat related to this thread I chafe at not being able to use pictures and movies here. Not I mean by links. A co-worker/friend got her license to preach last night in a local Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church. It's a kick to make pictures these days. They had a video camera on in the back and occasionally someone took a flash during the service. I had a cigarette packet sized digital camera to shoot with and I don't use flash usually so people don't even know when I click the shutter, but I offer to show them pictures and they can erase what they don't want to represent them. I'm really rather jaundiced about how churches communicate to the community they represent. But to make those statements here in any sort of context, it's tough to show by typing text what a pulpit up in the air over the audience does. Or how religions use their space to communicate a very specific kind of content. The bible was very prominently displayed up front, and every one was trying to keep up with the bible references read alongs. I'm sure one could do similar visual points with local Mosques, and Buddhist Temples. It would be fun to explore these kinds of questions out in the world where people actually practice what they preach. Doyle
