Author Topic: Working for Protestants (Read 11635 times)

MaterDominici · « **Reply #15 on:** August 16, 2011, 12:34:03 AM »

I wonder if needing the "gig" or not has any bearing on its possible sinfulness.

If the protestant members basically know that you're only there for the money, would it be better than, say, playing charitably for the sake of practice and leading them to believe that you're supportive of their worship services?

Just thinking here ... no answers.

Vladimir · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2011, 12:47:57 AM »

I have played for a certain church for no pay, but only to repay a few favors that were done for me by several members of that church. When asked by people that I know that are members of this church why I am playing, I simply reply that _____ informed me that the regular organist is injured and asked if I could fill in temporarily. I emphasis politely that I am just here to play music. I simply do it to fulfill a debt and when asked about to join in further activities, I politely decline (we are not always called to "defend" the Faith in all cases; many times to do so would be imprudent, impolite, and ineffective. It would hardly be appropriate to reply to a polite, well-intentioned invitation to join in a post-service study class with a litany of EENS quotes...something that is apparently lost to some).

MaterDominici · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:43:32 AM »

My worthless opinion is that what you're doing is OK, especially given the temporary nature of it and your honesty regarding your purpose there.

s2srea · « **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2011, 09:12:31 AM »

Vladimir-

I must say you are being a bit vague about your position and what you do. Please explain- is the music you participate in, protestant? Was it written by Protestants, for Protestants? Please disregard, at this point, whether it is inimical to the faith.

If the answer is yes, you must stop playing. You are, thusly, participating, and therefore indirectly condoning, the way in which protestants worship, which is wrong.

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You mentioned being a part of a band in the past? Perhaps you know then, how detached a musician can be when practicing his art. It isn't a wonder that so many Protestants and atheists are organists at Catholic churches and never convert - they perform their jobs with the utmost perfection, but yet simultaneously with almost mechanical detachment. Many musicians can retreat into something like a state of interior contemplation when playing music.

Yes, Vladimir, I know the feeling that one gets when involved with music. But this is exactly why we must not worship with modern types of music which protestants use. Prayer, and worship, are not from the carnal. Prayer is a higher part of man that is his 'feelings'. We should worship our Lord when we have the joys of belief, and when we feel dry. As someone had mentioned here before, the Protestant way of worshiping is "dummied down"; it is. If these Protestants, or Catholics even, are unable to worship our lord because the church rejects they way THEY want to worship, not considering how God wants to be worship, so be it. I'm sorry I'm not eloquent with words, and hope I'm getting my point across.

There's a reason we use Gregorian Chant in the Roman Church. Trust me, it would not have been hard to bring in some other instruments for the liturgy. I'm not sure what type of music you're playing at this protestant church, but I can not see how you can justify it.

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2011, 09:24:00 AM »

I don't think playing the organ at a Protestant church is ok. Basically by doing that you are participating in their heretical forms of worship. Even in a depression such as this, surely you can find a better paying job than that.