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Sister Act is one of those movies that I always watch when I catch it on TV. I don't have cable anymore, so, it's been a while since I've seen it. I always liked the music in the film, though. If you don't know the basic premise here, Deloris (Whoopi Goldberg) is on the run from her ex-boyfriend/gangster who is trying to have her killed to keep her quiet. She goes into a sort of witness protection program and pretends to be a nun. Since she can't seem to fit in at the convent, the head nun (who is the only one of the nuns that knows the truth) puts her in charge of the choir due to her musical background as a lounge performer in Atlantic City.
This is the choirs first performance after Deloris, AKA Sister Mary Clarence, takes over. I love that the music, moving people like nothing else can, brings in people from the street. I think a lot of times churches and religious establishments become to rigid in sticking to the old ways. People think that church and religion has to be so serious all the time. Personally, I like to think that if I were able to sit down and have a conversation with Jesus, it would be more like having a conversation with a close friend than one with a stuffy old man; although, that's the way he is often portrayed in paintings and art: always so serious.
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