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"Those people (Christians)—they’re sort of weird, ya’ know. They won’t hurt you, kill you, hate you, rob you, or sue you. They always dress modestly, always eat honorably, and always talk righteously. They're very selective with what they read, they won’t watch our favorite movies, they refuse to listen to our music, they don't care about our iPhone apps, and they don’t like our websites. For them, it is honorable to be a servant, to be last, not first; and they see the least among them as the greatest. These people are always so diligent at everything they do, sometimes you wish they would just—I don’t know—be a bit more lazy or something. They love their God, talking to him every day and reading His Book. The husbands among them love their wives, the wives respect their husbands, and the children obey their parents. They don’t drink, and they don’t smoke. They are so humble that it’s impossible to offend them, no matter how hard you try. They call themselves ‘children of...

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Oratorio: Israel in Egypt Composer: George Frideric Handel (Februaury 23, 1685-April 14, 1759) Words (based on Exodus 15:18-21, 15:1): The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a t imbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them: Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously! The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. For hath triumphed gloriously.  I will sing unto the Lord. The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously...