If you attend a Christian church, you know these people. They’re the ones that make the loud, guttural, “mmmm” when the speaker says something to which they agree. They won’t shout out a Hallelujah or an Amen, but they will sound like Peter Boyle’s voice characterization of the monster in Young Frankenstein. I call them Holy Cows. If you close your eyes, it sounds like a herd of cattle on the plain.

So I’m driving home from work today listening to Air One, my newest-favorite radio station. One of the DJs was talking about something and the other one was “mmmm-ing” through the whole thing. Only on Christian radio. You don’t hear the Holy Cows on the hard rock or alternative rock stations to which I used to listen, just Christian radio.

At what point did that become acceptable? It drives me freaking crazy. Mmmm. Not “uh huh” or “um hmm” but “mmmm”. If you agree with the statement, say so! Say, “I agree” or “Amen” or “Hallelujah” or something, but please, for goodness sake, stop mimicking the cows in the field. God gave us dominion over the beasts of the field. Stop trying to be one. Mmmm.

That’s my rant for the day.