A fact from Danke (song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 November 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that "Danke", one of Germany's best-known sacred songs, was considered a sin against music and religion when first released?
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What makes the song "sacred"? Is that the appropriate word here? Or is it rather a hymn or religious song? I assume we're not claiming the song itself is venerated or worshipped. --diff (talk) 22:47, 23 November 2016 (UTC)Reply
Sacred music is not sacred, it's a term. - The song is not the standard hymn, - yes, it ended up there, printed in officially hymnals, but is different, and for most of the text not outspoken religious. If you have a better word, feel free to change. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:10, 23 November 2016 (UTC)Reply
My apologies; if it's a specific term of art rather than a descriptive phrase, then maybe a wikilink to the appropriate article when you use that expression would suffice. Readers outside of a religious context won't be familiar with it and may mistakenly take it at face value as I did. --diff (talk) 02:17, 24 November 2016 (UTC)Reply
