有隻羊見到美國國歌有一句歌詞唱到天主,興奮到扯旗。這位人士一定冇去睇過super bowl。咁多年美國佬唱國歌,都係冇天主嗰句嘅。不論係super bowl, 總統就職, 國慶都唔會唱到天主。
點解呢? 其實美國國歌有四段,天主嗰句就喺最後嗰段,佢哋成日都係唱一段就收工,所以你唔會聽到國歌有天主。
咁佢哋係咪特登避開天主唔唱呢? 真相係a lot more than that. 如果係特登避開天主,咁唱3段都得啫,唔使咁偷工減料啩?所以,內中深層嘅意思其實係: 佢哋要not even close to天主 ! 如果唱到第3段,咁距離天主都太近,唱埋第2段呢? 都嫌唔夠遠,所以只係能夠唱1段。
咁你又會話,會唔會係因為時間關係,只可以唱一段呢? 如果真係咁concern天主,咁可以淨係唱第四段,點解係都要淨係唱冇天主嘅第一段呢?
所以,以為國歌有一句天主就鬆毛鬆翼,其實純粹係自作多情,美國佬根本唔會care什麼天主。
一段就GOD咗三次, 葛不離口
"God save our gracious King! Long live our noble King! God save the King! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the King!".
Is Anglican Reconciliation like Catholic Confession?
Unlike the latter, auricular confession is not required to be an obedient church member. Confessing privately to God is still the way most Anglicans will practice repentance.