I suppose to answer your question more precisely, Mutt, the Bible has never stated 'thou shalt not listen the non-Christian music', but there are other very clear principles that one must apply to such a decision. God's purpose for us is that we are sanctified (jargon-buster!), and if listening to non-Christian music is not helping that process then the individual must "throw off all that hinders and entangles" (I think that's in Colossians... It's one of Paul's epistles anyway).
I just re-read the Wes King link. I have "The Robe" on cassette from 1993! Smashing album!
Julia: OMG Newsboys I LOVE YOU. They're the nearest I have to a favourite band.
Mutt: Sixpence None The Richer was denied a Dove Awards (Christian music awards) nomination for "Kiss Me" because the song didn't mention God. I've ignored the Doves ever since. I thought Sixpence should have been included -- being a Christian band had limited their exposure and fan base enough that they weren't nominated for secular awards, and here the Christian music awards are kicking them out for reaching out? Twits.
Btw, I own a clump of dc Talk CDs (never could stomach Steven Curtis Chapman though; too pop) and I think Larry Norman is the best thing to happen to the Christian music industry, ever. (Name another Christian singer willing to name an STD in his song and able to bring it back to God. Wow.)
I once met the frontman for Petra. He was cool, nice, and intense. Oh, and Pray For Rain become PFR became defunct. I'm not sure but I think Sixpence's singer married PFR's frontman. I'd have to look it up to be sure though. Small world, Christian music.
Funny how I broke out my Rebecca St. James today. Normally I have the Ramones or loop or my entire MP3 library (including CD rips) on random play.
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"Why I'll have you know there's nothing better than a mutt!"
This gets full marks for stealing my old Neuteronomy joke.
*Worships the story.*
I have a thing for Phatfish, too. Smashing band.
Who else? Steve, Audio Adrenaline, thebandwithnoname, delirious?, Third Day, Superchick, 100hours, Kindle, Plankeye, Switchfoot and Cadet.
My mum is a big Rebecca St. James fan, along with Matt Redman, Tim Hughes and Hill Songs stuff, too.
Audio Adrenaline's good stuff. I have a sneaking fondness for Miss Angie yet too. Must be the glitter. Ooh, Steve Taylor, Phil Joel cuz I'm a tool and he has fluffy hair... I'm gonna hafta check. I don't usually get to talk Christian music online. Some Jars of Clay, Stacy Orrico, Seven Day Jesus, and my beloved Seltzer Kareoke CD! Yeah!
Fight Calvin
*listening to music discussion intently*
Simon's hero *g*
*has no idea whether he's still checking the boards...*
...For everything else, there's Mastercard.
Siiiiimon!? *sulk*
It's kinda hot and smoky in this anteroom to Hell
Speaking of Mastercard, if someone 'from Mastercard' (or any other company) phones and asks for your credit card details, don't give them - report the call. (The company doesn't need any details - they have them all!)
The latest scam involves someone pretending to be from the fraud department, quoting your address and parts of your account number and telling you that a mysterious £499 charge has appeared and that they'll recredit the amount if you give them your card number (or three digits from it). The charge, needless to say, only appears after you give them the number they need, upon which you ignore it because you think they've sorted the problem.
Pagan Christmas - headsup Egyptological interests. Sadly haven't had time to read all of this myself yet.
I get similar emails, most proport to be from ebay, saying that faudulant activity has shown up on my account and if I just click this nifty link and sign in, they can verify I'm me.
Yeah right.
I just forward them to the fraud department.
I'm always gettin emails claiming to be someone in Nigeria (although the email addys are all .fr) who wants to transfer millions of pounds into my account.
One born every minute, I suppose.
The words "pagan Christmas" just make me sneer. I'm sorry. *g*
That's very much the point of the article.
Puppybreak.com?! What are you trying to do, kill us all?