================================================ Subject: Re: Christian Music From: "Heather Brickey" To: Date: Tue 31 Jul 2001 23:39:31 -0500 ================================================ Very well said Tara! You put that a whole lot better then I would have. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tara To: Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Christian Music > It's called "being labeled". Some guys form a band, write lyrics about > things that are important to them, and then when they start getting popular > society forces them into a genre. "Okay, you guys are a Christian band... > you guys over there, you're alternative... you guys can be - hmm, let's > see - how about pop? Yeah, that'll work...". Labeling is just plain > irritating, imo. > And do you mean Christian bands are the only ones making any sort of > positive difference in the world, or Christians in general are the only > ones? Either way, you're mistaken. That's not an opinion, that's a fact. > I'm not a Christian, yet I have higher personal morals on a lot of things > than people who do call themselves Christians... my goal in life is to make > a positive difference in the world. > But since I'm not a Christian, I guess I won't be able to do > that, huh? > I doubt that even the bands who really DO sing about sex, drugs, and Satan > aren't doing that specifically to keep from being labeled a Christian > band... my assumption would be that they sing about those things because > those are the things they're interested in, not for fear of being labeled > Christian music. > Perhaps you should try listening to the words of more than just one or two > non-Christian groups (other than Creed, that is). You just might be > surprised at what you hear. > Tara > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:43 PM > Subject: Re: Christian Music > > > > Why is it so horrible to get marked as a Christian band?? They're the only > ones making any sort of positive difference in the world. Everyone else > just > > sings about sex, drugs, satan, and anything else to keep themselves from > such an ugly label as a "Christian band." Geez forbid that. > > > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, > visit: > > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp