Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa bans hardcore/screamo?

[BigZam]

Now for all of you that go to a Calvary Chapel, I heard news recently (and tried to search it out but found nothing) the Costa Mesa has banned bands like Underoath from their church because they disagree with the type of music. Anybody heard about this? I think it's absolutely ridiculous.

[Zilch]

*shrugs* It's their choice. Doesn't effect your stance on it, does it?

Dont' worry too much. For every church that closes their doors to hardcore, two to three open up to it.

[PleaseDrinkMilk]

Yeah, if true...pretty silly. It's for reasons like that why I quit going to Christian school after the 8th grade. Not to say I'm anti-Christian-school, of course, but that kind of attitude certainly didn't suit me.

[Sephiroth]

yea it is kinda dumb, i go to a calvary in scotland, it looks like pastor chuck smith is forgetting the main point here. THe type of music tehy like dosent matter, its kinda sad.

[Hitokiri]

I think we are missing a whole bunch of information which we need in order to actually make a opinion on that. I can do some google searching about it.

For instance: are they banning the music in just the chapel? or is a all-around ban including youth groups and festivals? As well, is this ban on indivuals so where they cannot listen to "this" and "that" type of music or they can't go to their church? Are they preaching against this music or labeling it non-Christian music? Are they speaking against the bands themselves or just the genre? Are they having a ban on allowing bands they fall in this genre to use their services? Are they not allowing church organized functions to go to concerts where these venues are playing?

We are missing a whole bunch of data on this and it is a important issue.

[Stephen]

Many churches woulden't allow that type of music though. Is it really that big of a deal? Most bands with that sound are not doing Ministry work anyway. Its more Christian entertainment. I don't see why anyone is suprised over this.

[BigZam]

I think we are missing a whole bunch of information which we need in order to actually make a opinion on that. I can do some google searching about it.

For instance: are they banning the music in just the chapel? or is a all-around ban including youth groups and festivals? As well, is this ban on indivuals so where they cannot listen to "this" and "that" type of music or they can't go to their church? Are they preaching against this music or labeling it non-Christian music? Are they speaking against the bands themselves or just the genre? Are they having a ban on allowing bands they fall in this genre to use their services? Are they not allowing church organized functions to go to concerts where these venues are playing?

We are missing a whole bunch of data on this and it is a important issue.

well my friend heard it on the radio and i tried to do some google searching on it and came up with nothin.

[Tommy]

Can you post a link where it says that?

I go to a calvary chapel.

As a matter of fact, my family knows the pastor there.

[Nightshade X]

This kinda sounds like what Faith Baptist did to me... except they banned all forms of rock. I was running for class secretary and they declared me ineligible because I listened to Christian rock. That sucked like nothing else I've ever experienced.

[GrubbTheFragger]

Well as Zilch put it Its thier choice. but it kinda sounds like the church i go to Bangor baptist i'm sure u could ask Ark and Zilch(don't now how well Ark would now about it) what it is like their they are kinda stuck up but anyways back on point

[Tringard]

honestly this doesn't seem like something chuck smith or calvary would choose to do (kinda goes against how the church started); so I'm betting on a misunderstanding, but without a link to what actually happened (especially since I can't find anything) it is hard to really comment meaningfully anyway.

[Xeno]

Well it's not all that surprising that a Christian school would ban hardcore/screamo music. I go to a pentecostal church, and we're known for being loud and rowdy, but the church leaders certainly don't like that kind of music, and would not stand for it to be played in the church. I personally am a fan of Underoath and Demon Hunter, but it I can see where this school is coming from in the decision they made.