thread: 2007-01-10 : Some questions about worship
On 2007-01-17, Ben Lehman wrote:
No, no, and no.
Since it isn't addressed to a divinity, it isn't prayer by definition, it can't be blasphemy 'cause you aren't insulting God (He's just not there) and likewise, idolatry doesn't enter into the picture (you aren't worshipping an idol instead of God because you aren't worshipping anything at all.)
It is, however, desecration, since you're taking something sacred (a song of prayer) and repurposing it for something secular (a paen to your family members.) I don't think that there's anything particularly wrong with that desecration, but there it is.
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—Ben
