tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post5363552675357848342..comments2024-02-28T12:04:11.837-08:00Comments on Jesus in Love Blog: The Queer Spirituality of Lady GagaKittredge Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-7871238624768239562011-06-08T21:22:38.107-07:002011-06-08T21:22:38.107-07:00Lady Gaga seems to evoke a wide variety of respons...Lady Gaga seems to evoke a wide variety of responses from different people. Diane (DM), thank you for sharing your lovely poem turning the existential "to be or not to be" into a question of caring versus apathy. I often recall the words of AIDS activist Jack Pantaleo: "The real miracle is that anybody cares at all." I like your statement that Lady Gagae “challenges us… in much the same way Jesus did.” You are one of several friends who blogged about Lady Gaga recently.<br /><br />I will list some other links here so other Lady Gaga fans may enjoy them. <br /><br />Creativity and Other Life Qualities Blog by DM Solis<br /><a href="http://dmsolis.blogspot.com/2011/05/to-care-or-not-to-care-that-is-question.html" rel="nofollow"><br />http://dmsolis.blogspot.com/2011/05/to-care-or-not-to-care-that-is-question.html</a><br /><br />Telling Secrets Blog by Elizabeth Kaeton<br /><a href="http://telling-secrets.blogspot.com/2011/02/gaga.html" rel="nofollow">http://telling-secrets.blogspot.com/2011/02/gaga.html</a><br /><br />I’ll be happy to add more if other friends have blogged about Lady Gaga lately. <br /><br />Trudie, like you I did not know much about Lady Gaga until recently, even though she has a huge LGBT following and does a lot for LGBT causes. So I decided to ask Patrick to write about her instead of writing about her myself.<br /><br />Sage, thank you for letting me know that you were once in the Benedictine cloister. That helps explain the basis of your gentle spirituality. Thanks for the elegant way that you presented this post at your blog.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-36077737347194778902011-06-08T06:45:31.326-07:002011-06-08T06:45:31.326-07:00This is wonderful. I've been thinking about th...This is wonderful. I've been thinking about this topic ever since reading Toby Johnson's essay at MyOutSpirit. Its all awakening things in my understanding and consciousness about christology that I haven't really thought about since I first left the cloister (Benedictine) now more than 25 years ago!<br /><br />As always, very amazing an thought provoking pieces here Kitt at my beloved Jesus in Love!Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196755961428537223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-13911409113890777682011-06-08T05:35:50.803-07:002011-06-08T05:35:50.803-07:00Not being much into the modern musical scene, this...Not being much into the modern musical scene, this was in fact my first introduction to Lady Gaga. I admit to being very, very impressed. Thanks to Cheng for a magnificent and thoughtful analysis, and to you for posting it AND the video clips. I'm still not sure I really LIKE the genre she represents, but now at least I know what it's all about.Trudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866513608442388870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-71402843674221242152011-06-07T18:44:36.258-07:002011-06-07T18:44:36.258-07:00Great post. I wrote this song some years ago to te...Great post. I wrote this song some years ago to teach social justice. When I see Lady Gaga on the tube these days, I remember the lyrics. I think they align with your theme here. I wrote a piece about Lady Gaga from another perspective last week. It's about how she challenges us--and she's always challenging us...arguably, in much the same way Jesus did. Anyway, here's how the song starts. The song and post would be too much to add here without taking advantage of your space. So I'll just leave you with this and my gratitude for all you do.<br /><br />TO CARE OR NOT TO CARE<br /><br />Life is tough wherever we go<br />Taking its toll on our innocence.<br />We're so desperately searching for heroes<br />To show us a way that makes some kind of sense.<br /><br />CHORUS:<br />To care or not to care?<br />The answer lives so deep in your heart.<br />The question is everywhere...<br />The answer lives so deep in your heart.<br /><br />Candles melt from the inside out<br />Showing us where the real work begins.<br />Every heart learns what love's truly about<br />When we reach past the fear we may feel deep within.D.M. SOLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753807150268735755noreply@blogger.com