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| 11:32 am [Link] |     Примерно недели три назад от Office of International Education универа, где я постдочу, пришла депеша с предложением сводить рецепиента на фильм "Passion of Christ", на полную халяву при том. Мы с Hаташкой сначала было решили приобщиться, и зарегистрировались, но потом нашлись другие дела и мы в конце концов предприятие продинамили. Сегодня получил совершенно феерический емейл: Dmitry Melnik, Thank you for your interest in seeing “The Passion of the Christ” movie with International Friendships. We hope the movie has given you a lot to think about. This e-mail is to make you aware of several different opportunities you may want to take advantage of. Free Bible Offer: You’ve seen the movie, now you can read the book! Most of the script from the movie came directly from the Bible. If you’d like a free Bible in your own language, simply send an email to (edited out - D.M.) with the words “Bible in ________” (language) in the subject line. Movie Discussion Groups: After the movie many of you told us you’d be interested in participating in a movie discussion group. These groups will meet for 4 weeks beginning Saturday, March 27th. Discussion Group Topics: Week 1 (beginning March 27): Is the movie accurate? Week 2 (beginning April 3): Who killed Jesus and why? Week 3 (beginning April 10): Why did Jesus suffer and die? Week 4 (beginning April 17): What about the end of the movie? (What did Jesus’ resurrection accomplish and is it relevant today?) The movie discussion group will meet on Saturday nights, from 7:00-8:30 PM, in University Hall Room 14. For those of you who can’t join us on Saturday, the following dates and times are also being offered: Day Time & Dates Location Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm beginning March 30 TBA*-campus location Wednesdays 12:00-1:30pm beginning March 31 TBA*-campus location Thursdays 4:30-6:00pm beginning April 1 TBA*-campus location *To Be Announced Please let us know which day is best for you. To sign up for a time, please send an email to (edited out - D.M.) with the words “Discussion Group on _____” (Day you can attend) in the subject line. If you sign up for a day other than Saturday night, we will send you more details. Have a wonderful Spring Break! Sincerely, ......(edited out - D.M.)</b>....., International Friendships </b> Киношку я не смотрел, но, судя по отзывам на интернете и в прессе, это наверное, как рассказывать о красотах древней христианской архитектуры в Скандинавии по обложке Burzum - "Aske". Вообще, церковный пиар в универе и около черезвычайно агрессивен. Половина, если не больше, объяв на столбах на кампусе тащат студентов на различные Байбл стади, причем конфессий тьма-тьмущая. Из этих Байбл стади больше половины являются т.н. Heritage Bible Study, это для черных, если кто не знает. Почему - делайте выводы сами. А вот, кстати, и музыка в тему. В конце 80х годов в Англии была замечательная thrash metal банда Sabbat (не имеющая отношения ни к японским блэк-металерам с тем же название, ни к Black Sabbat). Сам по себе факт нетривиален по причине полного отсутствия в Англии в те годы трэш-сцены как таковой. Издавались англичане на Noise Records, и смотрелись не то чтобы неплохо на фоне континентальных собратьев, а я бы сказал, были посерьезнее. Группой заправлял Martin Walkyier, а на гитаре там наяривал в том числе некто Andy Sneap, который сейчас продьюсирует (впрочем, довольно сраненько) примерно треть современных thrash-альбомов. Sabbat выпустил три альбома, после чего разбежался. Валькиер не любил христианскую церковь, и пел на языческие темы (хотя откровенных анти-христианских высказываний в духе норвежского БМ не было). По всей видимости, остальных членов группы это как-то напрягало, посему Валькиер после второго (лучшего из трех) альбома ушел, и организовал Skyclad, благодаря которому и известен. Sabbat, кроме более плотного и склонного к "черноте" звука отличался еще замечательным, а по меркам метала, просто феноменальным лирическим наполнением, Валькиер вообще, мне кажется, один из лучших авторов текстов в истории рока. Альбом "Dreamweaver" (кстати, безумная редкость, не издается уже лет 10, а копии расходятся на ebay за 50-60 ам.рублей, сам видел) написан по мотивам / под влиянием книги Байана Бейтса "The Way of the Wyrd" (подробности later/elsewhere, как руки дойдут). Вот одна песня оттуда, "The Clerical Conspiracy" - "Заговор попов", грубо говоря, почти как с фильмом. Скачать The Clerical Conspiracy BRAND: "I have wealth beyond measure- My treasures are words forged by time in a tale of such beauty they cry to be heard. Still a young fool was I as my story begins, yet like all fools considered myself to be wise - a match for all things. But the lessons I've learned I will never forget, when your teacher is life then success is survival and failure is death. From early years I saw the world through tunnel-vision eyes, my cloistered mind philosophized and fossilized, secure in my belief was I - assured throughout my life the only things that could sustain me were the words of Jesus Christ." EAPPA: "There is no way to fight a foe who strikes from the inside, and once within we can begin to smite this pagan pride. We shall take their graven images and grind them in the dirt, for that men can live in paradise must be the Devils work." BROTHERS OF THE HOLY ORDER: "The clerical conspiracy begins, we shall wash away your sins- we have come to purify, to purge you of your liberty- absolve you of all sanity, the 'truth' you want to hear we shall provide." EAPPA: "How can we hope to save these heathen when we know not of their ways, one of us must journey southward- infiltrate and then assuage. Only when we have this knowledge can we finalise our plans, greet them with a velvet glove- then crush them 'neath an iron hand." Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession cannot see the difference 'twixt compassion and oppression BRAND: "These were the days I believed that salvation was mine, when I worshipped apostles believing their gospels to be divine. My life drifted by in a warm summer haze- and I thought I would bath in the light of our lord 'till the end of my days. But destiny mocked me- and fate did bequest, that the strength of my faith in The Lord God Almighty be put to the test." EAPPA: "My son your word is matchless as a scribe you have been blessed, your skill and faith in God doth qualify you for our quest. You will sail to Southern England and recount their blasphemies, for the first step in their cure must be to learn of theit disease." BRAND: "For one so young so great an honour to be chosen for this task, have I the stength- would I be worthy? Questions that I dared not ask. Was I to be a missionary searching for lost souls to save- or just another pawn in their monastic power games?" BROTHERS OF THE HOLY ORDER: "The clerical conspiracy begins, we shall wash away your sins- we have come to purify, to purge you of your liberty- absolve you of all sanity, the 'truth' you want to hear we shall provide." EAPPA: "How can we hope to save these heathen when we know not of their ways, you Wat Brand must journey southward- infiltrate and then assuage. Only when we have this knowledge can we finalise our plans, greet them with a velvet glove- then crush them 'neath an iron hand." Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession cannot see the difference 'twixt compassion and oppression. BRAND: "And so with terror in my heart I learned what had to be, that I must tour these foriegn shores- my cross for company. Those who had preceded me of pagan devils warned- With fearful tales of christian souls since martyred on their horns. In my tale I will tell how we all were decieved- for in truth I was hunted not hunter as I had believed. How could I have known that the guide they'd provide was to show me far more than I'd ever imagined I could have desired? So soon would I learn what a fool I had been, there is more than one side to a coin- life is not what it seems ... It's no more than a dream." Так вот. Current Mood: working |