Why does Religious music get such a bad rep? (? U Fav Music)
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:43 am
If you want to skip my slight rant, just skip to the bottom and we can talk muzik. 
Now, Believe me when I say I don't want this to be some stupid thread with low-life (if any life) idiots responding, Let's keep it buisness-like folks, act your age.
[spoiler]For example in reference to this thread's subject.
Now; I, myself, am a Christian, and I'm not ashamed to say so. (Good for me, right?) And I'm not some freak who only listens to Christian, all-the-time-non-stop-praise-God-twenty-four-seven, now don't take that wrong, I like my Christian music, and it's your choice to listen to whatever music you want, some people actually like Amy Winehouse, so good for you!
But! I thoink there is quite a bit of music that is soo outstanding, that even the most devout Amish couldn't deny the fact of it's greatness. Before or after Rumshpringah*? You decide. Either way, you get my point.
Now that I've argued one side, let my flip the tables.
There are alot---and I mean alot---of great music created by Christian artists. Either a Christian Band, or a Band-of-Christians, Many-a-group has had several top-rated songs.
Which leads me to the real question: If Christians (or any one of any Religion) can enjoy music done by non-religious artists (or artist who don't focus their music on their faith), Why can't most people without a major faith (Poor choice of words, altough I'm quite tired, and have lost some basic, low-level brain function, due to lack-of-sleap) listen, or even just appreciate music created by artists of a certain faith or religion?
For instence, I once knew a bloake who was a hard-core-mosh-pitting-head-banging-son-of-a-gun fan of the group Underoath, but when I told him they were Christians, he lost interest. Not because their music had changed, not because they switched frontmen, not even because something like they broke up. No, He stopped listening to them because they were Christians.
Now, him being my friend, I wasn't just going to call him a biggot and walk away, no, I was above that, that-... Childish antic. (Not that I'm better then him in any way, It's just I felt he had a very closed mind on the issue) and even though he knew that I was a christian, and I knew of his dislike for the music created by christian artist, we remained friends, and we're still friends to this day.[/spoiler]
So! Now that I've finished my rant, on to the real subject.
Does anyone here listen to any Christian music? Or have any of you been surprized to find out a band you liked was christian? (U2 for instence.)
My favorite bands in the genre are:
1) Skillet.
2) Underoath.
3) tobyMac.
4) TFK. (Thousand Foot Krutch)
5) Family Force 5.
6) P.O.D.
7) RED.
8,)** Switchfoot.
9) RelientK.
10) Fireflight.
(11) Flyleaf.)
*~{I have absolutly zero idea how to spell that word.)
**~{I had to add in a comma (,) because it would have turned out like this:
)
Now, Believe me when I say I don't want this to be some stupid thread with low-life (if any life) idiots responding, Let's keep it buisness-like folks, act your age.
[spoiler]For example in reference to this thread's subject.
Now; I, myself, am a Christian, and I'm not ashamed to say so. (Good for me, right?) And I'm not some freak who only listens to Christian, all-the-time-non-stop-praise-God-twenty-four-seven, now don't take that wrong, I like my Christian music, and it's your choice to listen to whatever music you want, some people actually like Amy Winehouse, so good for you!
But! I thoink there is quite a bit of music that is soo outstanding, that even the most devout Amish couldn't deny the fact of it's greatness. Before or after Rumshpringah*? You decide. Either way, you get my point.
Now that I've argued one side, let my flip the tables.
There are alot---and I mean alot---of great music created by Christian artists. Either a Christian Band, or a Band-of-Christians, Many-a-group has had several top-rated songs.
Which leads me to the real question: If Christians (or any one of any Religion) can enjoy music done by non-religious artists (or artist who don't focus their music on their faith), Why can't most people without a major faith (Poor choice of words, altough I'm quite tired, and have lost some basic, low-level brain function, due to lack-of-sleap) listen, or even just appreciate music created by artists of a certain faith or religion?
For instence, I once knew a bloake who was a hard-core-mosh-pitting-head-banging-son-of-a-gun fan of the group Underoath, but when I told him they were Christians, he lost interest. Not because their music had changed, not because they switched frontmen, not even because something like they broke up. No, He stopped listening to them because they were Christians.
Now, him being my friend, I wasn't just going to call him a biggot and walk away, no, I was above that, that-... Childish antic. (Not that I'm better then him in any way, It's just I felt he had a very closed mind on the issue) and even though he knew that I was a christian, and I knew of his dislike for the music created by christian artist, we remained friends, and we're still friends to this day.[/spoiler]
So! Now that I've finished my rant, on to the real subject.
Does anyone here listen to any Christian music? Or have any of you been surprized to find out a band you liked was christian? (U2 for instence.)
My favorite bands in the genre are:
1) Skillet.
2) Underoath.
3) tobyMac.
4) TFK. (Thousand Foot Krutch)
5) Family Force 5.
6) P.O.D.
7) RED.
8,)** Switchfoot.
9) RelientK.
10) Fireflight.
(11) Flyleaf.)
*~{I have absolutly zero idea how to spell that word.)
**~{I had to add in a comma (,) because it would have turned out like this:
)
