R.E.M.

woke up singing "i'm losing my religion" by r.e.m.  of course, i am not.  i am still a conservative christian, but i love that song.

saw the band themselves on tv last night or early this morning.  they were reunited (not performing) in their hometown of athens, georgia, after 11 years disbanded.  they are being admitted to the rock and roll hall of fame.  what took so long?

i remember coming out of my father's office in downtown fort worth, where i worked as well, one saturday afternoon forty years ago, and finding the downtown arts festival in full swing.  i heard that song over a loudspeaker.  they, r.e.m., were very popular back then.  my friends at the four star coffee bar and the koffee haus on main street played that song all the time.  a group of those friends moved to nashville, tennessee, about then.  they were in their twenties.  today, one is a successful musician-songwriter in arkansas; one is a restaurant manager in arkansas, and another manages a restaurant in nashville.  they are all doing well, with families.

the video for that song features imagery, sometimes hindu, sometimes christian.  in my view, those two are not equivalent.  i believe Jesus Christ is the lord of this universe.  "through Him all things were made".  i worship Him, and Him alone.  praise be to His Holy Name.