A Very Merry Christmas From Jakarta!
Last night I went to the old English church in Menteng.
It’s a fine old building, well worth a visit anytime…
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All Saints, Jakarta -for a description, see
Christmas Day in Jakarta – A Non-Political Post for a Change!
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…but on Christmas Eve there are carols to be sung (obviously I sing the proper words…
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The popular Christmas carol ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ has been updated to remove a reference to Jesus’ mother’s virginity, and clergymen are warning parishioners not to be “squeamish” about Mary’s womb
Emasculating Christmas Carols – Fight Back!
..if any revisionist lyrics appear in the trendy hymn-books that one tends to find in churches these days.)
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