Father John Sewell wants people in Memphis to stop screaming.
From St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he is rector, he is spreading a message that Central Avenue motorists can see.
In front of the church, a sign reads “ScreamFree Zone.”
Screaming is not always about people raising their voice, Sewell said, “Sometimes they scream by drinking, sometimes they scream by getting depressed. It’s really about how we relate to one another.”
The aim of “ScreamFree Living” is to teach people how to stay calm before reacting, he said.
So, I guess ‘primal scream therapy’ is out now?
Pop-psychology may be nice, may even be helpful, but it is no substitute for the Gospel. Perhaps the Church should stick to proclaiming the Good News of Jesus and see how that works out for us. Just a thought.
Why must novice writers torture the language like this? “Scream” really does have a denotation, and the use is the sort of thing that gives metaphor a bad rep. Depression as screaming. Drinking a screaming. Please. I may scream..actually. Poor American English. Larry