Postby Stephen » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:07 pm
Ok...I will try to keep my patience in this post...as you are only repeating what I have heard a thousand times before.
Evanescence does not want to be called a Christian band. They are not a Christian band...nobody considers them a Christian band...if you read what was posted in this thread you would see that I explained what happend with the band. They have a few Christian members...but if you asked any of the band members they would tell you that the band is not a Christian band. As is the case in hundreds of bands, it is possible to be a Christian and be in a rock band. I am quite curious as to your criteria for being a "Christian" band.
Now, as for your Pagan comment. I take it you are one of the types that thinks that everything that is not "Christian music" is evil? If that is the case, please throw away all your non-Christian movies, anime, and video games. As well as sports and television in general. Because as we all know, there is no Christian NFL. I really hope and pray that someday people see the error of trashing anything that is not called Christian by the little Christian top 40 stations that spend all there time copying what is successful in mainstreme music.
I am not trying to be rude about this...it just drives me up the wall when I see other Christians saying things like that....I for one, spoke about Evanescence because I enjoy them...and many other secular bands. I do not like trashy music, as far as lyrical stuff...but if you read my posts on the music board here you would see my taste in music. I think I get frustrated about this because I used to think this way. Serious...when I turned to the Lord...I would not listen to any secular music at all. Most Churches you go to will say how its evil and trash on it. One day I was listening to a Christian radio station...and a Christian DJ was slamming Evanescence...making stuff up about the band...just railing on them. (This was not that long ago come to think) and it made me sick....that a Christian would act that way. I have not listened to that radio show since (zjam) and do not plan on listening to it again. And it hit me...why do I limit myself on music?
Why do we limit music differently then we limit movies, TV, anime, or video games. Because we are told this by other people? Who has the right to say what is right and what is wrong for someone to enjoy? If you are convicted by mainstreme music...don't listen to it. If I was around someone that was bothered by it, I would not play it. But making comments like, there a pagan band...is just silly. A band is made up of people....doing a job. They make that music so they can make money. If you enjoy it, support them...if not, ignore them. Have I made any sort of a point?