Are there any atheist's or agnostics out there like me who enjoy gospel music. I think the song" People get Ready" By the Impressions is one of the all time greats. And the great Bob Marley was a rasta who sang a lot about Jah Rastafarie.
I'm a musician. Music has no religion, music IS my religion. I guess that makes me a humanist. Music is usually a part of worship. A lot of classical music was written for the church. They could afford to support the musicians, composers and house the pipe organs and bell towers.
I used to play with a partner. I found it funny that the first thing we ever played on stage together was "Dear God" by XTC, and 10 years later, the last thing we played on stage together in our original incarnation was "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison.
There's some really great religious based music out there. After all, most of the timeless works created by such composers as Mozart, Bach, Betthoven and Mahler up through modern composers such as Nystedt have their basis in christian doctrine.
It's been rough sledding of late though. Most of that christian rock stuff is just awful.
Yes, I've often found myself enjoying the gospel music, despite my lack of belief in the deity. Then again, my music preferences are pretty broad as well.
I have often found myself enjoying folk music promoting communism in my native language, despite my political beliefs not aligning with communism.