OT: Good Friday choir in my church

That's sweet. I like Indians. Except for the curry. Trump should put a

Nice—not at all what I expected when you mantioned the lead guitar. In these parts we have many variations on the First Church of the Rock Band, which is unfortunate. You folks emphasize the congregational singing rather than the performance.

In my shop, the Antiochian Orthodox Church, we have a lot of services during Lent and Holy Week. We’re mostly first- and second-generation immigrants from Jordan and Syria, so parts of the services are in Arabic, which I don’t understand, but I can follow along in the English service book with few problems.

One difference is that the Orthodox don’t use musical instruments in worship-it’s all _a capella_, led by the choir and the protopsaltis (cantor). (_A capella_ refers to a similar tradition in the West.)

Byzantine music takes a bit of getting used to, but it’s very affecting when you’re comfortable with it.

But the main thing is,

Alleluia, Christ is Risen!

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

You've probably never had an Indian curry if you haven't been to India. Most of the dishes you get in Indian restaurants in the West are not even run by Indians! And you can blame the British for the curries, as they were all adapted for British tastes and are nothing like the real thing.