Tell him to listen to Sufjan Stevens, Starflyer 59, or Pedro the Lion...
Oh, wait. That's good Christian music.
If it's BAD MUSIC, then you may want an intervention. However, it's not so cool to imply Christian rock bad by definition. Even what you may consider 'bad' Christian music isn't necessarily all that bad (I would make a case for Switchfoot's 'New Way to Be Human' that would make many of my indie snob friends roll their eyes). Make sure you are intervening for the right reasons, and that is because it is bad, not because of your distaste for the music. And, though the music pains me itself, even the overly preachy Xian music has meaning to people. If it means something to him, and maybe even others, what right do you have to take that away from him? Regardless of what you do, please be conscious of his feelings, as art is precious.
Spoken as a true athiest/music dork.
Sandspider: When's your comment from? I have Tom Robbins in 'Still Life with Woodpecker' saying pretty much the same thing in 1980. Just curious.
"Actually, there are two kinds of people in this world: those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world, and those who are smart enough to know better."
Tell him to listen to Sufjan Stevens, Starflyer 59, or Pedro the Lion... Oh, wait. That's good Christian music. If it's BAD MUSIC, then you may want an intervention. However, it's not so cool to imply Christian rock bad by definition. Even what you may consider 'bad' Christian music isn't necessarily all that bad (I would make a case for Switchfoot's 'New Way to Be Human' that would make many of my indie snob friends roll their eyes). Make sure you are intervening for the right reasons, and that is because it is bad, not because of your distaste for the music. And, though the music pains me itself, even the overly preachy Xian music has meaning to people. If it means something to him, and maybe even others, what right do you have to take that away from him? Regardless of what you do, please be conscious of his feelings, as art is precious. Spoken as a true athiest/music dork.
posted by evadery 18 years ago
In "Curious George: There are two kinds of people"
Sandspider: When's your comment from? I have Tom Robbins in 'Still Life with Woodpecker' saying pretty much the same thing in 1980. Just curious. "Actually, there are two kinds of people in this world: those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world, and those who are smart enough to know better."
posted by evadery 19 years ago
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