Now that I’m on a new host that gives me much, much more bandwidth I’ve been tossing around the idea of having an MP3 of the week sorta thing. My first offering is an example of the greatest iPod song juxtaposition ever, which starts with The Ecumenical Movement by Crystal and Robin Bernard^{[1]Yeah, Crystal Bernard was on the show Wings.} . The track has been floating around the web for a few years because the first half features the hilarious anti-evolution “Monkey Song”, but the song in the second half reveals quite a bit about the particular brand of Christianity these little girls are trying to sell^{[2]Not to mention the fact that it’s a much better song.} . Here’s a sample lyric :

You hear a lot of talk about
the Ecumenical Movement.
They say that we should get together
and all be one big family.
Catholic, Protestant and Jew,
Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu,
I bet they want the Devil too
in the Ecumenical Movement.

They always talk about the golden rule
and the sermon on the mount,
but whether you’ve ever been born again
doesn’t even seem to count.
I know my sins are all forgiven
and I am on my way to heaven.
My trust is in the Lord and not
the Ecumenical Movement.

Proving once again that shuffle mode on the iPod is better than sliced bread, this hateful, bouncy ode to religious xenophobia was followed by “I Wanna Be Sedated”. You said it, Brother Joey.