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smurfboy · « **Reply #15 on:** June 28, 2006, 07:52:32 pm »

A religious national anthem is completely inappropriate. What about the millions of atheists and non-Christians in this country?

« **Reply #16 on:** June 28, 2006, 08:16:46 pm »

Jerusalem is so much more than a religious piece of music. It encapsulates everything which is wonderful about humanity.

smurfboy · « **Reply #17 on:** June 28, 2006, 08:52:03 pm »

It is still a hymn.

« **Reply #18 on:** June 28, 2006, 09:43:31 pm »

No matter, a hymn can be an anthem.

« **Reply #19 on:** June 28, 2006, 09:47:49 pm »

What about "You only sing when you're winning"?

« **Reply #20 on:** June 28, 2006, 09:50:42 pm »

Would you have a national anthem, which encompasses the union Knighty or would you expect Scotland not to be represented?

« **Reply #21 on:** June 28, 2006, 10:17:59 pm »

BBC Scotland (news) are currently having a dreary debate every night this week on what should be the new Scottish anthem.

NEWS!? Just tell me what happened in the country today. Not some parochial meeting of the WRI!

Separate anthem. As Billy Connolly says tho....."Not some dreary long winded thing that'll have all the other countries lapping us (careful now) at the opening ceremony to the Olympics"

oldspice · « **Reply #22 on:** June 28, 2006, 10:31:17 pm »

Jerusalem was never written as a hymn. It was written by William Blake as a poem in the Songs of Innocence anthology. Blake was a religious man who claimed to have seen angels from an early age. However, Blake was also an early-day socialist and building Jerusalem was all about equality and justice. I think Blake saw Jesus as an early-day socialist.

goldencup · « **Reply #23 on:** June 29, 2006, 12:17:31 am »

I prefer "I Vow to Thee My Country."

minty · « **Reply #24 on:** June 29, 2006, 01:11:25 am »

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oldspice · « **Reply #25 on:** June 29, 2006, 08:04:32 am »

I agree 'I Vow to thee my Country' would be a good national anthem. Only the first verse though because other verses make reference to Christianity and although we are a Christian country, we have many, many non-Christian and secular citizens.

« **Reply #26 on:** June 29, 2006, 08:34:31 am »

Let's have three lions as our anthem.

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