Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 07:07:42 -0500



In article , mam@world.std.com (Mark A Mandel) wrote:

>I notice that none of these are religious songs *to the author*. That is, 
>Dickson isn't a Friendly, I don't suppose Lackey worships the Shina'in 
>Goddess, and so on. In another thread -- about the murder of Adam Walks 
>(in Moonlight? Drat, I've forgotten the name he was known by) something 
>more ... sincere, I guess ... seems to be referred to:

To throw in more complications, there are certain Pagan filks which refer
to classical gods, such as Leslie Fish's "White Men's Rain Chant." I'm
often not quite sure how literally the references in such songs are meant.

So to clarify my original point: religious songs and filk songs are
distinct categories, but yes, it is possible for a song to belong to both.

-- 
   Gary McGath     gmcgath@ultranet.com
   http://www.ultranet.com/~gmcgath

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