Talk:Lauds

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—Yamara ✉ 04:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Informal Style

I've used the "Story" tag since this article is written in a informal style with personally invested tone.

Someone refers to themselves with phrases such as, "Naturally, in proportion as we advance..."

Using phrases like "We" "I" and "Us" or otherwise addressing the reader seems non-encyclopedic and I think the article needs to be re-worded. This article also seems to contain some original research and personal opinions.

For example, I'll cite an entire section:

Symbolism and reason of this office

It is easy to conclude from the preceding what were the motives which gave rise to this office, and what its signification is. For a Christian the first thought which should present itself to the mind in the morning, is the thought of God; the first act of his day should be a prayer. The first gleam of dawn recalls to our minds that Christ is the true Light, that He comes to dispel spiritual darkness, and to reign over the world. It was at dawn that Christ rose from the tomb, Conqueror of Death and of the Night. It is this thought of His Resurrection which gives to this office its whole signification. Lastly, this tranquil hour, before day has commenced, and man has again plunged into the torrent of cares, is the most favourable to contemplation and prayer. Liturgically, the elements of Lauds have been most harmoniously combined, and it has preserved its significance better than other Hours. "

While I am a Christian, I know not everyone on Wikipedia is, so while this section is nice, and I agree with it, I feel like the reason for the Lauds should be presented in a more clinical manner, without the personal opinions. While it is nice, I'm going to brutally tag everything that doesn't adhere to Wikipedia standards. I honestly feel that this article needs to be written in about the same tone as Uranium hexaflouride.

That may be a bit of an exaggeration, as Lauds isn't a molecule, but you get the idea. --Pstanton (talk) 02:48, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I've finished tagging, I also did some general editing for punctuation, capitalization and removed some repetitive sentences and tagged a few more things. --Pstanton (talk) 03:06, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

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