When a student stood to read from the Bible during a Catholic service at Gallaudet University earlier this year, she conveyed the sacred words in a language the group would understand: American Sign Language. The psalm — often chanted or sung — was signed as well.
Beyoncé Mass replaces hymns with ‘Survivor’ and ‘Flaws and All’
Posted to Religious Diversity News on March 11, 2020
The worship service began with the sound of Beyoncé singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song also known as the “black national anthem.”
Over the next hour, a choir-backed quintet of black women singers belted out other songs in the pop star’s repertoire. Beyoncé’s music filled the air between prayers, a sermon and a Communion-like time when congregants dropped rocks labeled “homophobia,” “body shaming” and “racism” into white plastic buckets that were placed before an onstage altar.
Source: Beyoncé Mass replaces hymns with ‘Survivor’ and ‘Flaws and All’ – Religion News Service