Having noted a few days ago that I wasn't aware of any church yet using the vuvuzuela in worship, the Church Times has just reported this:
A South African newspaper, the Mail and Guardian, has reported that the vuvuzela is commonly used in church services in neighbouring Botswana. One Botswana churchgoer, Jacqueline Chireshe, explained: “The vuvuzela is a biblical instrument; it is a trumpet, and God expects us to blow the trumpet in offering praise to him.”
Last year, members of the Nazareth Baptist Church, founded in 1910, unsuccessfully argued that they owned the copyright on the instrument, which was used on an annual pilgrimage to a mountain in KwaZulu-Natal which they consider to be holy.
So there you have it. One persons worship is another persons wasps nest amplified to 140decibels. I imagine if it's 'used in neighbouring Botswana', it can still be heard in services in South Africa. Still waiting for them to go on sale in Tescos.
Personally I'm delighted to find an instrument to which is made for my voice.
ReplyDeleteAnd you don't need to go to Tesco's – there's a app for that. I have a Vuvuzela on my iPhone.
i really want one, just to say i have one. I saw them for sale in denners this morning!
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